Today is the day "inbetween", between moving from Toronto and then on to New York to meet Rob and Tom. We have no great expectations of this day but it turns out to be pretty special.
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| Watkins Glen |
A brunch at Tobes diner preceeds us finding the Watkins Glen State Park. It is a fabulous gorge area walk. We start at the bottom, only one and a half miles and 800 steps to go to the top. We follow the gorge trail as it winds up along the side of the Glen river, each twist and turn reveals yet another waterfall and view. It is totally amazing and each new view needs another picture taking. We take so many that I have to stop and change the camera battery! The weather may be grey and overcast but the trees are doing their best to brighten the day by dropping their golden leaves like confetti over the gorge. At the top the leaves form a carpet of gold in the rest area. The way back down is via the gorge rim trail walked centuries ago by the indians. The trees again form a cathedral of trunks while the leaves continue to fall like confetti.
After all this walking we set off on a drive around Seneca Lake, beautiful but wet. Even though the lake is only a few miles wide as the rain intensifies we can't see the other side! As the scenery is closing in on us we brighten the day by going for a wine tasting at one of the many Seneca Lake wineries. At their suggestion we opt to share the tasting, just as well as we sip our way through sixteen wines!!
Tonight is our last evening on our own so we'll find a nice local restaurant and prepare ourselves for family life and the frantic pace of New York.
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| Seneca Lake |
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