Once More to the Lake

Mary Duffy and Marisa in Central Park

Skateboard Dude

We are off to the lake this morning, leaving Beth’s around 7:45 to overcast but brightening skies and a Marisa, practicing her tricks on her new Chinese jump rope.  Needless to say, she is excited about bringing it to school to show her friends.  We went the back way, up to Danbury, then on the Middleton, picking up 86/17 there, and it took an hour an a half, the same as coming in when we went through the city,  crossing the Tappensee Bridge, which was surprising, as I thought it was much quicker through the city. 

We are now in the Catskills as I write, with a gray sky, roads dry, but a light snow covers the woods and the side of the road.  Clearly, it would have been a bad drive if we had gone yesterday.  We expect to be home right around 3:00, a bit earlier than usual but we also have lots of ‘stuff’ to unload.  Let’s hope we avoid rain the rest of the trip; supposedly, we should have some sun but we have yet to see it.

We are back at the lake and it took us just about 7 hours and fifteen minutes, with two stops for food at Macs, so we didn't stay long.  The lake is still frozen, though not along the edges, and its very high, flooding some yards a bit.  Our side yard is filled with puddles as well, as our the neighbors because of the high water on the lake.  The ride was easy but gray and  boring the entire way, though not as bad as the way out when it was gray and boring and rainy.  It feels good to get back, though we had a great time with the Albarrans and we miss them already.  I could be on a walk with Mitch, Marisa, and Cody if we had stayed.  It did not take us long to unpack, always a chore we dislike, after having done it so many times on our trips back and forth to Hudson.