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| 7:42 |
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| 8:00 |
It's 7:30 and Evie and I have been up for just about an hour. The sky is just starting to lighten so we can make out Long Point. It's 42º out, the high later in the 50's. We are listening to Only A Game on NPR, their weekly sports program.
We had a healthy Friday until about 6:00 but I will tell you about that later. It was a typical cloudy day at the lake, a sky of threatening gray clouds most of the day but it never rained after early morning. It was a brisk day, with the highs around 50 but great for walking. We needed groceries so I left around 10:30, stopping for a coffee at Ryders Cup, where they wondered where I have been. I then picked up some mulch at Home Depot and did some grocery shopping a Wegmans before getting home around noon. Evie had left a note to say she was out walking the campground, so I had a lunch, of tuna on a bagel and lentil/squash soup. Evie was out for a good hour and a half, walked over four miles according to her new iPhone, which keeps track of her every step, each day, and saves it so she can see how active she has been. Pretty cool and a good motivator for her to get out and walk or cut the lawn.
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| Maple Grove Girls Pre Race Huddle |
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| The Race Begins |
About 3:30, we drove over to Bemus, to the golf course, where the New York State Regional Cross Country Meet was taking place. Since attending our granddaughter Hayden's cross country meet in Winchester, VA, two weeks ago, we have been following the local high school team, Maple Grove, mostly because we have often seen their team, both boys and girls, running in Long Point State Park when we are out hiking. They are a dedicated bunch, always high ranking in the state. It was a cold, gray afternoon for a race but good for the runners, the golf course mostly flat with one hill, and lots of curves to make it easy to follow the runners. The top Maple Grove boy finished third I think, but the girls' team, made up of what looked like clones, finished 1, 2, and with a 7th grader finishing in 3rd. They clearly love to run, compete and their enthusiasm is catching. It was good way to spend the afternoon, better than visiting a gift shop in Bemus where we dropped mega bucks on 40% off items we don't need but hey, it was a deal.
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| The Winner, Hope Pietrocarlo (18:15) |
We walked back to the course as the last JV race was finishing, and I suggested we go to Steeners Pub for ONE beer and a plate of their french fries. We were lucky to eventually get a seat at the bar, devoured their fries and of course, had two beers and lots of popcorn, our dinner so to speak. Not very healthy but tasty, especially their fries, well worth the stop. We seem to always meet the same guys, the regulars, Jeff, a regular who we often see at the Seezurh House, Jeremy, the week day bartender who tends to stay on into the evening along with always someone new if we sit at the bar, like the waitress Ann, who had just gotten back from a trip to Venice. It's becoming a cosy place for us as we know the owner, the cook, and the bartenders.
We were home around 7:30, not very hungry and watched some of the Cavs and World Series before binge watch three Stephen Colbert late night shows. Early on, we were a bit disappointed in his show but he seems to have found his groove as we loved the show last night, some really funny routines and great guests, like Jack Black, Hilary Clinton, and Seth MacFarlane. We fast forward the first five minutes where he dances and acts silly. Let's hope he grows out of it. Anyways, its nice to know he is back. The highlight, was a young women, a tap dancer, who just received a Mac Arthur Grant for her art. She was amazing.
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