Four Voices and an Echo

It is hard to maintain our blog when we are camping in state parks. We haven't had much internet access since leaving Niagara Falls. So, quick update: We Left Niagara Falls and stopped in Buffalo, NY to visit the science museum there. There was a special exhibit called Grossology (named after a series of books and tv shows) that we wanted to check out. We learned all about the "gross" things our body does and soon after we'd finished learning about snot, farts, and poop Leo started showing signs of a fever :( So, the virus that knocked Clara out for two days made its second appearance. We loaded him up with tylenol and got in the car. Our destination was Cayuga Lake State Park at the northern end of Cayuga Lake, one of New York's Finger Lakes.

Operation at Grossology

We set up camp with Leo lying in the shade holding on to the puke bucket aka the ice cream container that lives in the backseat. We set up camp successfully and went out for food (Leo perked up for a late dinner). We came home, snuggled in to our sleeping bags and fell asleep only to wake up a few hours later with one of the most intense thunder storms I've experienced in a tent. Thankfully the tent only leaked a little but despite that it was a pretty miserable night.

It turns out that first night was pretty much an omen for what the next several days would bring - rain and lots of it. Luckily the weather was really warm in between rainstorms so it didn't matter that our tent and sleeping bags were permanently damp. We planned lots of daytrips from and managed to see the Corning Museum of Glass, did some wine tasting, and tours at a couple of local wineries and checked out another Classic car show in Seneca Falls (totally by accident). Despite the regular showers there was still time to hit the lake and play beach volleyball with some locals.