The day started with quite a steady rain, and we were grateful for our new tent (thanks Aunt M + Uncle K)! The odd thing is that the weather in the area we were camping (Sterling, New York) seemed to change throughout the day, without fail. By afternoon, we were enjoying bright, sunny skies, and walking around the trails of the Sterling Nature Center. On one side you saw fields, beaver marshes (where blue heron build their nests), and then suddenly you happen upon Lake Ontario!
I have to say that the Lake might have been the highlight of the trip (along with visiting longtime high school friends). We went for a late afternoon swim yesterday, and today walked along the shoreline, picking up colorful stones and interesting pieces of driftwood, and admiring the green and blue waters... and crashing waves! Yeah, it felt a lot like the ocean--the waves were very active, and the whole scene was very relaxing.
The Sterling Renaissance Fair was also nice--it's a carved out area of the countryside in Central New York, not far from where I grew up. It was hard sometimes to figure out who worked there and who came dressed for the part. Our friends Ken and Lena did, and the rest of us enjoyed talking in thee and thou, ye and yor along the way. We saw some knights, maidens, pirates, wenches, and even some jousting. For lunch Sarah and I shared a huge turkey leg... you felt guilty passing on one of those. The last time I had been there was back in the mid-90s, and it hasn't changed much... it is just as fun.
Saturday evening we spent time sitting around a camp fire, catching up with friends and their families, and even enjoyed some Perseids-- the sky was clear enough that we had a dazzling meteor shower to entertain us... good fun.
Yesterday we discovered the beach with our friends, and then stuck around once they all returned home. We experienced some rain later in the day, which thwarted our plans to make another camp fire, but Sarah and I managed to enjoy another quiet evening at the campsite. At one point we kicked back Strongbows, and listened to the closing ceremony of the Olympics (British music fan that I am, I was enjoying it. Indeed). Fitting with the mood, the rain came down steadily... but it sure was cozy.
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Related Links:
cayuganet.org/sterlingpark
www.space.com/17062-perseid-meteor-shower-2012-photos.html
"Most Ridiculous Moments from London Spectacle," Bleacher Report, August 13, 2012
All photos ©Jeremy Clowe. All rights reserved.
www.space.com/17062-perseid-meteor-shower-2012-photos.html
"Most Ridiculous Moments from London Spectacle," Bleacher Report, August 13, 2012
All photos ©Jeremy Clowe. All rights reserved.
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