UPSTATE NEW YORK

The weather forecast for yesterday predicted lots of rain, so I tried to stay one more day at the Niagara Lazy Lakes RV Park. I didn't think there was any sense driving in the rain if I didn't have to, right? It seems that the Canadians celebrate some sort of holiday this weekend, and the park was booked completely full, so we got a polite sorry, but please get the hell out! Expecting to drive on wet roads, we set sail for upstate New York. Once again, the great weather sage was wrong, and we drove all day without a single drop of moisture hitting the windshield. Our route east and then north was first on Hwy 104, which turned out to be a great back road, passing through small towns, and not a lot of traffic. There were countless road side vegetable stands, some self serve, and some that were full blown businesses. Most homes were neat as a pin, with nicely manicured yards, and most had some sort of garden. We have commented several times that almost without exception, people take a lot of pride in their property, and it shows. When we got to I81, we turned north for a short distance, then northeast on US 11. It was on US 11 that we came over a hill, and saw flashing red and blue lights up ahead of a long line of stopped vehicles. Thinking we were about to pass by some sort of traffic accident, we crept along. When we got to the Police vehicles, I took this photo, which shows the New York State Police standing in the middle of the road. When I stopped next to them, I, like I'm sure everyone else, asked what was going on? The reply was a random check for things like registration. I was disappointed that he didn't say they were looking for a bank robber, or a prison escapee, or the worst of all, a corrupt politician. Our stop for the night was, yep, you guessed it, a Super Wally World in Malone, N.Y. Tomorrow, a much anticipated stop at the Ben & Jerry's factory in Vermont, Yipeeee!