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Finger Lake Region – NY
Sned-Family Acres Campground – Ovid, NY
This campground is nestled in the beautiful Finger Lake Region of New York. Wide open spaces and all the amenities a family can look for. It was our home base while we visited several other places close by. This campground evoked a pleasant childhood memory. At night, the fireflies twinkled like lights on a Christmas tree. Living in Florida, this is a special treat.
We made a memorable trip to the east side of Canandaigua Lake to see one of our groomsmen. We hadn’t seen him since our wedding almost 40 years ago. His lakehouse was right on the water, and the urge to live on a lake intensified.
Taughannock Falls State Park
Not far from the campground was Taughannock Falls state park. It has 750 acres, and its picnic area is right on Cayuga Lake. (Mitchell’s old stomping ground) The falls can boast it is the highest waterfall in the Northeast, even higher than Niagara Falls. Unfortunately, due to the dry climate, the waterfall was not as robust as it cascaded down the cliff. Afterward, we had dinner at O’Malley’s. Mitch said it was the best ahi tuna wrap he ever had.
Watkin Glenn State Park
This is an absolute must-see in this area. There are over 800 steps weaving around the chasm created by glaciers eons ago. The waterfalls are plentiful, reminding us of how wonderful nature is.
The last weekend we were there, we visited the west side of Seneca Lake to visit with Mitch’s brother and sister who live in Rochester. We met at the visitors center, and lucky us, they had a farmers market going on that Saturday. We unanimously decided to visit two of the many wineries dotted along the east and west sides of Seneca lake. An excellent lunch with wine was had, along with laughs and reminiscing about their childhood growing up in this area. Mitch and I decided this area is one to return to and spend some time in – that’s how much we enjoyed the Finger Lakes.
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Sabba Estate Winery – Old Chatham, NY
Sabba Winery was an excellent Harvest Host stopover. It had it all! Music, art, a food truck, beautiful scenery, and a wonderful host to top it all off. The wide-open field welcomed our 5th wheel and four other Harvest Host members.
You find a fire pit, swing set, and various games on the kid and dog-friendly premise. Live music plays every weekend. If this isn’t a warm welcome and makes you want to stay for a while, I don’t know what is.
Our host was an engineer in NYC but dreamed of owning a winery. Dreams do come true! All the wines are produced on-site. As an avid metal sculptor, his works are scattered around the vineyard and are the designs for the wine labels.
Our wine tasting was delightful, and we purchased a bottle of red. I quickly put together a charcuterie board and returned to enjoy the music, food, and drink. We spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying the cool NY weather and relaxing.
Mitch was enjoying himself so much he didn’t take any video but below is a slideshow of some of the features of the winery.
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Cartersville Country Winery – Timmonsville SC Lake Gaston RV & Camping Resort – Littleton, NC
Cartersville Country Winery was a one-night stopover on our way to our first campground using our Thousand Trails membership. Our arrival was on a Sunday, and wine tasting was closed, but they offered self-serve tastings. The winery was unique with its antique cars. Once settled, we went to try their wine selection. Not a fan of fruit-flavored wines, but if you are, then their wines would be appealing. They had peach, elderberry, blackberry, and even pomegranate at reasonable prices.
Lake Gaston RV Camping Resort was what I had pictured summer camp might be like. A beautiful lake, tall trees, and pine needles blanketing the ground. We were fortunate our site gave us a great view of the lake. This only reaffirmed my desire to live on a lake. This resort had full-time sites where most people in the surrounding areas put their RVs all year round. The park is open from mid-April to November. Full-time residents can enjoy being on the lake all summer. Many of the full-timers had not yet returned during our time there, so it was quiet and very peaceful.
We strolled in the woods and found a unique flower lying on the trail floor. Its light green and yellow color was an attention-getter. I had never seen one before. We tried to see where it came from but could not determine if it was from a bush or the trees. We looked it up and found it came from a Tulip Tree. It will be surprising if many of you have heard of such a tree. I am afraid we may have been spoiled as I don’t believe the remaining Thousand Trails campgrounds will be as appealing as this. Only time will tell.
P.S. The accident on our way here was a semi-carrying boxes of tomatoes. Pounds of tomatoes strewn about. There goes the price of tomatoes!
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