Croton Point RV Park 6/02 --> 6/16/2017

Well, the two weeks at Croton's RV Park, CPP, have flown by as rapidly as anyone who's been on vacation can attest to when the final day arrives. The amazing thing is that I haven't written anything to document the whirlwind activities I've experienced. It's been non-stop. I'll have to pick highlights and spare my reader the boring details...details that I, of course, will savor. I was able to get my Caddy to CPP thus giving me the flexibility. I thought a picture was worth a thousand words and will caption some of the photos I've taken:

Visited my 98 year-old mother and played her
favorite word game. I let her play alone to make
words and she beat her own record with 41 words.
She used all 149 letters drawn one at a time after
being faced down.

Continuing my twice a week
ritual of sushi down in Hastings
at  Sakura, I took friend, Lynn,
for an  artistic culinary treat....

...she loves Sashimi and was
not disappointed.

On two other different
nights, neighbors
Diane F. and...

...Jack C. joined me for sushi
at nearby Samurai Japanese
Steakhouse in Croton Village.

What started off as a home 
cooked dinner in their RV here

at CPP turned out to be dinner at

their home when they discovered

the AC in the RV stopped working;

Yup, it was the 90°+ day.

Daughter, Marybeth and Carlo were in New York City and because Carlo knows the Director of Operations in the Freedom Tower, he 'made arrangements' for what will probably be the very first and very last marriage proposal at the top of the building still under construction. Overwhelmed MB momentarily pushed her fear of heights aside, thrilled beyond belief but very happy to descend and admire her ring. 

Having Craig/Trish and Ray/Kathy as CPP neighbors enriched my experience. However, each had their own agenda. They provided a friendly wave and a "see you later" as they departed and went their separate ways. Being both from Florida, their objective, as you would expect, was to cram as many visits to friends, relatives and celebrations during their short two-week stay. For Ray, the "Daddy-Do" list and Evan and daughter, Amy's new house kept him busy. After our morning coffee, off he'd go to the next project.

Ray/Kathy's planned two week stay also coincided with his annual RV Club's Rally held here at CPP. He arranges for the event here at CPP each year and I've been his guest each of those three years I've owned Winnie.  Known as the "Hudson Islanders," these folks get together for rallies five or six times a year. This year was my year to join. When I return from my Cross Country trip to San Jose and my trip to South Carolina to see the total eclipse of the sun in August, I will join them for their September Rally at the Catskill Adventure Resort in Wurtsboro, NY. My blog at that time will detail the members and the food that accompanies the event. They're a well traveled group from all walks of life most of whom are retired with some full-timers and some part-timers (me).

John & Martine honored
Winnie with a visit and became
members of my Wall of Fame.

Noreen & Jack celebrated
50 years of marriage

Pets everywhere.

Carli enjoyed herself; she never
barked and would not accept the
treat I offered each time I saw her.
She would wait till I dropped it
before she'd eat it.

Gunner. Tracy's 8 month 70
pound Old English Sheepdog
after its puppy cut.

Granddaughter, Sara, will soon welcome this yet to be
named cutie into her life in Rhode Island.

And then there's ye ol' campfire; well
constructed and maintained by veteran
fire builder and bacon expert, Jack.

With very little smoke making us play musical chairs and along with the warmth and comfort of a campfire, we enjoyed an added attraction. Steve, nephew of Tony, entertained us. Take a look and enjoy.

Finally, at the conclusion of my two week stay at CPP), I'm home and back to the reality of life in a different lane--not the fast lane, a different lane. For RVers, the most time consuming activities involve the setting up and the breaking down and stowing everything. As I write this, 3 days later, there are 19 days, 10 hours and 14 minutes until my next adventure, a cross country trek to San Jose, CA to visit my son, Chuck, Silvia and grandson, Aaron. 

Silvia Chuck Aaron

To view the itinerary, I invite you to click on the tab above labeled Summer 2017  Thanks for sticking through these thoughts and I look forward to sharing with you my first stop in Bellefonte, PA on July 8th, 2017

We've only just begun.