Camping day 54

Ives Run Camp to Glimmerglass State Park NY
Monday August 20,2007

Since we didn't have a long way to go, only about 200 miles, we didn't try for an early start. Since we were dry camping, how did that happen, we dumped our holding tanks before leaving Tioga-Hammond.

We followed the GPS route as far as Elmira Heights but didn't pass any place with diesel. Now when we get to 1/4 tank I start to get, shall we say, concerned. Ok now we are at the last white mark before the red mark at E so we decide to check with the trusty GPS for the nearest fuel. A QuickFill is closest but does it have diesel? Ok the GPS provides a phone number and we have cell service. I call the station and they don't have diesel. But the lady on the phone is willing to help and tells me that a Hess station near our location has diesel and is RV friendly. I find it in the GPS lookup and punch in the GoTo feature and off we go. We arrive. Where is the diesel pump? off to the right but the trucks fill in on the left. Is there enough hose? No matter. It is a kero pump. We spot the diesel and I make a U turn around the pump island without hitting anything. Oh $2.999/gal. We did see $288.9 in PA but couldn't get the RV in. Oh well we need it so I fill up. I'm happy. The GPS wants to send up the quick back road way but we want NY 17 thru Binghamton to catch I88 to Oneonta so I punch in a way point and we head off back tracking most of the route that got us to the Hess.

On our way Suzette suggests that we stop at Cracker Barrel and have breakfast for lunch. Good idea. After our brunch we continue up Front Street to a grocery store that is in a plaza. I wind around and find 10 parking places to occupy while she goes shopping. Loaded with speide marinade and corn she returns and I make a tight right turn missing cars and landscape rocks. I'm getting better at this towing thing.

We head on to Cooperstown and pass by 47 Chestnut St. which is where Suzette lived. Then on up the road to the state park. Another narrow back road and we are there. We are assigned site 22 in loop 2. Nice site and easy to back into.

Now what do you do on an overcast rainy day? Sleep is good. Suzette knits, logan sleeps also.

We take a walk around and later decide to ride thur the park and then make a loop up thru Springfield Ctr., East Springfield and back to the park and dinner. We find that the range hood is 12v. Nice to know that after a year.

After dinner and doing the dishes we grow tired of the local radio station and just for fun I punch the on button on the AmM/FM/CD player and find it is also 12v. So lets see if the CD works also. It does so we put in a Prarrie Home Companion CD and I fire up the laptop and Suzette knits.

Tomorrow we will .... well that's tomorrow.