Sept. 15-17 The Captain's Birthday

Allan H. Treman State Marine Park

“As I grew older I thought the best part of my life was over…then I was handed my first grandchild and realized the best part of my life had just begun.” -Author Unknown

We had a great weekend celebrating Stan's birthday. It started Friday with a picture perfect weather day. We started the day with coffee on the flybridge, something we haven't had time to do much of lately, but truly enjoy. Later we drove up the lake to the Thirty Owl Winery for lunch. They have a wonderful little bistro that over looks the vineyard and Cayuga Lake. Their menu is small, but the items are all made with locally grown ingredients and it was one of the best meals we've had in the area this season.

Our lunch...Stan had the salmon with a diamond honey glaze, hazelnuts, coconut and roasted vegetables and I had the daily quiche special with roasted red peppers, garlic and gruyere cheese. Both were outstanding. We choose their Pinot Gris to round out the meal.

The Bistro

 Our view with lunch

Thirsty Owl Wine Company is a destination winery, midway up the west side of Cayuga Lake, dedicated to producing high quality wines since 2001. The winery sits on 150 acres and with over 2,000 feet of lake frontage, where visitors can taste fine wine or enjoy a superb meal while enjoying breathtaking views of the lake. The Thirsty Owl Wine Company prides itself on producing only the highest quality wines, in a friendly atmosphere, with the most spectacular view of Cayuga Lake.

On the way back to the boat we stopped at Taughannock State Park for a little while. It was such a beautiful day for just relaxing in the park...something we needed a little of.

Saturday we drove down to Bloomsburg to see our son and his family. We spent two amazing days playing with our grandwonders and collecting hugs and kisses...definitely the best way to recuperate after a very stressful three weeks.

We enjoyed going to a community day at the local airport and then to the park for a birthday party for one of Graham's friends.

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