June Updates

"Wherever you go, go with all your heart." –Confucius

Wow it's hard to believe the summer is flying by. It seems like we just got here and now two months have gone by. Besides spending a lot of time with our family we've been getting out and enjoying the great weather and a few of our favorite places. We've also enjoyed catching up with some cruising friends we haven't seen in several years.  

So many people we know have asked us if we've eaten at Moosewood...now we can say we have. For nearly 50 years Moosewood cookbooks have served as the global guide to vegetable-forward eating, introducing generations to a vegetarian gastronomy that includes fish and seafood. 

On a beautiful June day we took the Black Diamond Bike Trail up to Taughannock Falls. This Rail Trail follows the Lehigh Valley Railroad route who’s Black Diamond Express once ran from Jersey City to Buffalo and Niagara Falls between 1896 and 1959. It was an eighteen mile round trip, plus we hiked another 1 1/2 miles to see the falls.

Upper falls along the Taughannock Creek.

Taughannock Falls plunges 215 feet past rocky cliffs that tower nearly 400 feet above the gorge. 

In June we had an opportunity to visit with old cruising friends. We enjoyed visiting with Dave and Barbara in Seneca Falls one day (we forgot to take a picture). Later in the month Ted and Nancy came and spent the day with us. We enjoyed time at Buttonwood Grove Winery, a boat ride on the lake and dinner at Sackett's Table. It was great catching up with everyone. 

Some of our favorite time in Bloomsburg is spent playing on the creek behind our son's home.

After spending the weekend with Kyle and his family we took a side trip through the Poconos on our way home. We spent a couple of days checking out some of the cute towns in the area. Unfortunately I hurt my foot at the creek the day before we left, so hiking and chasing waterfalls will have to wait for our next trip. Our first stop was Jim Thorpe, PA. What a beautiful little town on the Lehigh River full of history and cute shops. The town was founded in 1818 and originally known as Mauch Chunk, they changed the town's name in 1954 to Jim Thorpe to honor the greatest athlete of all time that was from the area. 

We enjoyed a nice lunch on the patio of Marion Hose Bar located in the old firehouse.

Just a of few of the historic buildings in Jim Thorpe.

We spent the night in Milford, PA. It's located on the Delaware River and surrounded by state forests and parks. We stayed at the Tom Quick Inn. Originally opened as a boarding house in 1880.

Milford has been a resort town since the Gilded Age and is where the conservation movement was started.

We had dinner at the Dimmick Inn & Steakhouse. The historic inn has been at the heart of the town of Milford since 1828.

Our marina is a beautiful place to live in the summer. We would have a hard time finding anywhere better.

One warm day we took a picnic lunch over to Sheldrake Winery and enjoyed our lunch sitting on their beach...it's our favorite place for a picnic.

On calm nights hot air balloons come over our marina...we just love watching them.