We're back in Michigan after an Easter trip east. After class on Thursday we jumped in the Vibe and drove to Syracuse by way of Niagara Falls. We saw some major shipping activity outside of Hamilton, ON, both on Lake Ontario and the Welland Canal ladder of locks over the Niagara Escarpment. At the Falls, we nearly froze to death with cold, misty wind driving directly to our cores. The mist had created enormous ice sculptures at the base of the falls, which added some intrigue to the 15 minutes we spent there.
Friday we found ourselves ahead of the imaginary red line which was our arrival schedule, so we hit the Erie Canal Museum. It was fabulous. Located in an old weighlock (literally, a lock used to weigh the boats for fee assessment) building, this museum had a great mix of canal building, canal use, and canal closing history. An annex in the now-filled-in lock contained a full-size model canal boat, and the museum shop had a zillion cool items.
With the rest of the day we made our way to Vermont's eastern border to meet Pat and Sue - and Rosebud and Smarty Jones. Over the next two days we talked wedding stuff, had a couple of great meals, went to the farmer's market, met a new arrival, explored Hanover and Dartmouth, and visited Simon Pearce glass and restaurant. It was a great visit, as visits with McCoys tend to be. All too quickly it was time to jump back in the Vibe for the 12 hours back west to Michigan and school or spring break.
To celebrate our return, Jenelle had wisdom teeth out this afternoon, which should provide the chill time required for us to get going on invitation construction.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007