Tuesday, May 5, 2009

The Fifth of May

We walked more than eight miles in Sandusky, Arcade and Yorkshire, NY. Lots of sidewalks now with towns quite close together. Some of the features of today included getting Toronto area radio stations in the van, Toronto TV stations in the motel, and stopping at a Tim Hortons. A local church is offering free oil changes to single moms on Saturday morning. Great idea!

This afternoon we headed to Lewiston - - we don't usually go over 190 kms. round trip for dinner but this was another anniversary. At The Silo a diet Pepsi. The Silo is an old coal storage unit (round, 40ft high) used back in the days of the Lake Ontario steamers - - does anyone remember the original S.S.Cayuga? An entrepreneur converted the top if it into a restaurant/snack bar with a view. We enjoyed chicken 'n pasta and beef dinners at The Landing, right across the river from Margaret's sister's place near Queenston. Drove around Lewiston a little and through Artpark. Cute town with lots of changes since I was here the last time. Then off the the American Falls. I'd never done the U.S. side before. (Margaret had.) Quite impressive especially when viewed from close up.
Pictures:
A beautiful historic railway station in Arcade. It is in use with an historic train

The Silo in Lewiston

The American Falls









1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the great blog - I've loved following your progress. Drop me a note when you get to East Aurora, I'd love to buy you lunch! alan@percyfamily.com

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