We stopped in Waterbury to connect to the internet. The Library WiFi wasn’t working again this morning so we went back to the place we used yesterday. Here’s a hint. If someone has assigned a name to their WiFi site but have not set security, then we have found they want people to use it and we do.
The drive across Vermont toward Burlington and down to Charlotte was easy. Even a Ben and Jerry’s truck lead the way for a while. We took the Charlotte-to-Essex Ferry into New York then drove to Lake Placid.
Prior to reaching Lake Placid, we passed a group of what appeared to be athletes training for the next Winter Olympics Cross Country skiing event. We were both thankful we could ride up that hill in the comfort of the Roadtrek.
I started feeling out of place when everyone we saw looked as if they were gods that just descended from Mount Olympus. They were trim, tan, and had more sparkling white porcelain in their smile then can be found in the average American’s bathroom.
I’m afraid I didn’t schedule enough time in Lake Placid. With all the activities and museums, one could spend a week here. Well, maybe three days. Either way, part of one day and part of the second just isn’t enough time.
We had a leisurely lunch at Nicola’s. We split a wood fired pizza and a veggie pannini. Both were quiet good. So good in fact, I was so involved in eating that I forgot to take pictures when they arrived at our table.
We watch Ice Skaters in two different rinks go through there training. It was fairly easy to tell which would possibly be the next Olympic stars and which would not reach that goal.
The drive across Vermont toward Burlington and down to Charlotte was easy. Even a Ben and Jerry’s truck lead the way for a while. We took the Charlotte-to-Essex Ferry into New York then drove to Lake Placid.
Prior to reaching Lake Placid, we passed a group of what appeared to be athletes training for the next Winter Olympics Cross Country skiing event. We were both thankful we could ride up that hill in the comfort of the Roadtrek.
I started feeling out of place when everyone we saw looked as if they were gods that just descended from Mount Olympus. They were trim, tan, and had more sparkling white porcelain in their smile then can be found in the average American’s bathroom.
I’m afraid I didn’t schedule enough time in Lake Placid. With all the activities and museums, one could spend a week here. Well, maybe three days. Either way, part of one day and part of the second just isn’t enough time.
We had a leisurely lunch at Nicola’s. We split a wood fired pizza and a veggie pannini. Both were quiet good. So good in fact, I was so involved in eating that I forgot to take pictures when they arrived at our table.
We watch Ice Skaters in two different rinks go through there training. It was fairly easy to tell which would possibly be the next Olympic stars and which would not reach that goal.
While the Zamboni prepared the ice for the next event, we toured the 1932 / 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics Museum. This museum has a wonderful collection of memorabilia from both winter Olympics held here. Skies, skates, bobsleds, clothing, metals, and an assortment of flags, banners, and printed literature fill the relative small room. Well worth the time and $4 admission.
The Can/AM Hockey Training Camp took the ice after the Zamboni finished. It was great fun watching these little future Olympic athletes go through their training.
We checked into the Meadowbrook Campground located about 6-miles outside of Lake Placid. It’s a nice New York State campground with free showers for only $16 per night. We arrived without reservations but that wasn’t a problem since less than half of the sites are occupied.
