Troy, NY
Temps, low 80's (yep, I said 80's!)
We met Steve and Jane in 2006 on a cruise around the Marqueses and Tahitian islands. We had such a great time during that 10 days, we have stayed in touch over the years. We did the Hawaiian Island cruise with them last fall and they were guests at our home in Las Vegas. We always have a time full of laughter and good times.
When we first made our travel plans for this year a stop at their 20 acre abode in Upstate New York was called for. We have been camping on their lawn for the past 3 days and have been touring around seeing everything. Great Hosts!
Troy is home to Uncle Sam. Samuel Wilson was a cook in the army during the war of 1812. Soldiers began calling him Uncle Sam and soon Uncle Sam was the personification of the U.S. Uncle Sam is buried here in Troy at Oakwood Cemetery. This cemetery is ancient (by my west coast standards) and families have purchased plots for the whole clan it looks like. The markers are beautiful and it is definitely worth a walk around.
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| Jane's amazing roses |
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| A little woodpecker enjoys the feeder |
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| Uncle Sam's resting place |
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| The crematorium |
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| What a goof ball! |
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It is difficult to do a 4 person selfie!
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| A nice dinner out at Verdile's |
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| With a couple of scoops from Mr. Snowman |
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| quite good! |
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| Max, the bear |
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| Beautiful Roses |
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| Big Jake |
We have enjoyed food, (lots of food!) and yummy wines and Jane makes the best Bloody Mary's. We are leaving tomorrow and will miss them! We are making plans for a Scotland trip in 2016. Can't wait!
Thanks for the hospitality, Steve and Jane!
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