I eat crow ......

All my trepidations were for naught. The rally is going fine. I last heard that there are about 460 registered participants and over 300 bikes. I think the club DID rent the whole resort as I’ve seen no indication that there are any non-participants walking about in a too-much-noise-what-are-all-these-bikers-doing-here-daze. Everyone seems to be having fun and I’ve heard no complaints about the RV camping. RV’ers are parking all over the resort in just about anyplace they can fit their rigs and dry-camping or making do with limited water and electricity. I’m not involved with the rally in any capacity so if there are complaints I wouldn’t hear them anyway. We decided several times over the last few days that our decision to come down here to the Rip Van Winkle RV Park was right for us though as we really like the quiet and seclusion. Some of our friends at the rally site said the partying got pretty rowdy and noisy the last couple of days and went deep into the night. And the resort put on a firework show last Tuesday and the puppies HATE fireworks, so they were said they were happy to be here also.

The day before yesterday we drove down to Saugerties and went out to the old Lighthouse. It was neat and interesting that a lighthouse was needed so far inland. Take a look at the seed pods we found. We Googled “Sharp Thorn Seed Pods” and we think they are from Water Chestnut Trees. Those things are brutal! They are had as rocks and sharp and needles. They would do serious damage to an un-shod foot or hoof! We also took a few photos of a pretty, old church, “Our Lady of the Snow.” We’ve never seen a church that had a cemetery completely surrounding it. Some of the grave markers go back to the early 1800’s and some are as recent as the 1990’s. Yesterday the rally had the “concourse” bike show. About 300 bikes were on display and they were everything from old beaters to beyond belief beautiful works of art.

We’ve decided to not go on the bus trip into New York City on Friday as we just don’t feel up to a 15 hour day (7AM meeting to 10PM return). We will donate our tickets for someone else to use. I haven’t looked at the schedule for today so other than the major banquet tonight I have no plans. It may turn out to be a day of local sightseeing.

That’s it. Enjoy the photos, and if it posts, the video.
Frank