On Saturday Bob and I headed west to the town of Rhinebeck, to visit the FDR Presidential Library and Museum, and to see Bob’s cousin Beth. While there, we stayed at a Interlake RV Campground, a very nice spot we have stayed at in 2012 while visiting the New York Sheep & Wool Festival (otherwise known as “Rhinebeck” in the fiber world.) We still had our “Eco” travel trailer at that time, and I recall the horror I felt when we returned from the Festival to find our RV covered in ladybugs. Inside and out. Apparently, the insects swarm in September or October. Bob ran to the campground office and was able to borrow a vacuum cleaner, which we used to suck up every insect inside, otherwise we’d have had to drive home that night. I was NOT sleeping in an RV full of bugs!
Fortunately, we had a really nice time at the Festival, which made up for the swarm of bugs. And this time we saw no ladybugs at all. It’s really a very nice campground, with a lovely duck pond on it.
We drove over to the FDR Library on Sunday morning and got in on a ranger-led tour of the house, before going through the museum. When we left, we felt we knew a lot more about Frankln and Eleanor than before.
The Museum and Library
Franklin’s home
Hanging out with the Roosevelts
The library where FDR entertained guests
Statue of Fala, FDR’s beloved dog
On Monday, Bob and I met Bob’s cousin Beth and her SO, Gary, at Terrapin in Rhinebeck. Terrapin is in a converted church and is a very cool building.
I first met Beth on our honeymoon cruise to Mexico, 17 years ago, and we haven’t seen her since. We had a great time catching up but our meeting was all too short! We’ll be sure and see her again soon.
Today we head to West Chazy, New York, up on the Canadian border.
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