Is our glass half full or half empty after the market tanked today? We can’t control what the market did, but we can control how we live our lives and were doing a hell of a job enjoying this beautiful country! We have cruised longer and further than last summer and were not done yet! Our glass is truly half full!
Last night the wind was strong and blowing out of the southwest and didn’t subside until early this morning. I was up a few times during the night to check lines and add a few additional spring lines. Other than loosing a little sleep it wasn’t too bad!
We had a great day hiking through the canyons at Watkins Glen State Park. We knew it was special but didn’t realize just how beautiful it is! Howard a WGYC member drove Barb and me to the top of the canyon and dropped us off for we could hike down the trail past many water falls to a State Park center. 
For those who have bad hips and knees stay home and watch a travel film, this is not an easy climb or decent. There is over 800 stairs most wet and made from flag stone or natural rock formations. (more pics below)After our hike through the park, we walked around the town - up and down Main Street and discovered a delightful coffee house/bakery/deli, and sandwich shop. After our hike I was ready to sit down and chill out! What ever you want to call the coffee shop, it had it all! While standing outside looking in through the window the smell of fresh baked bread and fresh brewing coffee, drew us right thru the door, to a small table where we enjoyed a very good lunch.
Tonight we will join some of the club members for a cook out that they are having for a crew of NY State workers that are dredging the channel leading to their club. Again the people of NY, especially the members of WGYC, have extended a warm welcome to Barb and me.
Weather permitting we will leave tomorrow and head toward the north end of the lake.
