June 15 - Headed out, upstate NY

I headed out on the morning of Saturday, June 15, loaded up with tons of road-trip friendly food, clothes, camping equipment etc. Destination for night 1 was the grandparents' old cottage in Bristol, NY (outside of Rochester), now in the hands of Andi and Terry (thank you!), who have already upgraded the interior from its previous 'vintage' state.

Not much to report about the drive itself - between trips of various sorts of to upstate NY, I have probably been on that portion of I-90 over 100 times. On my way, stopped to see family friends the Kuppinger-Lieberts outside of Albany. They fed me generously, and gave me some snacks for the road, so I was off to a good start! Also got to play with their fun dog! See below:

Found my way to the cottage in Bristol, and had hoped to do some walking around the area, maybe through the woods and down by the pond, but it was heavily raining from the time I got there until the time I left, so that was not to be. Enjoyed an evening free of phone and internet use (even if that was by necessity...), got a good night's sleep, and rolled out the next morning, bound for Chicago. So long, rainy Bristol