'21/#22 This Is Why We Do What We Do

 

I last talked about how busy we were and how much work we did on Memorial Day weekend, but there is more to our life than work. Retirement allows us not to work and working allows us to do more in retirement. As much fun as we have working with and meeting new people we look forward to our days off even more. Also with a work schedule it helps me remember what day it is. HAHAHA!!

On our days after the holiday we took care of our usual chores in and around the house. We also set aside a day for just us. We took a drive up to Lake Ontario and Old Fort Niagara. We learned a little about the history of the area and stood on ground that at different times was claimed by the Seneca indians, the French, the British, and America. The bloody battles fought over control of travel and commerce are as old as man and continue in other parts of the world to this day. In spite of the violent history the area is quite beautiful and serene as we walk around the restored fort. 

We also took a stroll down by the beach. For anyone who has not seen any of the Great Lakes it makes all lakes you previously know look like puddles. It was a sunny calm day this time but I have personally witnessed winter storms that produced six foot waves freezing as they crashed on the shore and that was considered an average storm. I did not want to be there when a bad storm arrived. You can't see it in the pictures but the city of Toronto is just barely visible accross the lake and only because of the 1815 foot CN Tower. Also as Mary points to Toronto she had to check, and the water temperature is BRRRR, yet people were still wading into the water. Just a bit too cold for us transplanted Floridians.

Well it is time to get ready for work. We are planning another excursion up to Lake Ontario but this time we will head east and time permitting check out the city of Rochester... or maybe next week. As I said working gives us  the time and the means to do and see other parts of the country at our leisure and as extensively as we want.

So until the next blog so long from our home in upstate NY because....

Home is where we park it,

Frank and Mary