June 21, 2017

Happy First Day of Summer.  Our first day was rather cool, and windy.  We decided that we wanted to go sight seeing so we rented 

a car and drove to Clayton, New York.  The Antique Boat Museum

was there and it was great.  There were 300 restored boats that made you drool.  One was a 121ft, 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom, screened 60 ft patio and dance floor.  There were even crew rooms.

It was built by the man who owned the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, and built a complete castle for his wife in 1904 for Valentines Day.  Then there were motor boats, and even antique snowmobiles the oldest one was built in the 1950's. The racing boats were really something.  They usually have some in the water for you to cruise on, but the water is so high they don't think it's safe.  It was a very

 enjoyable day.  We decided that on a road trip, weather doesn't slow down the trip. On a boat that is a different story.  Tomorrow we are going to try and go into the St. Lawerence Seaway, and explore the 1000islands.  This part of New York is definitely on our

1950's snowmobile

list to come visit  again, only in a vehicle.

Antique Race Boats

Beautiful Woodwork

1904 House Boat

This was Jim's First Motor
1966