Allegheny to Erie

While poaching WiFi in the cafe at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Dad writes:

Day 2

Sully's stress level goes through the roof as we check in & check out at the same time. We did not try to confuse the young lady, who was on her 2nd day of work.

[Editors note: My mother, who talked to Dad on the phone today, clarified that this was some sort of mix-up with the woman manning the camping office at the state park where the boys parked last night. I know that the idea of Sully being impatient is hard to believe, but travel stress does the strangest things to people.]

We stop for breakfast at Bemis Point on Lake Chacatacquaqua. We meet NY State Police who were there to organize a Canadian/NY drug bust. We were clean. Actually, they were testing a new mobile radio (Maicom) which happens to be a product that Ed K's company produces. Conversation went back and forth on the merits of the radio.

Our adventure next takes us to Erie, PA, which looks like a mall on rt 128. We realize that we are less than 200 miles away from Cleveland, so decide to look for an Erie Lakeside camp site. Geneva State Park, Ohio is the spot. We arrive early for us (2:00pm). We are right on Lake Erie, so off to the beach we go. Since it is only 1/4 mile away, we decide to take the ChelseaExpress to the beach. No sense in exerting ourselves the second day of our adventure. We stay until closing 7:00pm, on to the site, grill, camp fire & a couple of beverages. By 10:30pm, I think (clock has small numbers), we retire to watch a video. Sully has celebrated the first day of school in Winthrop.