We Are Warm

Yes, we have arrived in Jensen Beach. It has been a couple of weeks and the whole time it has been windy but in the 80s. The wind has given us time to deal with a few issues like irrigation pump and sprinklers, and the a/c fan not turning off, besides the usual trimming and cleaning. We did go kayaking in the lee of Hutchinson Island to block the 15 mph east wind. Dave's request for his birthday was to go to our favorite ice cream restaurant. How could I refuse? 😆

Now that we are pretty much settled in, we await better weather to get our winter activities going.

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Frosty

This morning it was 31 degrees out and there was a hard frost. The birds were looking at the birdbath and trying to figure out what was going on, until Dave broke up the ice.

Jensen Beach is calling us...😎

A - OK

Our place in Florida dodged another bullet with Hurricane Milton, which spawned several tornadoes in the area. Tragically people died in Ft. Pierce when their modular homes were destroyed. That must have been so scary and devastating for everyone down there. Several homes in our park did sustain some damage (mainly carports), but we lucked out...this time. Strapping down the carport must have really helped.

Soon we will start migrating south as our gorgeous fall weather up here has changed to 40 -50 degrees. Brrrr! 😉😎🌴

No-Octane to Lots of Octane

It has been quite a busy weekend! On Saturday we were at the No-Octane Regatta on Lake George in Bolton Landing. First they had a paddling/rowing race for the antique canoes and kayaks.

Then there was a sailboat race that Dave was asked to skipper a sailing canoe in. Even though he wasn't familiar with that type of boat, he ended up coming in second over the finish line and first in his class!

The races were then followed by a parade including a couple of gorgeous electric launches.

On Sunday we went from no octane to lots of octane at the Annual Schroon Lake Wet. We brought our favorite matched pair, the AristoCraft Torpedo towed by our Chevy SSR.

We launched the boat with the help of friends Mike and Sue, and went for a ride and demonstration for those people on shore.

Here are a few more photos of the some of the other boats and motors at this Mohawk Chapter of the Antique Outboard Motor Club's event.

We have been so lucky to have such gorgeous weather for these events, and amazingly the whole fall has been this nice. 

Truck Show

This year's Antique Truck Show at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds was larger than ever with hundreds of vehicles and equipment! There was so much to see, but most of the trucks were parked so close together that it was difficult to take photos. Here are a few spectacular ones that I did get shots of...

On Saturday, Dave displayed his coffee/peanut roaster which drew a large crowd at the entrance to the show.

Then on Sunday, Dave towed the 1960 Divco milk truck up to display. He had a special guest arrive to make it even more special...Roma Barbera, whose father used to own the truck and dairy! She regaled onlookers with stories of when she rode around with her father in the truck to deliver the milk. This made the day and weekend quite memorable.

Full Of Hot Air

This is the time of the year for the Adirondack Balloon Festival, and last night we went to the Moonglow event in Glens Falls, along with long time friends Rick and Karen. There were some different balloons than last year and Rick and Dave got a personal tutorial of the workings of hot air balloons by one of the ReMax crew. Enjoy the photos!