Up and at ’em this morning, headed for Albany, New York. On the way we’ll be going through Vermont so we can add that to the sticker map on the back of the trailer. It was another gorgeous day that turned into a little bit of a rainy day at the end but nothing serious. We even got up into the mountains for a little while. Sure was nice to get to ride some nice turning roads for a change. And – for a change – the roads today were overall, pretty smooth.
Finally a fun mountain road – Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont.
Vista at the top of road in Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont
New York dead ahead, Vermont in the rear view mirror.
Our friend David Stillman and his wife are the reason that our destination is Albany. David and Barbara lived here for many years and we are going to have dinner with some of their friends at Wolferts Roost Country Club. It was sure nice to know someone that knew the area well because Robin’s riding boot has a hole in it and getting that patched up before we run into any real rain would be especially wonderful. We got a line on a little shoe shop that David said was the best in town. Of course I check just about everything out on Google and the reviews supported what David had to say so that was our first stop when we rolled in. It’s a small place and even if you were looking for a shoe repair place, you would be hard pressed to find it from the busy street out front without an address.
Her shoe is coming apart – she can get her finger inside the boot through the hole.
The Italian lady behind the counter said she would fix it and it would be ready in a couple hours. What GREAT news that is and how awesome was she for stopping whatever else she was doing and getting right on Robin’s boot. Sometimes when you’re on the road people move your issue right to the front of the line. Two hours later I went back and the boot was ready, wow. She said she glued the area with the hole and double stitched it on the sewing machine and that I owed her $5. I smiled, thanked her profusely and gave her a twenty.
Colonie Shoe Repair – 42 years in the same location.
Off to “The Roost” to meet our hosts. What a great bunch of people!! Robin and I sat up on the upper deck area and enjoyed the view of the golf course and the conversation with Tommy, Tim, Frankie, and several others I can’t remember until it was time for dinner. The steak was melt in your mouth tender and the rest of the food was done to perfection. The weather was nice enough that we sat outside the whole time. Doesn’t get much better than this – next time I’m going to make sure I have enough time to enjoy a round of golf, the course looked immaculate. We thoroughly enjoyed our time at Wolferts Roost and if we ever wind up living in Albany, we’ll see if they will accept our application for membership.
From the deck overlooking the practice green at Wolfert’s Roost Country Club – Albany, NY
