We started out just a few blocks away on the banks of the Seneca River, where the canal schooner Lois McClure was paying a visit. We were able to board the boat, go below deck, and talk with the volunteers who were available to answer questions.
Here is the Lois McClure, along with the tugboat C.L. Churchill, which assists the Lois McClure:
From B'ville we drove over to Cazenovia, a pretty village in neighboring Madison County. We had lunch at a deli, then wandered through the Saturday farmer's market. We bought tomatoes, corn, peaches, homemade cookies and some awesome cheese from Meadowood Farms. After sampling just about everything Meadowood had available to sample, we purchased their sheep's milk feta (which will be delicious on the tomatoes, drizzled with red wine vinegar and olive oil) and sheep's milk brebis with roasted red peppers. Yum doesn't even begin to describe how good their cheeses taste.
We then drove over to Chittenango Falls, which we last saw in the winter. Although not a particularly tall or large falls, it is still quite pretty:
I enjoyed dabbling my feet in the creek:
Our next stop was Beak & Skiff in Lafayette. Although the apple orchards aren't open for picking until next weekend, we consoled ourselves by visiting the winery and the distillery. We did not want to hurt the feelings of any of the shop employees, so we tasted several wines at the winery (purchased two) and then sampled and praised the apple vodka at the distillery (bought a bottle there, too). The gentleman at the distillery said no one would likely miss an apple or two, so James picked one for Aidan to enjoy:
As you can see, he enjoyed it immensely. The view there is spectacular and I look forward to returning when the leaves turn in autumn.
We drove on home and since I had put a meal in the slow cooker before we left, all we had to do was enjoy cocktails and prepare the corn. What a fun day of roaming!
