Getting to sleep took awhile, but otherwise I got a good night's rest and woke up feeling much better this morning. The weather was better as well, still overcast but the rain has passed.
Just before getting onto the New York Thruway, we passed through the little town of Manchester that was having its annual pumpkin festival, apparently the source of considerable excitement hereabouts as the early arrivals already had the police out on the main street directing traffic. I shutter at the thought of the congestion we would have encountered had we lingered over our morning coffee.
Once on the Thruway, we made very good time; traffic was light and the weather got better the farther east we drove.
We have been led to believe that my cousin Dorothy in North Adams has enough room for us to park the RV. However, I didn't get around to calling her until this morning to verify that (or to tell her we were just hours away!) and when I did, all I got was her voice mail. As the miles passed and we hadn't heard back from her, we realized we needed to find an alternate campsite for tonight. There were only 3 within a reasonable distance from North Adams. We settled on one near Bennington, Vermont since I have some family history there and had hoped to see it anyway.
The campground is adjacent to the Mt. Prospect Ski Resort in the small town of Woodford, about 8 miles east of Bennington. After we arrived, Dorothy called. She assured me that she has room for us and we agreed to meet at her house tomorrow after she gets home from church.
Just as it was getting dark, the park owner came by to ask us to unhook from the water because of the possibility of freezing temperatures overnight. Brrrrrrr!
Day 35
Canandaigua, NY to Woodford, VT
Daily Mileage: 248.1
Total Mileage: 6,957
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