The weather forecast for the weekend should make things interesting in our tent-camping adventure:
Saturday: Scattered T-storms
Sunday: Isolated T-storms
Monday: Partly cloudy
Tuesday: Scattered T-storms
Never a dull moment!
We planned out our menus and things-to-do lists so we didn't forget anything, and eating our own food at the campsite is sure cheaper than eating in restaurants in a tourist town! Our sketched out plan for the weekend is:
Saturday: sandwiches for lunch on the road, set up camp, marinated pork chops and salad for dinner at the campsite, stargazing event at the Glimmerglass State Park.
Sunday: Breakfast at the family restaurant across the street from the campground, Cooperstown Bat Company, Farmer's Museum and Fenimore Museum, lunch in one of their cafes, hot dogs and potato salad for dinner at the campsite.
Monday: Pop-Tarts for breakfast at the campsite, Baseball Hall of Fame (on Monday, when it will be less crowded than a weekend day), lunch at the tavern in the basement of the inn near Doubleday Field (can't remember the name of the place, but their cheeseburgers are Wonderful), catch a game at Doubleday Field, souvenir shopping, marinated chicken and salad for dinner.
Tuesday: Cereal for breakfast, break camp, sandwiches for lunch, drive home.
Of course, the plans are not set in stone, and we expect them to change as our weekend unfolds, especially since we have 'the boys' with us.
In the past, Hope and I always made our pilgrimage to Cooperstown a "no men, no kids, no phone" weekend, a chance for the two of us to get some coveted peace and quiet. Three years ago, we took Ian with us, and he has been begging to return every year since.
This year Ian and I are going with Hope and her husband, Harry. We are staying at the Ringwood Farms Campground, where we have stayed in all our previous trips to Cooperstown.
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On the way to the campground, we saw signs for the Petrified Creatures Museum. Harry and Ian went though it while Hope and I went into town to purchase charcoal and firewood.
As it turned out, it was overcast (understatement) Saturday evening, so we scratched the stargazing at Glimmerglass State Park.
