A long journey

 

It is a long way from Seattle to Ithaca, NY. Our flight was a nail-biter yesterday. Up at 3 am, and everything looked great until we got on the plane, then sat at the gate for a 2 hour delay. On the long flight to JFK, we had plenty of time to contemplate missing our connection to Buffalo. Delta had already re-booked us on a flight the next day, which would have meant spending the night at JFK. Ugh.

As it turned out, through sheer luck, we did make our flight to Buffalo last night with just minutes to spare. Our suitcases didn't, but we picked them up at Buffalo airport this morning when we got the rental car.  All's well.

Today was a spectacular fall day, and I enjoyed the drive to Ithaca through rolling countryside dotted with small towns and farms. We took a side trip up through Watkins Glen, famous for the Nascar track and Watkins Glen State Park.

 

We hiked the waterfall gorge trail there, with a few thousand other people. It was spectacular. 

Tonight we are getting settled in our tiny cottage on the hill. We walked down to Ithaca Commons for dinner, but took an Uber home. We are pretty tired. One more nice day tomorrow before the heavy rain arrives on Sunday and sticks around for the rest of the week. We're looking forward to a fall colors boat ride on Lake Cayauga tomorrow, and visit to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.