Hiking in Wharton State Forest

Our walk today was for 4 miles on the Mullica River Trail south from Atsion in Wharton State Forest.  We realized we probably should have driven in Quaker Bridge Road for a while so we could pick up the trail further along toward Batsto.  We'll do that next time but will have to take the Forester.

Hiking in Shark River Park

Now that Covid-19 is keeping us indoors except to exercise, and because our neighborhood roads are full of people walking, we are looking for new places to have a solitary walk in the woods.  Today we had a wonderful 2 1/4 mile woodsy walk along the Hidden Creek trail in Shark River Park, about a 35 minute drive away.

And because we were so close to Neptune, we couldn't resist picking up a pizza at Pete and Elda's to take home.  They had a good take-out setup to keep us safe from the virus.

Quilt #64

I finally hung my Self-Mitered Log Cabin quilt.

Walking the Princeton Tow Path

We finally got back on the tow path in Princeton today.
























We went to another fabulous talk at 55Plus, went to lunch at PJ's in Kingston, then walked for a short while on the path.  My sore hips wouldn't allow much of a walk, but the sunshine was great and the temperature moderate.  Spring is clearly in the air.

Winter Wonderland

Saranac Lake Ice Palace

We are in the Adirondacks for a couple of weeks.  We drove up Sunday the 2nd, with very little traffic, and will head back by the 15th.  Today we went to see the Ice Palace.

Quilt #63

I just finished this quilt, made to go with the walls in the guest room.

Back to New Jersey

We are back home from Florida.  The return train ride was uneventful.  That means I didn't get much sleep again, but that was expected.  We paid for priority unloading of the car in each direction so we didn't have to wait around very long to get on the road.

But I do have another issue that may mean I'll never do the auto-train again.  My unsteadiness when we got to Florida was solved by one Bonine tablet and I didn't think about it again.  But I'm much worse on this end.  If all that jerking movement on the train overnight loosened some of those crystals in my inner ear, I'm going to be very unhappy.  I've never had any issue with dizziness before.

So between the no-see-ums and not wanting the long drive to Florida, we may not be going again.

Sanibel Days 7-10

Not much to report but figured I should post something.  We are walking on the beach and bike riding.  The winds have really picked up this week so we won't be doing any more paddling.  And the no-see-ums are awful.  We are covered with incredibly itchy bites, making sleep very difficult.  We have stopped walking on the beach at sunset because that is when they really come out.  And we haven't found any repellant that works or any anti-itch cream that works either.  We may be rethinking this annual Florida trip.  Sigh.

Sanibel Day 6 - Corkscrew Swamp

Today was supposed to be cloudy so we hoped it wouldn't be too dreadfully hot in the interior and drove to Corkscrew Swamp.  We had a nice walk as usual.  I tried not to take too many photos, since most would be ones I had taken before.

But I did get a young raccoon digging for goodies next to the boardwalk.


The flower of the alligator flag plant, that I am surprised I never noticed before. 

And an alligator, a great egret and a snake.