A day off.... maybe?

[derf]

Looks like fun.

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[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by derf

Looks like fun.

I Pm'd you about your GPS

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[Particle Man]

A glance down at my phone revealed an unlisted number. Fearing the worst (an emergency with my 19 month old) I answered… to be greeted by a Director from work.

Ugh.

The conversation went something like this:

Prtcl: “Hello?”

Caller: “Hi – this is X. Can you jump on a conference call right now? We have an issue… what’s that noise?”

Prtcl: “That would be my motorcycle; you’re on my Blue Tooth in my helmet. I’m doing 70 and probably shouldn’t get on a call with a customer right now, especially since I’m on PTO.”

Caller: “Well can you pull over and talk?”

Prtcl: “No, I’m sorry but I’m not in a safe place where I can pull over right now.” (Got my ass reamed for this one today incidentally)

Caller: “But this is important!” (Blah blah explanation followed… the long and short of it was that something came up that was someone else’s job but they had no freakin’ clue how to do it and they wanted ME to do it instead. Um, no.”

Prtcl: “I’m sorry but you need to contact X. If they can’t do this, then you need to talk to their manager.” (kids, don’t try this at home… I piss Directors off all the time )

Caller: “Ok. I’ll call you tomorrow.” (Good call)

*sigh*

About this time, I rolled into Skaneateles.



After parking the bike and feeding the meter, I walked toward the lake:



Someone else parked their ride too:



(Corner carving machine right there )

If you ever in this lovely town and need a place to stay, I’d recommend this place (right across the street from the lake). My wife and I stayed here at the beginning of the summer (my phone rang then too and I spent more time than I’d like to admit on my laptop):



My camera batteries were about dead by this point… thankfully, my camera can also take regular AA batteries (though they don’t last nearly as long as the rechargeable batteries from Sony). The closest store in which to buy batteries was a drug store that had been faced in order to fit in to the houses around the area:



On the way back from the store:



The main drag and a local LEO eyeing the guy wearing ATGATT (me ) :



Doug’s Fish Fry. If you dig seafood, go here:



How’s this for convenient: a garage for your boat right on the water:



Just a little house…



Stairway to water:







Dark but still worth posting:



The local architecture is very pleasant:

[Particle Man]

An alley that leads somewhere:



Right on the water:






Unfortunately, Route 20 is a Truck Route so there is a lot of this:



And it goes right through the main drag… but there’s also a lot of this:



… and this:



… and this:



If you’re a bird, Skaneateles is the place to be:





Unless you’re a duck… then it sucks to be you:



More stone work and a church with a view:









This can be found at the head of the pier:





Sometimes, it’s the little details that make all the difference. It’s unfortunate, but there are times when the noise from the rest of the world drowns out the important things. It’s only upon closer inspection that we really see important details.





This guy had the right idea:



A little bit of history:



By this point in the trip, I was really looking forward to a burger at Johnny Angel’s. After that, I had planned a special stop in honor of Veteran’s Day.

Stay tuned.

[Particle Man]

With my stomach grumbling, I moved the bike from its waterfront parking space to a space in front of Johnny Angel’s Heavenly Burgers (which is right next to Doug’s Fish Fry).





A very welcome sight indeed:



After placing my order, I played with the camera for a bit:







(shot through the window)



I love a place with a sense of humor:



This particular camera was one that I purchased specifically for riding. I got it on ebay for 50 bucks since I didn’t want something I’d worry too much about breaking or losing along the way. This was my maiden voyage with it and I was fairly happy with its performance thus far.

It’s nothing special – a Sony Cybershot DSC-H5 (I was going to claim ignorance and not post a picture, however, I have the Smugmug iPhone app and this seemed like a good opportunity to test it out)... the tape over the shutter release is temporary until I get a replacement button from Sony:



I ordered the Bison burger. Naturally, I added bacon (mmmm):



If you’ve never had bison before, you have to try it. It’s awesome!

See?



Playing around:



I then took a walk back toward the water. There was a place where I wanted to grab some photos in honor of Veteran’s Day.

[Particle Man]

Just past this place:



… is this place:





Even with trucks roaring past on Route 20, it always seems to become silent when I pass by this plaque which sits under this:



This is because of the memorials set up just beyond. I’d try to put it in to words, but I’ll let the pictures do the talking:

A memorial to those who served in the Spanish-American War:



WWI “The World War”





WWII:



(I apologize but the panned out shot apparently didn’t make it)

Korea:



Vietnam:





Also in the park:







To all those who have served or are currently serving:

Thank You.



More to come….

[marko138]

Good report. Great pics.

[tommymac]

Good stuff, how far from NYC is all this, I would def consider it as a long day trip in hte spring.

Tom