Aug 15, Monday There were lots of ways we could have headed west, but Tom routed us across the top of Vermont, over a bridge on Lake Champlain, and into New York where we picked up a road bordering the St. Lawrence River . . . and Canada. The GPS kept wanting to route us back and forth across the Canadian border so we resorted to paper map and reading road signs. We were still on very secondary roads, and somehow got off route – but then back on again. We crossed the Thousand Islands International (Toll) Bridge at the headwaters/source of the St. Lawrence, and arrived at Wellesley Island State Park at 3:00. Our loop is very nice with gravel pads and grass, nice shade and spaced really far apart. When we stopped for lunch, I discovered that we did not have water; we knew the tank was full and could hear the pump working. . . no water at any of the faucets. We, or course, stewed about that while driving along for the next 3 hours. When we got set up at the campground Tom went inside and worked some kind of magic and fixed the problem. EvenTom doesn’t know what he did! Our campsite and weather were delicious for sitting outside. For supper we found one small steak and 8 frozen shrimp and fried potatoes – perfect! Tuesday, Aug 16 Tom opened the day with hash and eggs. We had slept late and lingered over breakfast, and didn’t go exploring until 10:00. The Thousand Islands is made up of 1,864 islands that straddles the Canada–US border in the Saint Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario. They stretch for about 50 miles. Wellesley Island is surrounded by the St. Laurence River on three sides and by the Lake of the Isles on the fourth side. It is the largest Island in the St. Laurence Thousand Islands region, and has 2 state parks. We drove through the roads of Wellesley State Park; there are many campground loops and they are spread out in different areas. At the marina we got out and found a path that gave us some view of the river; otherwise, the forest is thick and there is not a very good river view. We did see many islands – mostly small and some of them had building structures on them. We also drove outside of the State Park and saw residential homes along the river, but we found no grocery stores, gas stations, etc. For that, we had to go back over the bridge, which meant paying again to get back on the island. We enjoyed the campsite in the afternoon with mostly sun, 78 degrees, and a nice breeze. Tom took Pippa for several walks around the loop road. There is an Airstream caravan that is staying in the State Park, and a few of the Airstreams are in our loop.
Here is a birds-eye view of 1,000 Islands -- taken from the internet.
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We don’t go camping any more . . . we go ‘streamin’ ! The “SIlvermine and His” is our 2018 25' Airstream Serenity with Salsa interior and front twin beds., and ‘streamin’ is the name we use to describe our adventures. Stream along as we document everything from weekend trips to longer summer excursions and full-blown vacations. You know what they say: if you’re not in an Airstream – you’re just camping!
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