[nagdu] Back fromvacation

[Lori Dent]

Hi all,

Gipp and I are back from vacation. On Wednesday July 22nd through Sunday July 26th  Gipp and I , Pam and Nicholas  and Linda Decarlo  we all went on vacation to Chautauqua Lake New York. We had absolutely beautiful weatherthe entire trip  with lots of sunshine and temperatures in the 80's and we had a great time.  It couldn't of got any better than that.

We stayed in a cabin/chalet   surrounded by woods.  I'll try to describe what the cabin/chalet looked like. When we went into the cabin  we had 2 steps to go up and then we turned to the left where the front door is and had one step up to enter into the cabin. Once inside the cabin we were in the living room area which had a  fireplace , TV, 2 leather couches   The kitchen was to our right when we walked into the cabin through the front door. We had a stove, refrigerator , microwave, 2 sinks and a kitchen table. In between the living room area and the kitchen  there was a short hallway which went straight back into the one bedroom  area . In the bedroom consist of a large king size bed with a night stand with a lamp on it and on the other side of the night stand was another twin size bed. Off  to the right of the twin size bed was a long dresser with a mirror . Also off on the right of the bedroom was the bathroom. which consist of a bathroom sink and next to the sink was the toilet and on the other side of the toilet was an apartment size  washer and drier. Next to the washer and drier was a wall with a window. Across from the washer and drier was a closet to put our things in. and next to the closet there was a wall where you could hang your towels or bathmat at and on the other side of this wall across from the bathroom sink was the shower stall. There was no tub. Also in the bedroom there were 2  good size closets and  there also was a wicker chair in the one corner with 2 windows.

Off  the kitchen and bedroom areas were 2  side doors that both lead out to the large  deck. The deck was the entire length of the kitchen and bedroom area. The deck was enclosed  with wooden railing all around the deck and the deck had a roof. On the deck was a picnic table  lots of chairs to sit in and it also had a hammock we could lay in if we wanted.  We sat out on the deck every night  just relaxing  and  talking. When we sat out on the deck we were looking   straight  into the woods surrounded by lots and lots of trees. It was nice and quiet to sit out on the deck listening to the crickets  and the quiet.

On Wednesday  after we arrived at the cabin/chalet  and got are things inside, then we went to a near by town to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things that we needed for the cabin.

On Thursday evening we took a dinner cruise on the  boat  on Chauctaugua Lake.  The cruise was a Jimmie Buffit  cruise. Both Nicholas  and Gipp  did  great on the boat laying quietly under our table. The cruise lasted 2 and a half hours. There was some guy on the boat that sang some of Jimmie Buffit's music but it wasn't all Jimmie Buffit music. I myself didn't care much for  the food that was served but  I did enjoy the cruise though. 

On Friday afternoon we went to an outdoor craft show. We enjoyed looking around at all the different  booths or tables  selling their products. I bought 2 shirts one was a tie dye  t-shirt and the other shirt was a light blue shirt with short sleeves  and on the front of the shirt it had little sparkly beeds on it that sparkled when  the sun hit it. Both   dogs did great guidework.  I think we were at the craft show for a couple of hours I also bought some bracelets  at this craft show.

On Saturday  afternoon we went to Jamestown which is the birthplace of Lucille   Ball. Anyhow, we went on a riverwalk tour with the historic society and are tour guide explained the history of Jamestown and the different  buildings  around in the area of Jamestown. I believe  the riverwalk tour was about a mile and a half. Both  Nicholas and Gipp got some good walking in and I took lots of pictures  with my iPhone camera. I really enjoyed taking the pictures of different things we did throughout our vacation. We walked from the historic Society  through Jamestown  for the river walk tour of Jamestown and we had to walk back to the historical Society building where our car was. But before walking back to our car at the historical society building  parking lot we stopped at Friendly's Restaurant  to have a bite to eat. Both dogs laid under our table booth  and were quiet and I know Gipp went to sleep. The food at Friendly's  restaurant  was good. I had one of their salads with a orange milk shake. It was really good.

After we ate  we walked back to the historical society where our car was. 

Saturday evening  we went to a restaurant  called the Consino   it's located down on the Chautauqua Lake . We sat outside on there  patio which looked out onto the Chautauqua  Lake. The view was absolutely beautiful looking out on the lake with a beautiful sunset. I got some beautiful pictures of the lake and  the sun setting. The food at the consino was really good. 

After we had dinner at the Consino restaurant we went back to the cabin and sat outside on the deck.

On Sunday morning  we all got up and fixed and had breakfast  and then finished packing up to travel back to Ohio to Linda's house where Rick picked Gipp and I up. But before we left Chautauqua  Lake New York, we stopped at another craft show which also was held outside. We were there about an hour and I bought a few more bracelets. Pam also bought a few more things I think.

After  we left the craft show we went and turned  in our key to the cabin and then  we headed for Ohio. We arrived back at Linda's house a little after 5;30 pm. We all had a wonderful time on vacation.

I was so proud of  Gipp . He's a great traveler and I was so proud of him in the way he worked  and guided me. Take care.

Also when Rick came to pick Gipp and I up at Linda's house Rick had a new van. We  now have a 2010 Dodge Grand Care 
 van. It's silver in color . It rides great.  We now have a dependable     vehicle  we can depend on. Take care.

Lori and the Gipper