Day 2 – Westfield, NY to Lake George, NY

Today was a great day for traveling. Skies were heavily clouded in the morning, but gradually cleared. It was cool and calm. The roads were in good condition.

The morning cloud formations caught our eye.

Barcelona
We reported yesterday that we had stopped for the night in Westfield. Not so. The campground's mailing address is Westfield. It's actually located just outside Barcelona ... across the Thruway from Westfield.

Getting ready to leave - Site #18

We stopped by the Barcelona Harbor on the way out of town and captured a little history.

Barcelona Harbor

The Barcelona Lighthouse was constructed in 1829. It overlooks the Barcelona Harbor and aided sailors on Lake Erie until it was deactivated in 1859. It was the first lighthouse in the world to be powered by natural gas.

Barcelona Lighthouse

The Sea Lion is another big attraction in the harbor. It's a reproduction of a late 16th century 3-masted, square rigged English merchant sailing vessel.

Sea Lion

The Route

We traveled 378 miles. The route followed the NY Thruway east from Westfield to Fonda. We then took NY-30A north to Johnstown, NY-29 east to Saratoga Springs, then I-87 north to Lake George.  Like yesterday, the drive on secondary roads was much more scenic.

Our Goldilocks Story

It’s usually pretty easy to bring a day’s driving to an end.  Not today.  We ended up going to four campgrounds before settling in for the night. Two were closed and had no late-check-in procedures.  We checked into a third, discovered the assigned site was too small and inaccessible for us to fit … then got a refund and left.  The fourth campground (Ledge View RV Park) was just right!

Tomorrow

We’re about 90 miles south of Port Kent, the departure point for the ferry to Burlington. We should arrive at Dick’s brother’s home by early afternoon tomorrow.