Day 48: When in Rome...

We're settled into a charming campground north of Albany, and Stan's out socializing with the neighbors at their campfire! This will be brief and sans photos this evening; this place has Internet service, but only at the lodge, which prevents me from my best writing posture: reclined in bed with my jammies on.

We journeyed across the state on I-90, a toll-road. The price was pretty steep for four axles, but the smooth road was well worth it. So why the title tonight? We stopped in Rome, NY, to visit Fort Stanwix, a significant outpost during the French and Indian War and one which endured a grueling siege by the British during the early years of the Revolutionary War. We saw a group of re-enactors fire a three-pound cannon--it's LOUD!--and learned about the limited (and often misguided) medical care available to the 500 troops stationed there in the mid-1700s. We came away very grateful for Tylenol, Walgreens, excellent doctors and readily available showers.

We hope to find a Starbucks or some other place with wifi tomorrow so that we can enjoy a livestream of Stan's dad preaching in Colorado Springs...a rare treat now that he's retired. After that, we'll probably take in Saratoga NP, just a few miles away. The Adirondacks are calling to us.

the girls are partway across the bridge into heavily-fortified Fort Stanwix

spectators at a 3-pound cannon demonstration