I left early in the morning on Sunday, August 21st. I drove up to the thruway,getting on near Mohawk, and headed west. I stayed on the thruway until I got to the Depew Exit. From there I went to meet up with my sister, Peggy, at her house. We decided to have lunch at the TASTE OF LOCKPORT. This is a picture of one of the food booths:
Unfortunately, after eating several items, I started to feel like I might vomit. Peggy took me home, and I rested a bit. Eventually, I threw up and then we went to Briody's to see Dad. We went out to supper at a bar and grill out on the Transit named Pour Boyz (perhaps near the Village of Pendleton). We ate out on the back patio, we had barbeque ribs and they were very good.
Monday morning, I went out to Briody's. Unfortunately, I just missed Dads Occupational Therapy session. He was pretty worn out and ready to sleep when I arrived. I went to physical therapy with him in the afternoon, and he did good. I found two geocaches when I went out for my lunch break. One in a cemetery on Summit Street (Don't Bring Your Trunks to This Beech) and one at the empty Lockport Mall (Rockport). Peggy and I decided on supper at REID'S or THE PLACE NEXT DOOR, but on my way there, I noticed that Lockport was having a Cruise in Night.
We went to that and had pulled pork sandwiches at one of the food stands there. It was delicious.
On Tuesday in between spending time with Dad and accompanying him to his therapies, I went to Reids for lunch (the burger was not all that good) and then I found HYDRAULIC (a geocache at Upson Park). Peggy and I had supper at APPLEBY'S. We returned to Briody's and visited with Dad a bit.
On Wednesday, Dad did great in occupational therapy. I spent the morning with him and then went to lunch at a place on Davison Road. I had chicken and biscuits and loganberry drink. The name of the place is THE VILLAGE EATERY.
Peggy told me later on that the loganberry drink is the same drink that used to be served at Crystal Beach, a defunct amusement park in Ontario Canada that we used to go to. After that, I found the geocache at the old Lockport infirmary (Davison Rd. Cache)This is one of the buildings on the site.
It is a large geocache but it didn't have anything in it for trading, so I went to the DOLLAR GENERAL and bought some items and stocked it. I drve over to WIDEWATERS and had an ice cream cone and took a pictures of interesting buildings in the area we used to call "Lowertown". I saw this old schoolhouse not too far from Widewaters and stopped to take a picture.
That night Peggy and I had supper at SUNNY'S,and we looked over the BATHFITTER brochure for ideas on how to modify Dad's bathroom to make things easier for him. We decided to try to go talk to someone about it and see some models tomorrow after Peggy gets out of work. Mike agreed to go to spend time with Dad at four p.m. or so. I told Peg I will take her out to supper to celebrate her birthday which is on the 27th.
Thursday morning, when I arrived, Dad was up in the wheelchair, but he said that he was not feeling well. They decided to NOT take him down to OT, but the therapist came back to his room and did a few things with him while he was in bed. He was starting to feel better. Unfortunately, there was an incident which halted his physical therapy session in the afternoon. He did some really good walking and then sat down on the edge of a "bed" and he blacked out for a few seconds. Medical personnel from all over converged and his vitals were checked and rechecked and he was given some oxygen and taken back to his room. The rest of his day went OK.
Thursday night, Peggy and I went to BATH FITTERS, to look at a tub to shower conversions to make things more accessible and easier for Dad. It is a bit overwhelming, but we got a lot of information and I think Peggy will start the process pretty soon. I took Peggy out to supper at BOB EVANS to celebrate her fiftieth birthday which is in two days. I had a turkey dinner and she had potato crusted flounder. It was a great meal. On the way back to Lockport, Peggy noticed a cruise in event so we stopped for a few minutes. We went back to Briody's to visit Dad. He was awake, but not very talkative. When I reminded him that I would be leaving early the following morning, but I would return as soon as I can, he said "when?" "in a week?" I told him probably more than a week, but sooner than a month.
Friday morning, I left Lockport at eight a.m. for my trip across the state. My first stop was at Garden Place Hotel in Williamsville. I had noticed a large mural and some interesting statues in front, and I wanted to see them. It was worth the stop. Here are pictures.
Then I got on the thruway for a bit. I got off at the exit that would take you to DARIEN LAKE. Near Corfu, I found a geocache at a very old cemetery. Across the road from the cemetery, I saw this strange structure
and this strange looking house.
I think there is a small abandoned motel behind the "house". If I had more time, I would have done some exploring. I continued on
to Darien where I stopped briefly at a cemetery to find a geocache. I gave up after a few minutes when I realized that it was probably not a micro, but a nano. There were just too many spots to look in. I took this picture of an old well pump near the site of the hide.
I pumped it a few times and it still works!
Then it was on to ATTICA. I had two goals in the village of Attica. To see the monument/memorial to the prison guards who died in the riots years ago, and to find the old opera house which has a geocache named after it very closeby. I found the correctional facility
and drove around hoping to find the memorial, but I did not have any luck. I went back to town and located the area of the geocache. I could not find it at first and was deciding whether to spend more time OR to use my time to take pictures of the opera house and hotel. The cache owner saw me and came out and helped me to find it. Then I took pictures and headed on my way to Varysburg. On the way there, I stopped to take this picture:
When I arrived in Varysburg, I tried to find a geocache at a fishing spot, but after using up five to six minutes, I decided I would rather spend my time looking around Varysburg. I had noticed an old storefront that I thought may have been a general store at one time. a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDB_fo6hHbXMMikawPaRAMQm0hEI2hMIwMihe0uM6hcVDe2mczn3dulPhRPfyuCZ4AwJr65QWXnFJiDuo3v0dtUYm83z7r5l7an_21F-XvqpdURYDpRB6yVGkUVPisTYXhVNT6uEpvSXi/s1600/Varysburg+store.jpg">
I checked it out, and I was right. There were some automotive items in the window and an OPEN sign, so I decided to go in and see what they offered. A few steps inside, I realized I was in someones house. I quickly retreated. There are a few other places in Varysburg I would have liked to check out, but time was of the essence. I headed to Mt. Morris, to have lunch at Brian's USA Diner. I had a Beef on Weck, which was very good. If I ever get the chance to stop there on a Friday, I will have their fish fry, which looked great, was reasonably priced and the portions were huge.
I drove through Geneseo on my way to Honeoye, where I used to live. Once there, I made several photo stops. This is the house I used to live in (1978-1986)
It was white when I lived there. Their has been some serious landscaping done and the place looks great. I sure wish I could have gone inside. I would have loved to see if they still have the spiral staircase and the
wood stove in the lakefront room.
I think the highlight in Honeoye was the one room schoolhouse that used to be on East Lake Road. It has been moved to a lot right next door to the library.
I took a lot more pictures in Honeoye, which can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/juneny/sets/72157627402315881/ After leaving Honeoye, I thought I had better stop sightseeing and head home. I got on the thruway north of Geneva.
I arrived home at six p.m. on the dot! It was a great but tiring day.
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