Day 73: Oswego, NY

Heavy rain and wind was forecast for today. We got the wind, the heavy rain not so much. I washed Splash Down this morning expecting the heavy rain to stand in for a hose — not.  Light showers and sprinkles this morning and into the evening. I finished washing Splash Down in time to go to the Oswego Rotary Club meeting by taxi.  Linda went to a nearby Spa for some R&R about the same time.  The Oswego Rotarians like to call themselves the singing Rotarians. It is not their tonal effluence that they make this claim. They sing a verse of a patriotic song from a Rotary song book, then after the pledge of allegiance and an invocation, they sing a verse or two of any other song. Today it was a few verses of John Denver's “Sunshine On My Shoulders”.  Then it was the usual Rotary meeting format. The guest speakers were a charitable organization running a backpack drive in conjunction with the United Way's Fill-The-Bus drive.  Their talk was short. So, President Sue

Happy Monthly Anniversary
(26 years, 11 months)

Witmer asked me to talk about the Hampton Rotary Club.  When I asked if there were any questions, I was asked to talk about our boat cruise. Although they don't threaten to throw rolls if the speaker is long winded, I think I rounded out the hour.  I want to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Oswego Rotary Club for their hospitality; especially Robert Rolf for giving me a ride back to the boat.  Later, Linda and I celebrated our monthly wedding anniversary with dinner at Alex's On The Water restaurant and a new DVD movie wrap in Christmas paper — American Hustle.