Next stop? Cooperstown! It is a LONG drive out to Cooperstown – 4 hours from Harvard but since we were soooooo close and tomorrow IS Father’s Day……why not? Dick had never been!! The drive was sooooo pretty! Were we really in NEW YORK? Everything was GREEN!! By now I’ve learned to understand the GPS on my iPhone a little better and I’ve made sure that Dick and I have a better understanding that I needed him to review the course PRIOR to departure, in case he wanted to change anything…we were starting to get the hang of this lifestyle of travel.
Willie Mays stuff.
At most of our city stops, we had previous reservations but we did not here. As I tried to locate one on the phone, Dick went into the Chamber of Commerce and asked for assistance. We headed over, checked in…. Talk about stepping back in time!! We’ve been spoiled this far, staying at the Marriott…. But actually, all we needed was a place to shower and sleep and this would be fine. It was situated by the lake and was very peaceful and pretty!! We had dinner at the DoubleDay Diner along Main Street. They had televisions so Dick could catch up on the US Golf Tournament and Taylor could watch baseball!! During the night it rained but was clear the following morning.
Our hotel room. Check out that TV!! hahaha
But the view was beautiful!!
Day 4 - HAPPY FATHER’S DAY morning!!! We gave our cards to this awesome DADDY and headed back to the Hall of Fame where Dick really was like “a kid in a candy store”!! We really enjoyed spending a few hours at the Hall, taking pictures and remembering these baseball heroes. Barry Bonds 756 ball was here too.
Barry's stuff. Ball 756 is in the lower left.
I learned more about Babe Ruth. What a guy!!
This is what the plaques look like in the Hall of Fame.
Checking them out.
The actual HALL OF FAME!
There were more people now and the town was getting ready for a big parade – honoring some of the Hall of Famers – Ozzie Smith, Gary Carter, and Bob Feller – and getting ready for a baseball game on the field. Only Dick Nash can be 3000 miles from home and run into someone he knows.....from Visalia!!! Charlie Clause was also in Cooperstown and came over and chatted awhile! Too funny!
I supported my team! And, I like this photo of us in front of the ball park.
We left Cooperstown after we ate a hotdog on the street and made our way to West Point. Dick went to his Godson’s graduation here a few years ago and wanted Taylor and I to see this impressive Academy. We wanted to just drive through the campus but we were told we had to take the official ‘tour’ beginning at the Visitor’s Center, but they were already closed for the day. The guard then added, “if we come back later for the FREE concert in the park, we would be able to enter at that time.” Alllllrighty then! Hahaha!! Did not make sense to us, but we’ll return at 7:00. We went to dinner at a great little BBQ place next to our hotel and Taylor had the BEST ribs, cornbread and beans! Dick enjoyed a nice steak for his Father’s Day meal and I had yummy BBQ chicken.
Taylor enjoying his ribs! This is the first of many ribs dinner for this guy!
With our tummies satisfied, we returned to West Point, drove around, listened to the concert along the Hudson River and pinched ourselves that life was so good.
The drive around the campus. Amazing architecture.
As the sun was setting, enjoying the concert.
Getting back to our hotel, Dick finished watching the US Golf Open while Taylor and I enjoyed a nice swim in the salt water swimming pool.
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