Keuka Lake, New York - back in the USA!

Keuka Lake

<Callie>Hello Peepzelz!

We arrived back in the USA for our last stop in New York to see family.  We first landed in NYC but our flight to Buffalo, NY was delayed.  We got to Keuka Lake at 2:00am in the morning!  I woke up early the next morning because of the time change and was excited to go swimming in Keuka.  My favorite things to do on Keuka are sailing, swimming, driving the motorboat, water-skiing, and tubing.  I waterskiied a lot and I think that I have gotten better.

Me driving the boat with Camryn and Grandpa

Waterskiing!

Camryn getting a push from mom

Sailing with Dad

Blueberries!

One day we woke up and went blueberry picking which is our family tradition. I like it when Camryn throws them in my mouth, but I don't usually catch the them. (:

Taking a boat ride with my Aunts

 Since we missed the family reunion we didn't get to see our cousins, Makayla and Caitlyn, so they came and visited us one day. We swam a lot, went tubing, and made s'mores at the campfire.  We also got to visit with my Aunts and Uncles too!

Playing on the tube with our cousins

Dad had an app on his phone where he could track satellites and one night we got to see the International Space Station! It was really bright and moved fast.

On another day, we went to visit my Great Grandma Halleran and celebrated her birthday with her. It was nice seeing her.

Happy 92nd Birthday Grandma!

Half way across the lake

We finished our swim across the lake

On our last day at the lake, I  wanted to swim across the lake and Camryn decided to come with me.  The lake is about 7/10ths of a mile across.   We collected a rock from the other side and I was really proud of Camryn.

Earlier in the day, Grandpa, Camryn and I took a hike behind the cottage in the woods to go see a big waterfall.  Its a hidden waterfall that is super beautiful.  We did a lot of steep hiking to get there, but it was totally worth it at the end!

When we got back to Minnesota, my friend Taylor and her mom picked us up at the airport.  It was raining when we pulled in the driveway, and when the garage door went up, all of our friends were there waiting for us as a surprise welcome home party.  Its great to be home again!

Here are some things that are weird now that I'm back in the USA:
1.  Whenever a waiter comes to our table, I ask myself if they speak English- of course they do!
2.  The sidewalks look huge!  In other countries, they are really tiny if they even exist.
3.  Driving on the right side of the road again and not seeing scooters, tuktuks, and motorcycles that honk their horns at us.
4.  Not a lot of spicy food in the US!

We will have one more post to share where each of us will give a post trip review - check back in a few days to see our final post.

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