Pittsford, NY

September 25 was a dreary rainy day but it was expected to get a lot “sunnier”with the arrival of our friends, Addie and Lange who were flying in from Miami to celebrate Lynn’s birthday.  We took off for the four hour cruise to Pittsford, a village outside of Rochester.  Jonny had arranged for his insulin and backpack to be delivered to the home of our friend David’s sister who lives in nearby Rochester.  Our cruise continued through the bucolic landscape and we passed under several of the low bridges we encounter along the canal.

Addie and Lange arrived shortly after we docked at the Pittsford town dock.  We hung out on board Zendo catching up on our lives while they showered Lynn with lovely gifts including a fabulous rum that we had to start sipping!

After awhile we walked into town where our first stop was a creamery where we treated ourselves to the most delicious ice cream.  The creamery also sold other enticing items, the best of which turned out to be a cherry crumb pie that was a most excellent substitute for Lynn’s birthday cake! Since beer naturally follows ice cream (?!), we headed over to the local pub for a beer.  It had a great view of the river where we watched a number of crew teams rowing right past Zendo.

Brian, a friend of David’s (mentioned earlier), came by to meet us and visit for a few hours and we walked around the town of Pittsford with him as our guide. 

That evening, after he left, the four of us went for a celebratory birthday dinner at a very nice restaurant that, lucky for us,  had a BYOB policy on Tuesday nights.  We continued to celebrate on board Zendo until midnight, much later than we usually stay up and we had a blast putting a bigger dent in that bottle of rum!