Hector, NY – Sept. 30, 2025

Stop #9 – Seneca Lake

The drive into the Seneca Lake area was so amazing. We were excited to get to this stop to enjoy these views with some wine. We arrived at this RV park with big expectations. We were a bit underwhelmed by our last spot, and this one seemed amazing. It boasted two wineries within walking distance along with a market.

We showed up, and the front desk let me know that the poop tube we had didn’t have the correct end piece that I needed to dump waste. We don’t poop in this RV, but, like, you still need to be able to hook up for all the rest. We were in luck though—wouldn’t you know it? They sold the contraption I needed. So I bought it, and immediately it was so difficult to install. We were standing there like idiots trying to get the tube over this contraption, getting super frustrated with one another; I was seriously super annoyed. Nothing about this park’s dump area looked any different, but he assured me it would splash all over me. Super.

I looked on YouTube, and they basically told me to soak the tube in hot water to make it more pliable so I could get the tube over the contraption. OK. I feel like this is sort of “need to know” information, right? I got this all done while my husband walked the long distance back to the office.

The website is also a bit misleading. There are no lake views, but the website sure does look like there are. It must be a very high drone shot because all I saw was the gas station. The good part about this stop was the weather was a bit cooler. We were able to have a fire in the fire pit. That was great. All of the places I had stopped by while heading north had been pretty warm. This one we were able to light a fire and chill.

The laundry facility was all the way back at the office, which was a bit strange since it could have been right in the location of everything else. But regardless, laundry was done. I had never done so much laundry or wanted to shower so much in my life. Part of it is the drive and then wanting to go to bed clean, too. So a lot of times, I shower twice. RV life, especially in these close quarters with animals, requires cleaning ALL of the time.

On our off day, we decided to walk up to one of the wineries. They cut a little path for you so you can hike right up to the place. My husband did a little wine tasting, and my stomach was hurting… SO FUN… so I drank some water. We met a couple from Maryland and their dog Gidget. We spoke at length about her love for QVC, when I decided I needed to bail because something was not right. Traveling really can mess with your insides. So I have learned.

We later made some Totino’s pizza rolls (I was suddenly hungry) and watched the new Fantastic Four movie. When I woke up from that movie, I decided to watch a film that was shot around the area where we were. Paul was watching Snake Eyes (if you know, you know), and I watched The Place Beyond the Pines. It had been a while, so it was nice to crawl in bed and watch this. He decided to purchase his own TV for this trip and put it outside along with his Keurig and mini grill. This trip took on a lot more baggage when he arrived.

Next stop… Vermont!