If the RAIN comes...

They run and hide their heads.

If you said, "The Beatles, 1966," you get 50 bonus points.

When we pulled into our RV site for the week, it was very apparent that this area has had plenty of rain.  Everything is lush green, and the ground seems saturated.  Visiting with the lady at the office about this, she said, "The rain has been relentless.  Seems like it has been raining at least every other day for the last 2 or 3 months.  We could use a break from all this rain."

Yes, it rained a bit overnight.  In spite of that, I took Izzy for a walk this morning (Joan gets to wipe Izzy's feet when she comes back inside); we had to zig and zag to miss the muddy ground.  Back at our site, she hopped up onto the picnic table to survey all that she rules...

Of course, I got out the pocket camera.  "Yes, I'm cute - don't you have enough photos of me?"

Nope.

After getting Izzy's lunch, Joan and I headed out for the afternoon.  Yeah, it started raining again...

Joan wanted to see Chimney Bluffs State Park.  The rain was really coming down when we got there, so we decided we'd try again another time.  We went to a road that dead-ends on Lake Ontario to check out the area...

Good thing they put that stop sign there - I may have wanted to drive out on the lake.  The rain and low clouds limited the visibility...

Joan said, "There isn't enough light getting to your face."  I pulled the hood back...

Looking to either side where that road drops off...

We got back in the car and drove to Sotus.  A small town, not by the water.  We moved on towards Sotus Point.  There is an island in Sotus Bay that is really feeling the affect of the endless rains...

Yes, those are sandbags on either side of the road.  We pressed on.  Some beautiful homes and cottages on the island, but the docks are another situation...

Those boat houses should be above the water; the pilings are attached to docks under water.

At a marina on the island...

Those boats are at docks.  Underwater docks.  These are on blocks in the parking lot - may not be long before they float off...

I mentioned "lush"...

Lily pads, orchards, and vineyards couldn't be greener.

At Sotus Point, we stopped to check out paintings on the wall, depicting historic events...

You know it is wet when the traffic signs on land warn you "NO WAKE"!!
 

The road right by the bay was closed except for "local traffic."  We went beyond that sign to see if we could find a place to eat.  There were pumps on the side of the street, pumping water back into the bay (and Lake Ontario), and sandbags all around.  A couple restaurants were open, and Joan thought it would be a good idea to patronize them.  Not much of a crowd inside Captain Jack's Goodtime Tavern, but the food was good.  It was clear in listening to conversations that this area is hurting.

While waiting for food to arrive, I went to the door leading to the docks and took these...

Those sandbags are what stand between the restaurant and the lake.  A bit unnerving.  There is a fishing charter based out of Captain Jack's - you can't get to the docks...

From there, we did some local sight-seeing, and wound up at the Thursday Farmers Market in Wolcott...

Not a lot of booths (no doubt weather related), but Joan found some fresh baked goodies (cherries are a big deal here, so we're counting on the cherry pie to be as good as it looks).  And, produce...

It was late afternoon by the time we got back to the coach.  The rain was light; we put out the awning so we could keep the door open.  The weasels were predicting a chance of rain today (off and on) and a high of 80º.  The warmest we saw was 65º and the rain was more on than off.

More rain predicted for tonight.  90% chance of rain tomorrow and Saturday - we'll be ready with raincoats, umbrellas, and a sunny attitude.