The final campsite, Top-A-Rise, is a few minutes away from Jamestown, NY. It was easy to get to and we were greeted by the camp manager/owner shortly after we arrived (she was returning from grocery shopping.) It was a good thing we waited, because we got moved up to a fantastic spot: a pull through with black water drains right across from the bath house. The reason we got such a great spot: we made our reservation before they updated the website reservation system. The campground officially closed the previous weekend, so we are the only campers here for the weekend.
We have talked to a few people still on the campgrounds: the owners (who plan to visit Maine and then tour the Gulf Coast) and others who were closing down their seasonal sites.
Steve got a final 4.5 mile bike ride in around the block.
Lexie and Steve explored the golf cart trails around the campground. We also took a two mile hike in the Harris Hill State Forest, following a well-used mountain bike/cross country skiing trail. We kept a lookout for wild animals, Steve for bears, Lexie for rabbits and chipmunks.
Steve and Vicki visited the National Comedy Center and the Lucy Desi museum in Jamestown. The Comedy Center had many interactive displays and showed the development of modern comedy. This development started with Shakespeare, but more displays were dedicated to the post radio era. This included a section on humor on the Internet.
The Lucy Desi museum focused on the careers of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, including sets from the ‘I Love Lucy’ show.
Steve went to St. Joseph’s Church for Mass on Sunday. The church was built in 1961, and currently the Jamestown area is undergoing a consolidation of churches. St. Joseph’s had only one Sunday Mass (and also a Saturday Mass). V. –Vicki did her church services online and stayed warm and dry.
Steve hunted for more Ithaca Soda Ginger Beer, but sadly could not find any in Jamestown…
Below is a map of the entire October trip, captured with our trip planner RV Life. This app was great for finding rest areas, gas stations and campsites. And it worked well in planning our travel route, especially after we disabled using dirt roads. The only complaint was it would sometimes read “Use highlighted route” instead of giving us directions. Those were the times we used Google Maps as our back-up.
V.-And as much fun as this fall fling was, there’s no place like HOME.
This was the last RV trip for 2025. The RV has been cleaned and put into storage. There are still some repairs and maintenance to be done before our 2026 adventures. But we are looking forward to those adventures.