Now this is the life. I'm sitting on the balcony of my room at the bed and breakfast at which I'm staying the night. I just got settled in and now the rain has started and it's definitely picking up. I wouldn't want to be out in this at all. It showered a couple of times today, but nothing that caused me any pain. I have crackers and cheese next to me and a glass of water (no need for wine - I've had plenty of that this afternoon. It's 5:30, so I have all evening to relax and maybe catch up on some pictures or writing or software writing. Or maybe just relaxing and streaming a couple movies on Netflix.
I had breakfast at Belhurst Castle this morning. I actually ate in what was the library. I didn't take too much time to explore the castle and see how it was converted into a hotel. It was enough to just stay there. The breakfast buffet was filling and satisfying. My first stop for the day was the Women's Rights National Historical Park. Now, I had planned to get there around 9:20, but since I couldn't get to sleep last night, so I was later than expected in leaving the castle this morning, I didn't arrive at the Visitor's Center until about 10:15. And I had only planned on spending about an hour and a half there. I ended up spending close to 3 hours when all was said and done. With all of the fights around the country for women's rights that are going on right now, the exhibits at the park really resonated with me. I saw the church where the 1848 convention for women's rights was held, toured Elizabeth Cady Stanton's house, watched a movie about the women's rights movement, and then toured the exhibits at the visitors' center. Overall, it was very inspiring. You know, I really feel like I, as an individual, could make a difference in women's rights simply by pursuing lofty goals for myself. I have often held myself back from risking new opportunities because I worry that I am not perfect enough for them. I wait for opportunities to be given to me rather than creating my own opportunities. That's going to end. I'm going to stand up and try. Stand up and do the things that I want to do, that I know I can do, even if others tell me that I might fail. Yes, I might fail, I might fall short, but just standing up and trying is a step. And that step is worth it.
After I finally dragged myself away from the inspiring messages of the national park, I spent the afternoon wine tasting down the western edge of the Cayuga Lake. There are a lot of wineries all over this area, so I had to choose which path I was going to take and stick with that. I think I made a good choice. Overall, the wines were pretty good - a couple that I just couldn't stand at all, but generally good. Not nearly as complex as the California wines, but good, straightforward, drinkable wines.
As mentioned before, I made it to the bed and breakfast right around 5PM before the rain started. It seems to be letting up somewhat now. If it stops altogether, I'll walk out to the lake and sit on the dock out there. If not, I still have a great view sitting here. Tomorrow, a couple more wineries and then onto a town I've been seriously looking forward to.
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