Milepost 7,083 (Buffalo)

Steph and I are fans of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on The Food Network.  We hoped to find a few of these eating establishments on our trip, but somehow it never worked out.  When we'd get to our hotel each day, we were generally too tired to go anywhere beyond a nearby chain restaurant.  Until today.  We arrived in Buffalo, NY, around 3:00 this afternoon, and Steph suggested researching whether there were any Triple-D restaurants nearby.  And we were in luck.

This is the Lake Effect Diner in Buffalo.  It was featured on Triple-D last year.  Click here to watch the video.  We had the haddock that you see prepared in the video, though I had the lemon butter version.  Both versions were very good.  But did you see the grilled mac and cheese in the video?  Absolutely delicious.

On the trip from Albany to Buffalo today, we made a quick side-trip to Rome, NY, to see Fort Stanwix, which was the site of a siege by British forces in August of 1777.  Members of the Continental army were able to hold off the British and their allies for 21 days.  It ended when Continental reinforcements arrived.  The fort you see in the photo is a reconstruction.

Tomorrow, we're going to Niagara Falls.

You might be wondering whether Hurricane Earl will have an impact on our trip.  It shouldn't.  We're too far inland.  But we're sure happy this wasn't the week of our cruise into New England!