July 29 - 31

So today we are leaving Westport and heading to Valcour Island anchorage

It was another beautiful day for cruising down the lake and enjoy the scenery of the Vermont Green Mountains on one side and the Adirondacks on the other.

We anchored as a group for the first time off Valcour Island SW of Bluff Point. We had a chance to take the kayaks out that afternoon, and of course Ebony got to go ashore via dinghy. It was a little difficult to get the anchors to hold with such a thin layer of sand over a rock bottom. Bob was able to dive down and check that we had a good hold for the night, however we did deploy a stern anchor as the winds were expected to shift during the night.

Next day it was off to Plattsburgh for a couple of days and to get restocked and do a little land exploring. Dinner this night was at the Naked Turtle at the marina. The afternoon was a little exploring of downtown Plattsburgh, ice cream and a nice find of Hank's and Bundaberg Root Beers. Jim has the ability to find these gems when travelling.

Tuesday Jim arranged a van for us all and it was off to Lake Placid for the day. Cathie and Rachel were dropped off in Lake Placid while Jim, Bob, Joy and I headed out to the Lake Placid Bobsled run for the Bobsled experience we were anxious to try. But, none of us read or noticed the fine print in the brochure, the Bobsled experience only ran Thursday to Mondays, extreme disappointment. So let's look for another adventure in Zip-lining. Again disappointment as they were all booked up for the day and could not accommodate our last minute decision to try it. Well this is Whiteface Mountain area so let's take a Gondola ride up.  Here we find that the Gondola has no restaurant at the top and only goes half way up Whiteface. Our final decision is to drive to the top of Whiteface for lunch and enjoy the view. We were all so proud of Bob as he made the final 260 foot climb to the top.

When we returned to Lake Placid later in the day to pick up Cathie and Rachel, it seems they had a good day based on the shopping bags they were carrying. Dinner that night was our first Chinese food night at a buffet with a huge and varied selection and only $10.95 a person, life is good.