And So It Begins

Summer officially started on June 21st, but on Lake George it began on the 22nd at about 1 PM. That's when it seemed like all the boat traffic picked up and kids were out being pulled in tubes, making huge wakes. Earlier in the day though, we had a marvelous ride in Moxie down towards Hulett's Landing and the islands surrounding it. Not a boat or wake around but ours...

The island near Gull Bay didn't have quite as many turtles on it today.

We 'threaded the needle' in the Harbor Islands, reminding us of the Thousand Islands and the Rift. 

On the east side is this cute little chapel.

We anchored for lunch on the west side of the lake in a cove only big enough for one boat...and a bunch of our own turtles. They were nervous to climb out on the rocks at first, but then realized we weren't a threat, dragging themselves out. 

This little guy kept coming over to the boat and doing circles before realizing we weren't a place he could climb onto.

Life is rough for Carol and chilly for Dave who took his first swim of the season in 70 degree water. Of course that temp is at the surface with a thermocline of about 65 a few inches below that.

It was super calm until the boats started zooming by, making wakes to wash the turtles off the rocks and us out of the cove back north. On the tour back north we cruised by the Hackercraft workshop. It's like a step back in time seeing the wooden boats that Lake George is known for (we wish there were more plying the waters here). It looked like one was even getting a new engine.

It's now summer and we'll have to be up and out early before the crowds. Our serenity sure was nice while it lasted though and will return after Labor Day. And so it begins!