We have been taking a few short day trips, now that we have finally been able to get our vehicles back on the road at DMV (through a dropbox and your license plates are mailed). In fact our short trips we have nicknamed "one bladder trips", so we don't have to deal with public restrooms during the pandemic. Yes, I am still extremely cautious and OCD, despite the states reopening...probably even more important now. Presently we are up in Ticonderoga (8 Covid cases, all of which have recovered), so we took the PT Cruiser Convertible up to Port Henry on Lake Champlain. We walked out on the historical wharf that barges and boats used to dock at for the mines since probably the mid-1800s (I have not checked my facts on this). It is rebuilt and is used as a fishing dock, although the water is quite shallow next to the seawall now. We were pleasantly surprised to see how clear the water was this far south in the lake, most likely due to all zebra mussels.
We could even see lots of perch and sunfish hanging out by the piers and weeds.
It has been a dry spring and summer so far and the lake level is starting to go down. We were amazed to see the shoals starting to be exposed already. Those are seagulls out on one of the sandbars in the distance.
We also rode up the steep hill towards the water tower, with its gorgeous view of the Crown Point Bridge, mountains, and valleys of both New York and Vermont.
The temps are rising now and we are ready for the transition to water and boating time, hopefully with more good adventures to post here soon.
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