4th & 5th

How could this be the Independence Day holiday on Lake George? Where is all the boat traffic? The boats did come out later, but this photo was taken at 8:30 in the morning, before the crowds hit the water.

I snuck up on a blue heron who was concentrating on fishing from this floating water mat...

This was the first time I have ever seen a heron submerge its body to get its prey...

He got it and down the hatch the whole sunfish went!

This was the only wooden boat we saw that day, but it sure is a beauty...

When we launched our kayaks at the Ti Town Beach, we met up with a lady that looked like she was getting ready to go for a swim. That sure is an understatement, because we also came out of the water at the same time and found out that she is Bridget, who swam the entire 32 mile long lake a couple of years ago. She is working on doing it again this year, but crew is hard to find to go with her. She wanted to know if we wanted to do it, but heck, I can't paddle as far as she swims! 😉

Yesterday afternoon, we took one of our 'one bladder rides' to Lake Placid. The town was quite busy and even busier on Mirror Lake which was overrun with swimmers and kayakers. We were glad we hadn't decided to go boating there. Last night we watched the Ticonderoga fireworks over Bicentennial Park. We had brought the Buick down to park it along the road around dinner time, and then Dave, who had followed me on the Aprila, brought me back to the house. At 9PM we rode the Aprilia back down the hill and got in the car to watch the 30 minute show, which was fantastic. Most people stayed in their vehicles as requested per the Covid-19 regulations, and the event was well attended. What a great ending to the day.

Since our early morning kayaking trip worked out so well yesterday, we decided to do it again today, this time on the south end of Schroon Lake, from the Horicon beach on the Schroon River. There weren't many wakes here either, but we talked to a gentleman who said it was really crowded there as the previous day wore on, so we timed our paddling perfect.

The Word of Life camp was quiet with very few people around, due to the Covid-19 restrictions. Even their work barge/ferry to the islands was out of service and still on the beach.

I wonder if this slide is for people or to bring supplies down the beach...

I think we made the most out of the busy holiday weekend without interacting with crowds. Now it is time to see what the rest of the summer has in store for us and we are loving the diversity of the different Adirondack lakes. It probably won't be quite so wild on the water, especially with the kids' overnight camps closed for this season due to the virus restrictions. Stay tuned!