Where Are We Now?

If you guessed the 1000 Islands of the St. Lawrence Seaway, you are right! We really missed going up there last summer, since we didn't use Gulliver the camper van, due to the Covid pandemic. Now that we have our vaccines, we decided it was time to take a day trip back to Alexandria Bay and Clayton. We haven't explored the region this early in the season and now we know why. There were very few people around and quite a few establishments not open yet (but preparing to). The Keewaydin State Park looked bare with no boats at the dock. 

It was fun to drive around both that and Grass Point State Park with the campgrounds still closed and no one around. The grass marsh hadn't started to grow and turn green yet, but we did see the swans (they are so funny when they stick their heads down in the water and their butts go sky high).

I had made a picnic lunch that we ate along the Alex Bay waterfront, overlooking Boldt Castle.

The water looked to be quite low this year, but of course that is compared to the super high water that happened in 2019 when we visited last. It was wonderful to see that it was just as clear as we remembered it.

The Uncle Sam's Boat Tours were running, with stops at Boldt Castle. The smaller boat sure is nostalgic and must date back to the 1950s. We did not see any Canadian tour boats out, but then again, the border is closed and, I may be wrong about this, but I believe US Citizens can't travel in Canadian waters or Canadians in US waters. 

Despite the cold and wind, we still had a great time checking out our old stomping grounds. We haven't decided yet whether we will be going back camping this season, since it sounds like campgrounds will be quite full. You know us, we like to stay away from crowds. When others zig, we zag. Thank goodness we have the house in Ticonderoga to hide out at (which BTW did not flood the cellar this year!) and choose whichever Adirondack lake is appropriate for the conditions. The double bear wood carving that is below, sure would look better at our house, than in downtown Alex Bay. Nice workmanship though!