Day 17
Begin: Burlington (VT)
End: Valcour Island (NY)
Day 17 in Burlington was a little better. We got up very early again (yay!) and headed to the boathouse. There was plenty of space at the 30 minute docks and we went ashore for a bit. We used the bathhouse, and walked around a bit. This is how the previous night was supposed to go.
The restaurant and bath house in Burlington.
After walking around we headed back to the boat and started sailing across the lake to Valcore. Unfortunately there was little wind and we made very poor time. By about 11:00, my father went for a nap and mom was reading, and I was sailing with no wind! I gave up and figured we would have a much better time at Valcour Island and motored the last 5-8 miles. We arrived and the place was crowded, it was a beautiful Sunday afternoon. We motored in and found a spot that worked for us, only 30 feet from shore and very very well protected from all but the worst of south breezes. We anchored and called to let Leila know where we were. We went ashore and just relaxed for awhile.
The Adirondack Mountains from Burlington. Our sailboat is on the right.
Leila and her family showed up and rafted their boat with ours and we relaxed and ate. After spending a few hours together is was time for my parents to leave, so Leila brought them to shore where Leila had their car waiting for them. They had a 4.5 hour drive to go.
Leila, her mom, and brother came back out and we went tubing until dark. Then we called it a night and just went to bed. This was a sad day as it is officially when we start heading back, we were now back tracking.