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Lake Champlain with the
Adirondack Mountains in the distance |
Hurray, the winds are gone and the lake is smooth as glass. Unfortunately, the fog had set in. We puttered around while it burned off. We departed the dock at 09:12 with a gentle push off by Kay and we had the calmest ride for the first 3 hours with drop-dead gorgeous vistas. Even when the wind picked up a bit (just 6kts from the north) the Adirondacks on the left and the Green Mountains on our right, beautiful clear water and sunny skies with just a cloud or two in the distance. Linda passed control of the boat to Brian, went downstairs to make lunch, and immediately came back up to ask why Brian had turned off the fans in the main cabin. Uh oh—Brian had not turned off the fans, so this was not good news. Looks like our impeller on the raw water pump to the generator stopped working. Since we were already underway, we didn’t really need the generator to finish the day’s trip. Around 14:00, we saw Burlington and went in for a closer look. Burlington is Vermont’s most populous city. By 16:10 we were at our marina —
Champlain Marina in Colchester, Vermont and we tied up right next to another Tollycraft (same year as ours)! We met Scott and Sue Peterson, aboard their Offshore, on the other side, and then Robert and Linda Lee, from CT aboard their Nordic Tug, “Errante”. Robert and Linda are also doing the loop and in the same general flow as we will. We also learned that Scott and Sue are owners of a resort called
Stirling Ridge Resort in Jeffersonville, VT.
