Crustacean Travels

 Woke up to windy weather and adjusted our days adventure to go to a protected bay just south of Burlington called Shelburne Bay, Leaving the city behind we had great views of the Adirondack Mountains.   The shoreline was forested with very large homes.   As we entered Shelburne Bay we passed the Marine Railway and Shelburne Boat Yard where most of the steamships that plied these waters were built, including the Ticonderoga which we saw yesterday.  The steamships were owned by the Delaware and Hudson Railroad and were marketed often as rail and steamship passages to tourist and also often carried freight lumber, food crops and once even a baby elephant! The bay follows the pattern of the shore on our way here- large homes on the bluffs and forests.  We will get some lunch and then explore the bay and some trails. We dinghied to Shelburne Bay Park and tied up at the dinghy dock to hike to Allen Hill a prominent point on the peninsula.  We hiked up a pat...

 We left Plattsburgh with a bit of drizzle as we headed south to Valcour Island. The view along the way was mountains and rugged shore with scattered homes.   Valcour Island is a state park in New York which is 968 acres, kinda big.  The island has 26 primitive camps sites and miles of hiking trails and a lighthouse.    We anchored on the south east side of the island so we would have protection from the rain predicted for later today.  We traveled past the lighthouse and pulled into a crowded anchorage.   Right now it is clearing up so we will pack a lunch and go exploring while we have clear weather. As you can see Valcour Island has a rocky shore with pine forest and at the higher section deciduous trees.  We walked past several camp sites and explored the lighthouse. Since the sky was threatening we thought it best to cut our planned dinghy ride around the island short and get back to the boat.  We got the dinghy secured just in...