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 path that was steep and filled with tree roots and made it almost to the top, but we’re running out of daylight so we headed back. Had some nice views of the bay from the trail.
We also had a nice sunset.
August 30. On to Kingsland Bay. Nm. Total
We headed south on this blustery day in Lake Champlain saying goodbye to Shelburne Bay.
The sun came out and we watched the Adirondack Mountains and forest go by. In this stretch, the lake begins to narrow and we saw 360 feet of water depth. Makes you realize how tall the mountains on the lake really are when you take into account how much is under water. The shore is mostly forested with very small towns and a few farms.
The most prominent peak on the lake is Split Rock Mountain with its lighthouse.
Passing Split Rock we enter Kingsland Bay to anchor for the night. The anchorage is surrounded by parkland and an old Vermont farm house.
We explored the parks and their trails. You can tell that Bill really liked the rocks and had to climb out on everyone he found! I was impressed by the size of the trees. Some had trunks 8 feet around and the trees tenacity to grow between and around the rocks.
After we returned to the boat I washed windows and window coverings and Bill changed the generator oil. In preparing for the oil change I heard a frantic call to come now there is a snake on board! Well after a bit of confusion we collected snake trapping supplies and went on the hunt. Managed to trap him in a bucket and slide a flexible cutting board under the bucket and take him overboard. He swam away to shore. We figured he hitched a ride via our anchor rode. Bill is now the fearless snake trapper!
