Friday June 21: Time to Move On

Steve liked the sunrise picture from the other day but wasn't thrilled about the dirty front windshield through which the picture was taken.

So first thing this morning he was out there washing the windows. What a nice difference :-)

It's our last night here (I mean really - we've been here for 6 days!) so it was off to the rec center for one last breakfast out.

Part of the walking/bike path there goes through some marshy areas so we're always on the lookout for turtles, snakes or whatever wildlife we might spot.

The best we'd done until today was a chipmunk. Boy did we do better today! A MOOSE!! Who would have ever expected to see a moose roaming around this area?

Both the police and the wildlife agency were nearby making sure it didn't decide to come near the walking path - not sure what they would have done though.

A ride around the area produced many memories from when we were here either in the late 50's or for many more years in the 80's when we traveled with my parents - each on our own boat.

The statue of Champlain, the beach area and public dock where we used to stay before the city put in a nice marina.

The hot dog stand that has been here since 1963 and was a frequent stop for at least ice cream.

The old bandstand is still here as well.

The shoreline really just hasn't changed all that much.

The laundry is done, a dozen projects completed and we're ready to move on.

In the meantime, it's Christmas in June :-)

The celebrating started last night but tomorrow night will be the boat parade and the then the real celebration begins! We intend to be docked at the Swift Rapids locks by then but it was fun to see the Christmas lights tonight :-)

The pink flamingo was fun. Some of the boats have really gone full out. Rumor has it that there is a prize for the best decorated boat......


We gave the prize to the boat below - not sure if there will be last minute entries tomorrow or not.








Thanks, Steve, for the great pics of the boats with lights on!!