Cruising to Rouses Point, NY

Today was smooth and lovely on the north end of Lake Champlain. I especially loved the cloud patterns in the sky.   I took this photo from the bridge where we had all the smiley's opened.

We passed Vermont's Isle of La Motte on the east shown here.

  

On the west was Point Au Roche, NY....

 

We slowed for a fisherman near our boat. This is a common curtesy but as we travel north less and less people do this... if you don't slow down your wake can really rock a small boat,

This is another picture of the New York side of the lake.... notice how still the water is...

This picture was taken from the bridge looking aft.  The only stirring of the water is our wake.

The first mate had to do circles waiting on the marina here to answer our radio call and to avoid hitting this double masted sail boat.

The wind had picked up a bit also.  

As we got closer to the upper end of the lake today the radio communications we heard were often in French. The Captain thinks because I took French in high school 50+ years ago I should be able to understand these communiques! Ha!

We had called ahead yesterday to reserved a slip here but the lady in the office is Canadian with her native language being French. In her limited English she could not even guide us into our slip... suggested a slip that had a unstepped mast on a sail boat near by that we would have hit... the Captain decided with no help on the dock that he would select his own slip and did! I was about to load the Landing Loop when I heard him idle the engines and jump off the boat to grab my line and together we tied her up securely.

In our slip at Rouses Point, NY.

The Orange balls we use in the locks helped out here as the wind was pushing us hard against the floating finger dock.

This ladder was made by the Captain and it is pretty neat.  It folds up so it can be stowed in the back of the sun deck.

Just today some million or so Bugs invaded here.. not sure what they are called but maybe the name is May flies?  They have attached themselves to everything..... here they are on the swim deck of the boat on other side of dock from us.  We expect to have a few on Miss gg by tomorrow.

Here is one close up.

 

We were hoping to replenish the boat with groceries, etc before entering Canada where everything would be very expensive. There is no grocery store nearby!  We did find out that the owner usually allows boaters to borrow his car but he was out of town... oh dear. But a wonderful worker here came into the office and found out we needed to get to grocery store and said we could use the owner's truck! Yippee!  We bought a lot of stuff and are now trying to put it all away... we have a good bit of storage here compared to some boats but we have to stack the things, often having to move something to get to something else.  But we are thankful for the space.

So now guess what we are awaiting? Yep! RAIN and flooding!.... there are constant warnings on the TV to prepare to leave your home and to expect basements to flood. Hard rain is due here tonight and all day tomorrow... we may never get rid of the mildew!... hoping the old folks don't rot!  

Tomorrow, IF we leave here, we will pass under this bridge and shortly there after go through customs at the Canadian border.