Sunday – Day 44 – 9/14/08

Today we didn’t leave the harbor (picture is our view from the harbor to Seneca Lake) until 1130, after saying goodbye to new friends. Again the good people of New York were their, to help us get safely out of the slip with the wind blowing and we headed down the Seneca Lake. The lake is 500 plus feet deep with clear water. Yes - there are places with clean water! As we slowly cruised down the 37 mile long lake we enjoyed the many vineyards (picture below) visible from the boat. Our destination was to visit the Watkins Glen Yacht Club and surrounding area. As we cruised down the lake, Barb recognized a boat to be the boat of Terry and Rhonda the couple that had extended an invitation to visit their club. We circled around and exchanged greetings then Rhonda called the club and confirmed that we were on the way. By the time we got into the channel and were looking for where we should be, club members were there waiting on the dock to direct us to where we were going to reside for the night, as well as handle lines, wish us welcome and drink a cold beer after a long day. We will stay two nights and visit local points of interest. One of the club members has offered to drive us to the top of a popular water fall for we can walk back one way “down hill”! I believe in gravity assist!

Considering the terrible weather that the mid west is having we have been avoiding most of it. High winds are expected in this area tonight so will add a few fenders and additional lines to secure the boat to the dock.

Enjoying the view on Seneca Lake