WESTPORT, NY

Thursday, August 11, 2022

It is 62 degrees this morning, and I am writing this in my sweats, with a steaming cup of coffee in my hand (thank you, Lynn!).  The high today will be a sunny 72.  Perfect.

We left Burlington yesterday, and we’ve turned our bow to the south – heading slowly home.

We’ve stopped overnight in Westport – a small town on the NY (western) side of Lake Champlain.  Not much of a town, but a wonderful yacht club dining experience not to be missed.  (More about that later.)

The last two days in Burlington were rainy, so we deliberately stayed there – where restaurants and shopping were plentiful.  A great place to hole up and wait for the storms to pass through.  

Yesterday and today were our reward – two perfect days of glassy seas, brilliant sunrises, and a brilliant moonrise.

Our marina faces east and northeast, so we can see the Green Mountains of Vermont as we look up the lake.  The mountains get taller and taller as you look into the distance, and their colors become more and more muted.  It’s a painting lesson.

Last night we walked about a quarter mile along the shore to have dinner at the Westport Yacht Club.  Check out this venue.  People fly thousands of miles for a view like this at Lake Como.  They should think about Lake Champlain instead…

And they food was MARVELOUS!  Starting with Watermelon Cosmos…

And as we finished dinner, the full moon rose…

Today is a short trip.  We are just moving the boat 20 miles farther down the lake – to position us for our trip through the Canal.  We’ll talk more about that in the next post.

TTFN