Lake Chanplain

Lake Champlain is magnificent.  It is both a very large body of water; about 106 miles long (north-south)  by 32 miles wide.  In some ways it is very similar to the size and layout of Long Island Sound where we had sailed for many years.
Our transit of it was very easy.
We left Whitehall early on the 17th.  The lower Champlain starts out 'bendy' like a river but begins to straighten and widen after a few miles.  Several storms with high winds were predicted to come in from the west so we decided to pull into Bulwaga Bay

It is near Crown Point, just past the Champlain Bridge. 
Fortunately the high winds never came, so after a nice dinner we were treated to a great rainbow. off our stern.

Next morning we continued north up to Burlington VT.  One of the boys looked at the University of Vermont, but went elsewhere.  It is a beautiful, and fun college town.  They have a free shuttle that runs up College street which makes going to shops and restaurant a breeze.

Church Street has bee converted into a pedestrian mall with great places to buy things and some really great eateries.
 Nice thing about being on the east side of the lake is that we got some great sunsets.

 

Next day we transited to Plattsburgh NY where we tied up for the night on a mooring ball.  It was a beautiful summer solstice evening.  I cooked salmon on the grill off the stern.

Total miles to date:315.

Next, off to the Great White North