Thursday, July 4th

Rick arrived in the morning and parked his car in Burlington.  Ron went ashore to pick him up and brought him back to the boat in time for breakfast.  (The ladies were kindly waiting for us before starting to eat).  We then went for a great bike ride along the Colchester Point Causeway, crossed on the Bike Ferry and cycled to South Hero.  We stopped at a store for lunch and it poured down for about an hour.  So we had to have ice-creams until the rain stopped.  Actually, it had almost stopped, when we set off, but fooled us, because after about 15 minutes when we were in the open, it started again.  Oh well, it was warm rain.  We were pretty wet for the return bike ferry trip, but by the time we got back to the boat we were only damp.  It was hot now so we all took refreshing swims from the boat.  Ron & Rick then went off in the dinghy to catch dinner, but came back empty handed just as appetizers were being served.  We had hoped to visit the Vermont Symphony Orchestra in nearby Shelburne for an outdoor concert and picnic, but the weather still threatened rain so we called it off.  Instead, we had hamburgers and beer again.