Thursday August 30th

We went for another bike ride, north this time on the bike paths to Malletts Bay.  The bike path used to follow a causeway around Mallets Bay, but it’s currently being repaired after Irene hit last year.  There is also a bike ferry traversing the causeway, but this is also closed at the moment.  Shame.  We found a nice ride though and finished up on the “Bike the City” route – a 10 mile bike path round the city and UVM campus.  The “Bike the City” trail took us through corn fields, next to a stream, with cows wading the stream.  Very Vermont.  It also took us past the “Ethan Allen Tower”, which we climbed for some beautiful views of the lake and surroundings. 

Ship’s log: 2310.1 Today's log: 0.0nm, Season total: 674.6 nm

Wednesday August 29th

Bill and Kathy departed in the morning, so we set off for a bike ride to Shelburne Bay.  We had ordered a part for our roller furler and cycled to Shelburne shipyard to pick it up.  A beautiful ride.  Returned to the boat and watched the local paddling team zoom past, right next to our boat.

Ship’s log: 2310.1 Today's log: 0.0nm, Season total: 674.6 nm

Tuesday August 28th

We started the day with a nice refreshing swim and then took the dinghy ashore and walked on some of the islands many footpaths.   Bill and Kathy had brought some delicious spare ribs, so we had those for lunch.  The winds shifted to the north during the morning and so we had another great sail, downwind, back to Burlington, where we picked up a mooring again, 44° 28.42N 73° 13.47W.

Ship’s log: 2310.1 Today's log: 13.0nm, Season total: 674.6 nm

Monday August 27th

Kathy and Bill, (friends from Jay), joined us in the morning.  We picked them up in the dinghy and, with winds of 20 knots from the south, gave them and their luggage a wet ride to the boat.  The winds were great for a sail to Valcour Island however, 44° 37.86N 73° 24.42W.  We dropped the hook in Spoon Bay, 

and since it was their wedding anniversary, opened a bottle of champagne from the ships stores.  (By coincidence, it was Ron’s anniversary too - from a previous life -  so He joined in with the photos).  We dined on Pork Tenderloin, more wine and beer and went to bed contented. 

Ship’s log: 2297.1 Today's log: 13.5nm, Season total: 661.6 nm

Sunday August 26th

Woke up had a swim, then a very sedate sail under screecher to Burlington, 44° 28.39N 73° 13.45W, where we picked up a mooring.  We went ashore, did laundry and 2 trips to the grocery store.  Time flew by as usual and with the shorter days, we ended up doing the last shopping trip in the dark.  We ate ashore at Splash – a restaurant on the dock. 

Ship’s log: 2283.6 Today's log: 4.3nm, Season total: 648.1 nm

Saturday August 25th

We had a very nice beat to Shelburne Bay, 44° 24.35N 73° 13.80W, where we dropped anchor.  Catamarans have a reputation for not being very fast to windward.  However, with Teresa at the helm, we crossed tacks with a 40’ sailboat and gained several boat lengths on the leg.  Then Ron took over, the helm and she caught us up.  Must have been fluky winds!  In any event it was another great sailing day. 

Ship’s log: 2279.3 Today's log: 22.2nm, Season total: 643.8 nm

Friday August 24th

Platsburgh has a railway station.  When we commented to ourselves on this we were a little shocked to realize how rare this is in rural America.  Not to worry though, we were reminded of the railway line’s existence throughout the night.  We woke up late-ish an went exploring and shopping by bike.  Picked up brake blocks, a camping stove that would save us from baking in the galley on hot evenings, and groceries.  Set off for Providence Island and dropped the hook there, 44° 36.62N 73° 20.78W, on a totally windless day. 

Ship’s log: 2257.1 Today's log: 7.1nm, Season total: 621.6 nm