Blue Belle

Blue Belle
2008 Back Cove 33, "Blue Belle" (Picture courtesy of Tom Noonan)

Thursday, July 7, 2011

August 12, 2011 - Burlington, VT to Schuylerville, NY

We set out from the Burlington Boathouse at 7:00 am to try to make good time before the wind came up. The forecast was for light winds but we think the forecasters went to the same schools as the ones on Cape Cod.

Headed south leaving Lake Champlain

It turned out to be our longest day time-wise and distance for the trip, covering 105 miles in 10 hours, and passing through seven locks. Fortunately the weather was perfect and the temps were in the high seventies.

Fort Ticonderoga

Real estate for sale (was for sale when we passed in 2004) - Make Offer!


We took a slip at the Schuylerville Marina for the night. The woman who runs the marina gave us a map of the town and told us about a very nice restaurant "about two blocks away." She didn't mention it was all up hill and her definition of a "block" was significantly longer than what we expected. The walk, about 3/4 mile each way, was worth it though and the trip back at least was down hill.

Morning at the marina with "smoke on the water"

Tomorrow we are out of the locks and onto the Hudson River around the Troy/Albany area and points south. We will have to do an official talley but we think we have covered close to 100 locks in all this trip, enough for a lifetime. No, make it two lifetimes.

Full set of pictures are at: https://picasaweb.google.com/golphinut/201107BlueBelle02?authuser=0&feat=directlink
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