July 19.
We arrived super late the night before (such a late start that morning!), so we all slept in a little and ended up enjoying a lazy Sunday at Lake Bonaparte--meaning, sitting on the dock swishing our feet in the water, a boat ride around the lake, reading in a beach chair, and simply breathing in the warm Adirondack air and relaxing.
Fernando and I drove up with Joseph, and Jake was able to get a week off work. Jake's girlfriend Allie came with us, too!
Jake and Allie relaxed on the dock.
View from the dock--with a telephoto lens, of course!
On our afternoon pontoon boat ride around the lake, we sat back and enjoyed seeing the familiar sights, plus some new ones--new houses being built, or new docks put in. Boating along at a slow pace is the way to go! At one point, Joseph quietly piped up, "Bird." No one paid attention, so he said it just a little bit more loudly, "Bird." We looked around, and saw a
loon. Closer than one has ever been to the boat. That was no mere bird! I was able to take a few pictures; these are the best I've ever taken!
Look at its red eye!
Sisters Islands.
Here's what greeted us when we arrived back at the dock. What a way to relax on a Sunday afternoon!
It was a hot day, so we ended up swimming off the end of the dock to cool off; it felt great.
Jake and Allie on Jackson Rock.
My nightly lake ritual of watching the sunset commenced with a beauty that would be one of the prettiest of the week.
Beautiful end to a warm, relaxing day.
Back to life,
Christine
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