July 6, Day 23 - Vergennes to Shelburne

We left Vergennes and made it to Shelburne a bit after noon. Did a pump out and topped off the fuel tanks so they’ll be full before heading into Canada. Fuel cost here was $2.75/gal. We are staying at the Shelburne Shipyard Marina. It is not really set up for transients as most of the slips are taken by locals, but the rotten weather up here has delayed several from launching yet and we were able to get a slip. We plan to stay here until Thursday and then take our time heading to Rouses Point and cross into Canada on Monday. Because we were one of the few transients at the marina, we drew a lot of attention. Everyone walked by wondering where we were from. We are right across from a Carver 440. The couple lives aboard and the husband works at the marina. She has a HUGE herb garden on the deck.

We went for a good walk and got back just before a major wind and rain storm hit. The boat was really rocking and rolling in the slip and we are in a very sheltered spot. Glad we weren’t on the lake.

We have great cell coverage and wifi here, so Gerry is happy again. He needs his email and internet fix to see what is going on in the world. Linda updated the blog for the last 4 days.

We contacted our friends up here, Mark and August Johnson and Jim Karl to arrange for get togethers. Jim dropped by after the storm and gave us the nickel tour of the Shelburne area. Lots of money out here – huge houses, acreage, and either lake or bay front.

We finally had a chance to go through emails from the last week. We had a great list of recommendations from Barbara and Jim Benjamin from Golden Lily on things to do on Lake Champlain. We have a couple of extra days to spend, so we’ll do a bit more wandering.

After departing Otter Creek and getting back on the Lake, we could see Mt. Washington, NH in the distance. When we lived in Maine we traveled to Mt. Washington by car. It was very cold and windy and still had snow and was the middle of summer.

Our depth gauge ..... it was obvious we were no longer on the Chesapeake

Split Rock Lighthouse. It was abandoned quite some time ago and is now privately owned.

Split Rock

The marina where we are staying has a very old and historic history.

Monk's Vineyard at the dock .. on the left about 4 boats back

A little cove/beach area by the marina

The approaching STORM (we have seen way too many of these)

The storm arrives