The winds howled throughout night creating a poor night of sleep for Renee as she worried about the noises and movement. Erik’s sleep was unaffected as he rested well. We awoke to continuing light rain that was still blowing hard and temperatures had fallen considerably. A mostly lazy morning was spent in flannel PJ’s. The rain was supposed to start clearing out around noon and winds were projected to subside some in the evening. Our plans were to make an approximately 24 mile run across Oneida Lake which is the largest lake totally within the state of New York spanning 80 square miles. We had heard that with it being a relatively shallow lake it can kick up some nasty waves when windy. Checking our ‘Windy’ app we discovered that the winds were creating 4-5’ waves throughout the morning and into the early afternoon. Renee made arrangements with the marina staff for us to be allowed a delayed departure from our slip until noon (10am is the standard time). We filled the water tanks, prepped the boat for what could be a fairly rough and bumpy ride, and shoved off at noon. We first pulled over to their fuel dock to top off our gas (only took on 48 gallons but was worth the time given their prices were $1 or more less than anyone else on the canal). We motored out the 1 mile of canal to the edge of the lake and chose to tie up to the towns free wall for a few hours to wait out the still gusting winds….we were in no hurry. We cooked up hot dogs for lunch and napped for an hour or so after lunch. Hung at the wall for a while longer listening to music and chillaxing.
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| Another gold looper moored on the free wall behind us that we chatted with They’re also headed west, like most everyone but us 😝 |
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| From our spot on the wall we watched with our binoculars this 53’ vessel coming across the lake late afternoon and although much larger and more stable a vessel than us they were getting knocked around pretty good…..maybe we’ll stay put for the day ☺️ |
Though the winds finally started calming down and the sun came out we decided to wait till morning to cross the lake. We made some BigMac salads for dinner then headed out for a nice long walk. We walked toward the lake hoping to get some views. We saw some beautiful homes, a marina, and walked out one of the marina walkways for a bit of a view. Riva found a new friend who followed us for about 10 minutes but ran when Riva tried to “play” 🤣😂 Back at the boat we had ice cream cones and coffee ❤️❤️❤️
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| Brave kitty Playmate for Riva? Not so much |
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| Gorgeous home out on the very tip as the Oneida River met with Oneida Lake |
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| Marina out on the point Waters calmed late evening as the winds finally subsided |
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| Mom, dad and two young children were fishing on the wall where we were docked Mom and little daughter with their prize winning catch 🐟 |
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