What We Did On Our Summer Vacation

When my family goes away on our summer vacation,  we like action.

We crave adventure.

We live on the edge.

This year, however,  we changed it up a bit.

Instead of thrills,  we just chilled.

We spent a week in Lake George - on the beach.

We connected with old friends.

We made new friends too.

And we took our annual family vacation pictures at the Sagamore.

We also ate a LOT, played rummy, read books, watched Masterchef,  sprayed 10 cans of sunscreen on ourselves, ate ice cream at Ben & Jerry's and also at Martha's Dandee Creme, and played mini golf at Around the World. 

This year, we added a new activity that we will repeat next year.

We went bass fishing.

I usually stay up late on vacation and sleep later in the morning.

This year, I went to bed earlier than normal, woke up

@5:00 AM, and headed out into the dark with my camera and tripod

to capture the sunrise over the lake.

The first morning was disappointing.  There were low clouds and mist.  I could barely see the mountains across the lake.

The second morning was better, but before the sun had a chance to peek over the mountains a huge dark cloud got in the way!

This is Dome Island taken from the waterfront on Cotton Point Road in Bolton Landing.

Still, it was very pretty and well worth it.

The third morning was clear.  The color in the sky reflected in the water making an incredibly beautiful scene.

On this final day,  I was happy to see the sun come up behind the mountains and sparkle across the calm early morning water.

This was our 21st family vacation at Lake George.

As the kids have grown up,  we are content to do less

and relax more.  Our little cabin with tiny bedrooms

puts us in very close quarters.  

Definitely not even close to luxury acommodations!  

But we love it.

And we'll be back again next year!