Saturday - Brewerton
We spent the day Saturday getting Samba ready for her very special guests.
While Carol borrowed a car from the marina owners at Ess-Kay to pick up a week's worth of groceries, Jim washed the
boat from stem to stern.
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| Jim, Jennifer & Erick enjoying a sundowner |
Jen, Erick & Hannah, Xander and Hendrix Cavalcanti drove from Carmel, IN via
Niagra Falls and met us at our marina around 5:00. Once everything was stowed
and everyone had a chance to explore Samba, we settled down for a glass of wine
and then a nice dinner of grilled pork chops. Yum.
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| Hendrix, Hannah & Xander |
In honor of Jim’s birthday and
Jim & Carol’s 40th anniversary, Carol made some homemade
strawberry shortcake. The only problem was that there seemed to be a shortage
of whipped cream for Jim’s portion. Bummer.
Sunday - Brewerton to Sylvan Beach
Sunday morning was a
spectacular morning. Pleasant temperature, light wind and a perfect morning to
enjoy a cup of coffee on the top deck.
Before leaving on the day’s
journey, Carol opened her anniversary present from Jim. A big # 40 - wow!
With a chance of rain in the forecast for the afternoon, we set off around
10:00 to cross Lake Oneida’s 22 miles.
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| Erick at the wheel |
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| Hendrix enjoying the ride |
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| Jennifer |
We all had a busy morning getting ready to leave. With such a relaxing
ride on Oneida Lake, who could resist a mid-morning nap?
We didn’t know what to expect as we pulled into Sylvan Beach. This was pirate weekend for them and we heard they had boats stacked up all over the place on Saturday evening. By the
time we arrived at noon on Sunday, we had plenty of space at the city dock.
A boater had told us about Sylvan Beach's old fashioned amusement park and beach
so off we went as soon as lunch was over. What fun we had!
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| Hannah's first roller coaster ride! |
Though a bit intimidating, dad said Hannah did great & loved her first roller coaster ride.
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| A little ice cream to cool the afternoon |
It was a wonderful afternoon - - until the rain hit. Then, there was a mass exodus of boats and swimmers heading for cover. Fortunately, the 3” rain and flooding that was predicted didn’t hit. PTL!
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| Hamburgers on the back deck |
After the rain quit, Hendrix slipped and
had a boo boo. Hannah felt sorry for him and made him a story book, complete
with illustrations. What a great big sis!
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| Hannah's book for Hendrix Complete with illustrations |
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| Hannah reading her book to Hendrix & Xander |
