Appologies, we have been too busy to blog, so the next few posts are catching you up on the last month or so.
We discovered Sodus Bay and the town of Sodus point when we made a late season trip last Canadian Thanksgiving. We loved the yacht club and the town out of season and made plans to visit this summer.
With Angela, Doug and Denise as crew we left Kingston in perfect conditions early on the Saturday of the August long weekend. A down wind sail all the way to Sodus had us in for tea time.
Wing on wing as we head to Sodus with 5 bikes on board, 3 on the deck.
After a great dinner at the Sodus Bay Yacht Club we had an early night.
Next day we explored the town on our bikes, had a dip in Lake Ontario at the nice beach and we went to a free Jazz concert at the old light house. Dinner was at Captain Jacks, with a great live band and dancing. Our friend Suz joined us in the afternoon, she was passing through on her way to Louisiana for vacation.
We had planned to sail back on Monday, but being retired has its benefits and the retirees out voted the working stiffs and we decided to stay an extra day. Denise found a local state park – Chimney Bluffs State Park About a 20K cycle away, this was an ideal distance for us to head out for the morning.
We had a great ride through the farms around Sodus Bay, they seem to have escaped the drought we have had in Kingston, the apple harvest was just starting and the whole area was green and looking great.
Chimney Bluffs are very well named. Formed from the erosion of the soft sandy coast line, towers are left, albeit temporarily, the erosion is several meters per year.
Our return to Kingston was uneventful, not enough wind to sail but fun with company.
We said this the last time, but the Sodus Bay area is a great place to visit, by boat or by car or by bicycle. Sodus Point was busy and lively but not packed. We were able to find places to eat without a reservation. This might be due to us going on a long weekend in Ontario that is a regular weekend in New York.
