On July 6th we left Littleton, MA for our travels to the Adirondack Mountains where we would be camping at Adirondack Camping Village for four nights. The drive took us onto the Mass. Turnpike which was an extremely long toll rode but thankfully the rode was not as bumpy as some on our travels. We stopped at one of the travel plazas and lunch consisted of Boston Market and Honey Dew Donuts. We did not leave until lunch from Littleton, MA so we did not arrive in Lake George until around 5:00 pm. We finished our Boston Market lunch leftovers and worked on plans for the rest of the week in Lake George.
After arriving in Lake George Brian found an Urgent Care center to have the stitches taken out of his head.
On Tuesday we rode into Lake George and walked around Lake George Village having lunch at Monte Cristo. Our lunch consisted of a cheeseburger and a Monte Cristo sandwich with chips, nothing really fabulous but a nice lunch. We walked along the beach in Lake George that was closed due to a sewer line that burst but we were hoping the beach would reopen before we leave the area. We took the boys to the pool until a small thunderstorm approached and ended pool time. Zachary and Carson watched the nightly movie at the campground office while Polly decided to do a couple loads of laundry while the boys watched the movie. At 10:30, all the clothes for the week were finished and it was time for bed.
On Wednesday morning we took a boat ride (it was called a cruise) on Lake George and had the fortune of seeing some really beautiful home along the small islands in Lake George. Just before the cruise ended it started to rain and thankfully there was an enclosed area so we stayed dry. After the cruise we walked into town to see if we could find any local favorites for desert. We went into a small chocolate shop where Zachary and Carson picked up some handmade sweets at the Adirondack Chocolate Shop for their afternoon snack. The parents ate a cinnamon Belgium waffle with butter pecan ice cream, Belgium chocolate topped off with whipped cream. This small shop had opened 11 days ago and hopefully he will have great success with his unique treat. Our guilt started after the sweet treat that we decided to go for a bike ride. We rode back to the motor home to get helmet and water bottles for a family friendly bike trail outside of the Village of Lake George. We loaded everything in the car, rode to the trail and found out that we did not have the keys to unlock the bikes which were securely locked on the bike rack on the back of the Toad. Well, our bike ride turned into a nice walk along the bike trail and hopefully try to bike the trail the next day. We had dinner at the motor home and worked on finding a campground in Vermont which we will be arriving on Friday, July 10th.
On Thursday, we were able to do our bike ride on the Warren County bike trail. The entire trail was nine miles but the last of the trail was partially on a very busy road so we stopped at the intersection and started back. We probably rode approximately 6- 6 /12 miles of the 9 mile trail, so our total bike ride was somewhere between 12-13 miles. This was the longest trail we have accomplished without much training with a ten year old and a six year old. We wanted to visit the beach before we left but it was still closed due a sewage leak, so we opted for the pool at the campground even though the outside temperature was only 67 degrees. After the pool we had dinner and decided to go back into the Lake George Village for a concert and fireworks. The local symphony planned for two hours and the fireworks over Lake George started at 9:30. Even though these fireworks were on a smaller scale than Boston the circumstances were less crowded and more comfortable with a mega mat to lie on and snacks to eat. After the fireworks we enjoyed a cone of ice cream from one of the local vendors.
On Friday we left Lake George for Colchester, VT near Burlington, VT. The drive throught the Adirondack mountains into Vermont were absolutely beautiful.
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