It's nice to be home!

We arrived back on Lake Champlain on June 29, after two days in the Champlain Canal. Our trip has lasted nine months; we departed on September 26, 2009. Although we have seen many beautiful spots on our trip south, none of them is more beautiful than our home waters! And after much hot, humid weather during our trip north, including the two days in the Champlain Canal, we were treated to some wonderful "Adirondack weather" for our first couple of days back!! Nights in the 40's, daytime highs in the low 70's and blue skies and sunshine!! What a treat! Two fleece blankets and wool socks at night!

Trefoil came out of the water the next day, and we pressure washed the bottom. We had had the bottom cleaned by a diver in Florida just after we headed north, and there was surprisingly little growth in the past two months. Then Ron moved the boat over to the area where we will work on her until she is ready to go back in the lake. Dick opened up the access to the centerboard, and was unable to dislodge the arm that holds the pin in place. So the centerboard will not be an easy fix, that much we know.

July 1 and it was time to go home. Our friend Mark had given Dick a ride to pick up our car, so we packed up the dirty laundry, and headed home! We are now busy catching up on "home jobs," and will be back at the marina soon, preparing Trefoil for some time on the lake this summer. We are strongly considering the idea of stripping the bottom, doing an epoxy barrier coat, and then new bottom paint. It is a job that needs to be done, and since we are on the hard at the moment, it seems to be a good time to do this job. However, we are also looking forward to enjoying the lake and doing some sailing!