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Still At Vergennes. Mike T showed up late in the day with enough time to squeeze in a BBQ and some cocktails. We headed out to fish this morning. We were able to stop along the otter creek at a bait shop so MT could pick up his license. Tom 4 / Mike 0 so … Continue reading »

Day 19 & 20 July 6th and 7th 2012 Still at the town dock in Vergennes Vt. Waiting for Mike Taylor to arrive with his sparkly Nitro boat so we can do some serious fresh water fishing. Unfortunately he was summoned at last minute to MBS and might not be able to make it. We … Continue reading »

Day 18 July 5, 2012 Vergennes VT (pronounced Virgins) After yesterday…. we are at the other end of the spectrum for Lake Champlain. Vergennes is up the 7 mile Otter creek. They built wooden ships here for the war of 1812. We are tied up at the town dock at the site of the old … Continue reading »

Day 17 July 4th 2012 The weather forecast was calling for light and variable winds to change to West winds at night so we headed for a safe anchorage at Spoon Bay off Valcour Island near Plattsburg NY in Lake Champlain. We were in an idyllic little bay surrounded on three sides by rock cliffs … Continue reading »

Day 16 Tuesday July 3, 2012 We found a nice spot to anchor just south of the Burlington VT mooring fields. Burlington was having its 4th celebration a day early. There was live music and daredevil air show and fireworks. … again we have a front row seat. The air show was the most impressive … Continue reading »