Columbus Day public holiday, 10th October
In high cold winds, but bright sunlight we boarded a boat trip around Squam Lake. This is where they filmed On Golden Pond. We got out into the centre amongst white capped waves, and the skipper turned back as the little catamaran was taking on water as we rolled in the swell! It wasn't that bad, but he obviously had to think of his passengers' safety.
It was an interesting trip all the same, with stories of the lake's history back to the natives who canoed across it, hunting and fishing and it's current inhabitants; one house overlooking Red Hill being worth 4million dollars and a solitary house on a tiny island whose owners 'enlarged' the island by transporting boulders in the dead of night. The highlight for me was seeing loons, these pretty spotted ducks that are a symbol of these lakes. I still haven't heard enough of their "loooon" call though. Pete managed to get some zoomed in shots of this diving duck and there was much excitement from all the boat trippers as these birds are quite elusive.
We went on to a trail hike around the shore at Five Fingers Point. Our guidebook said a 2.7mile loop which could be walked in 1 hour! They are having a laugh, the pathways are tricky, rocky and tree rooted, so we managed the round trip in 2 and a half hours! We excuse ourselves a little because we chose to stop and sit on the lakeside whenever there was an opening down to it, the views and colours too good to not spend time over.
We came 'home' and watched the second Trump/Clinton debate (fiasco) on Pete's iPhone, there being no TV here and our old iPad struggling to stream live coverage. It held our attention for the duration though, despite the small screen.
In high cold winds, but bright sunlight we boarded a boat trip around Squam Lake. This is where they filmed On Golden Pond. We got out into the centre amongst white capped waves, and the skipper turned back as the little catamaran was taking on water as we rolled in the swell! It wasn't that bad, but he obviously had to think of his passengers' safety.
It was an interesting trip all the same, with stories of the lake's history back to the natives who canoed across it, hunting and fishing and it's current inhabitants; one house overlooking Red Hill being worth 4million dollars and a solitary house on a tiny island whose owners 'enlarged' the island by transporting boulders in the dead of night. The highlight for me was seeing loons, these pretty spotted ducks that are a symbol of these lakes. I still haven't heard enough of their "loooon" call though. Pete managed to get some zoomed in shots of this diving duck and there was much excitement from all the boat trippers as these birds are quite elusive.
We went on to a trail hike around the shore at Five Fingers Point. Our guidebook said a 2.7mile loop which could be walked in 1 hour! They are having a laugh, the pathways are tricky, rocky and tree rooted, so we managed the round trip in 2 and a half hours! We excuse ourselves a little because we chose to stop and sit on the lakeside whenever there was an opening down to it, the views and colours too good to not spend time over.
We came 'home' and watched the second Trump/Clinton debate (fiasco) on Pete's iPhone, there being no TV here and our old iPad struggling to stream live coverage. It held our attention for the duration though, despite the small screen.
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