Adriondack Trails and sleepy towns

Dave at the top of South Boquet Mountain

The sun shining through the blinds wakes us this morning, it is a beautiful day and the view from the window of the lake and the sunrise is amazing. We’ve met a local conservationist and he’s given us directions for some good trails in the area. So after stocking up on pastries and subs at Ernie’s we set off to find the first one, up to the top of South Boquet Mountain. Now the word mountain is a bit of an exaggeration even if the path is initially steep, we climb steadily upwards through trees before emerging onto some flat rocks to stunning views over Lake Champlain.

The second walk is not far from here and is supposed to shoe beaver activity along the way; however Dave and I can’t see any. This is probably because we don’t know what we’re looking for...The walk is easy going and along one of the trails we see a woodpecker but that’s all we can identify. After the walk we drive to the coast to Essex to enjoy Ernie’s subs overlooking the Lake and find somewhere to sell us hot mulled cider. The Old Dockyard pub fits the bill; we enjoy our drink and the great views of the lake and beyond.

The area around Westport is very quiet now the season is almost at an end (most places seem to be shutting next weekend). The brochure boast of strolling to the many restaurants is just not happening, but the cafe opposite “Me & My Girls” has just opened for evening meals Fridays through to Sunday so I guess we’ll stroll over the road to there tonight. The choice is limited Steak, Flounder or meatballs good job we like all three....