Miles: 220
Route: Boston, MA - Lake George, NY
Tuesday morning Alex and I both woke up around 5am for no real reason. After a while I gave up on sleep and headed for a run across the Charles River to a Pure Barre class. The 55-minute session was hard (my first time!) but it felt great to get back into the groove of taking a regular exercise class.
After walking back to Todd and Shannon's apartment in Cambridge (thanks for being such gracious hosts!) Alex and I got organized and began the drive to Lake George, NY.
The trip was only 3.5 hours long and much of it was very scenic given the beautiful weather we had. While road trips generally mean multiple stops at fast food and/or chain restaurants - which I normally do not complain about - Alex and I wanted to try and find some local joints too. Enter Housatonic Café in Lee, MA, where we enjoyed some of the most delicious sandwiches (50/50 split, score!) we've had so far on our trip. The sign out front said they "Put Panera to shame" and we would have to agree - definitely stop by if you are ever driving across Massachusetts into New York.
Arriving in Lake George around mid-afternoon, we were surprised at how quiet the town felt. There are very few other visitors around so we have the town pretty much to ourselves!
View of the lake from our motel dock.
So much blue.
We spent some time checking out the lake and drove around a bit in search of a scenic vista or pull-over point to watch the sunset. Unfortunately, Prospect Mountain was closed for the day so we ended up checking out a golf course and small beach along the water instead.
We took a drive up to the Top of the World golf course in search of some panoramic views - success!
We found a couple Adirondack chairs near Fort William Henry to watch the sunset.
A very relaxing way to end the day.
One of the few boats we saw.
Even the dock looks pretty picturesque.
After taking in the sunset, we relaxed for a little bit before dinner (the 5am wakeup and driving really wore me out) and called it an early night.
In the morning we headed to Prospect Mountain to check out the views of Lake George (we were now armed with the correct opening and closing times). We were lucky to have another beautiful day and happy we got to see the lake from another perspective.
Panoramic view of Lake George from Prospect Mountain.
We finally found another couple to take our picture!
After leaving Prospect Mountain we headed to grab sandwiches and rent a speedboat for the day so we could enjoy the lake. I was slightly disappointed that waterskiing was a non-starter given the cost ($600 for 2 hours!) and our two-person group size, but we had a great time anyway.
Alex was captain for most of the day.
The lake was practically deserted so we enjoyed clear skies and open seas all day.
Approaching The Sagamore, one of the fanciest and most beautiful resorts in Lake George.
View from the boat!
Alex was brave enough to let me drive for a while.
After spending almost five hours just hanging out on the water and driving around the lake, we called it a day and headed back to our motel to rest and get cleaned up. We ended the day with a delicious meal (definitely go to Bistro LeRoux if you come to visit Lake George - the reviews are true!) and a round of mini golf, which Alex narrowly won.
The course was appropriately named 'Around the World" and of course the 18th hole was NYC-themed.
Tomorrow we are leaving in the morning for our next stop: Niagara Falls!