Corrections and The Big Lake!

In yesterday’s blog I told you about the waves on the lake when we crossed from Bath to Oswego.  I said 1 foot but it was in fact 1 meter.  They ranged from 0.5 to 1.5 meters.

Today we attempted to leave Big Sodus Bay.  In the bay it was already a bit rocky, but when we got to the breakwater channel we could tell it was going to be big.  But we had no idea.  When we got out on the lake, we had waves 2 to 3 meters high, winds gusting at 10-15 knots, coming from the north.  And so many sailboats out there.  Some of them with their spinnakers out!  Turns out there is a regatta here this weekend – I tell you, they are getting their money’s worth!  

Our boys really are sailors.  We're getting hammered, meanwhile Liam was playing with his fish in the bucket and Thomas was practicing his knots.

We decided to turn around and head back into Sodus.  Our Captain did an awesome job steering us clear in all those waves – kudos to Sebastien!  We tried a few places in the bay to find a good sheltered anchorage – no small feat here since everything comes in from the channel. We had a great sail in the afternoon, playing with a few other boats, matching them tack for tack, until one got caught in a buoy….Liam wanted to go help them get untangled but they managed it on their own.  And we won the play-race.  While we were sailing, Liam lost his bubble maker :(. Poor thing he was so sad.  We'll find another when we get home. Thomas immediatley told his brother he would share his. That kid has such a big heart.

In the late afternoon, the wind died down, and it looks like it’s going to be a quiet night, and the forecast looks good for tomorrow so we are planning an early start to head back to Little Sodus Bay.  

We did go for a walk in Big Sodus late in the day, and were very lucky at Krenzer Marine, where they kindly let us park the dinghy for free.  We checked out the beach and picked some rocks.  The water is so warm it’s unbelievable for such a big lake.  We had supper pierside, some ice cream in the park, and headed back.  Oh and the irony; after 2 days of being prey to all the power boaters and jet skis etc and their wake, we got yelled at as we were leaving from the docks because we were going too fast and making a wake!  

Overall, big sodus is ok, but definitely not on my top 10 list….

We’re looking forward to seeing Amelie and Denis tomorrow!