Day 17 - Burlington, VT to Beadle's Cove, VT

Burlington to Beadles Cove

Today was an amazing row for Brian and Mr. Frei, after such a difficult day and an injured back!  They set out at 7 AM this morning, and arrived at Beadle's Cove at 9:30 PM!  Mr. Frei switched to his sliding seat, which seemed to help and he was medicated on a combination (don't do this at home!) of Motrin and Aleve (he was calling it Moleve).

Peg and I met up with them at 1:10 PM at the Basin Harbor Resort near Vergennes, VT. It is a beautiful spot and they let you bring your dog!     We arrived at the Resort at 11 AM and found Steve and Dave from Adirondack Guide-Boat waiting there with delicious watermelon-strawberry smoothies, so we had lots of time to hear their stories before the guys arrived. Steve and Dave made a guide-boat for Martha Stewart, so she did a segment on them a while ago, which I happened to see. Here is a photo of them with Martha. Great guys!



Steve - Martha - Dave

A short but sweet reunion ensued when Mr. Frei and Brian came gliding in, having had one of the best rows of their trip.  Al glided into the beach standing and doing a little dance move in his boat, which Dave made him repeat for a photo.  The guys had their smoothies, and were extremely appreciative (amazing how appreciative this two are when you bring them little treats at meetups!).

Bob Beach, the owner of the Resort came down to meet the intrepid rowers, so it was a nice little break.  After a few sandwiches, Mr. Frei and Brian took off again with the plan to get to the Larrabee's Point, where the ferry is that travels between VT and NY.

Meanwhile, Peg and I toured Middlebury, checked in at the Shoreham B&B, had some dinner and ordered burgers for the guys, who thought that they would be at point around 8:30. 

Peg and I arrived at the ferry station, and some guy leaned out of the second floor window of the stone house there, and yelled that we were trespassing, and no explanation seemed to soften him, so we drove a little further to a nice cove.  Then the wait began, the darkness crept in and the mosquitos started attaching.   The guys finally came into sight around 10PM (we saw Mr. Frei's headlamp), and we were flashing the iPhone and camera at them so that they could see where to land.  They were extremely tired, but very happy with their burgers and Blanche de Chambly beers.  We left them as they were settling in for a good sleep.

Tomorrow morning Mr. Frei's mother will meet them on the NY side of Lake Champlain and take their luggage while they portage the two or so miles over to Lake George.  It seems that lobster night will be on for tomorrow night at Lake George!


Mr. Frei arrives at Basin Harbor Resort




Brian arrives at Basin Harbor, VT