Crowbar Point - Anchorage
“Advise from a LAKE – Be Clear, Make Positive Ripples, Look Beneath the Surface, Stay Calm, Shore Up Friendships, Take Time to Reflex, Be Full of Life” – Ilan Shamir
We haven't spent the night at anchor since May 9...that's a long time, a very long time. There aren't a lot of places shallow enough along the shore of Cayuga Lake to anchor and even fewer that offer protection from the wind, but we did find a spot close to Crowbar Point. We don't usually like being out on the water on a Sunday, but the weather was perfect and we hated to pass up the chance to spend the night on the hook and Stan was itchin' to fish for lake salmon. The lake was busy, but it was fun to watch all the sailboats and by the time we were ready to anchor most people were heading home.
Just a few of the beautiful homes on the lake
Activities on the lake
We've gotten a little spoiled since we've been in Ithaca. The marina is very peaceful...no wakes, no road noises, no wind or current rocking the boat, which means we have no little boat noises, no squeaky line noises and no sailboat shroud banging in the distance to wake us up...nights are completely quiet. We enjoy the gentle rocking we get when we anchor...and we enjoyed it this time too, but the wind picked up a little more than we expected during the night, making the new blinds and things hanging on the wall bang around. Noises we haven't heard in awhile. So unfortunately we didn't sleep as well as we'd liked...like I said we're very spoiled.
View of the anchorage from our door
Stan returning to the boat
Even with less sleep it felt amazing to wake up to a beautiful, cool morning overlooking the lake. Stan left early to fish and I enjoyed coffee on the flybridge. Stan's been learning a lot about fishing on Cayuga Lake, although the big trout and salmon still elude him. I have no doubt Stan will get one before we head home in October and all his work to catch one will only make the fish taste better when he does get one. In the meantime we enjoyed a salmon a friend on the dock gave us. They are definitely good eats.
The best thing about the noises waking us up was seeing this amazing moon rising. This isn't my picture...but believe me, this is just what it looked like. So pretty!
Our anchorage
Lake salmon...the one we were given and the one Stan caught. Hopefully we'll have a big one of our own to take a picture of soon.
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