“The lake and the mountains have become my landscape, my real world.” -Georges Simenon
Our second family vacation of the summer was at a beautiful home in my favorite part of Cayuga Lake...Sheldrake. It's a spectacular area with pretty homes, a great winery and no hills you have to climb down to get to the lake.
Check in time to Airbnbs is always late in the afternoon so the kids come to the boat first. We have a picnic lunch and play at the marina until it's time to move in. This time we rode bikes, played soccer and roller skated.
The house - Sheldrake House was built in 1850 and has been owned by only a few families throughout its history. It also belonged to the New York Chiropractic College for a while during the 1970s.
A picture of the house in the early 1900s.
The kitchen
The living room, dining room, game room and library
The Bedrooms
The Boathouse
The first evening after dinner we enjoyed playing in the boat house. There were lots of spotty rain showers in the area so we didn't have much of a sunset.
On Sunday we couldn't have asked for a better day to play on the lake. We spent hours riding and tubing on the boat, had a picnic lunch on the boathouse deck and spent the afternoon playing in the water on our beach.
Being on the boat is so much fun.
Everyone loved being pulled on the raft.
Graham got very brave after a little alone time on the raft.
Kyle enjoying the knee board.
Playing on the lake can wear you out.
A look at the house from the lake.
There were scattered rain showers in the area the whole time we were at the house, but that didn't stop us from truly enjoying our stay. We filled our time playing in the water, painting rocks, playing games, riding bikes, kicking the soccer ball around, reading, working on a puzzle and enjoying some great food.
This was our favorite place to paint and to eat...what a view.
We always eat well on our little get aways.
Even the kids like to help cook.
Just a few of the wonderful things we enjoyed eating at the Sheldrake House.
Enjoying a quiet moment on the porch.
Views from the porch were amazing.
We love closing out our vacations with a fire, s'mores and family fun.
No rain for us...just a rainbow and a wonderful view of the lake.
That's a wrap on this vacation. Lots of great memories.
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