Friday, June 22, 2012

Dinner on the deck overlooking the marina

We left at 7:45 a.m. for Shady Harbor Marina in New Baltimore, NY. Between the dirt road, restrooms that reminded me of what you might have in an old camp and docks covered in goose excrement, we couldn't get out of Hyde Park Marina fast enough. If there had been a review in ActiveCaptain we would have surely avoided it. There will be a review soon, so other cruisers can avoid it. Shady Harbor is an Active Captain First Choice and the reviews were from this spring. We arrived at 2:30 p.m. and we were immediately impressed. It took about an hour longer than we anticipated because we were at the end of an outgoing tide that shaved about 2 miles per hour of hour speed. We took down the mast so we can get through the Champlain Canal and had a meal of Lobster and She Crab soup at the restaurant on the property. There was a very fun live band which made for a great evening. We talked to some members of the Donovan family who run the marina and their pride in the property was very evident. They had planted palm trees and had potted palms around the pool area. The store was neat and clean and they had a nice selection of things like milk and orange juice. This was the kind of stop that makes for an enjoyable trip.