A Day Trip to the Lake

June 30, 2008
Holland, MA

Sorry there hasn't been much to report over the last week or so. Things have been generally quiet, or we've all fallen into a routine, or something! Even Pat's birthday (June 24th) was a quiet affair, with the Bowers' coming over for steaks on the grill. On Sunday (June 29th), we "tagged along" to a party for Al's friend Ted's daughter who graduated with Britt. The weather has been pretty consistent (strange for New England): lousy. We've had high humidity most every day, with showers and thunderstorms most days.

We did have good weather on Monday (June 30th), which was great since we'd made plans to visit with Geri's daughter, Melisa. Her honey, Paul, has a family cottage on a small lake about 20 miles away, just off I-84 in Holland, MA. The lake itself is relatively small, about 3 miles long and bisected by a causeway. It's similar to the lakes where our friends Dave and Sandy (Ontario) and Linda and Wendell (Alabama) have places, just on a much smaller scale. The cottage sits up high off the lake and is set down from the road, so the vertical challenge is significant: about 40 steps down to the house and 50 more to the lake.

Given the break in the weather, we were able to spend most of our visit outside, relaxing by the lake and then taking a short spin around on the pontoon boat. Geri wanted to try her hand at fishing, and she actually caught one! The dogs had a good time as well, enjoying the boat ride and the opportunity to cool off in the lake. Here is a link to some pictures from the day:

http://picasaweb.google.com/GeorgeandGeri/LakeVisitHollandMA

We had a nice dinner (shrimp cocktail and seared scallops as starters, then burgers and dogs on the grill) before heading home. All in all, a wonderful visit...