I have returned from upstate New York. It was an interesting trip. On the way up, we visited West Point, which is good for a visit and not much else, and then went to the Roosevelt Home and Library, which is well worth a visit. Then we continued up to Lake George, which is full of tourists, and spent Saturday there, before returning back to Mendham, via another stop at the Roosevelt house (which we didn't see the first time round) and a Vanderbilt Mansion, which is just next door.
None of the photos above bear much explanation, save the last one. On Saturday, I took a rowboat out onto Lake George, around the island that is in the fifth picture. But as I started to row back, the wind picked up, and I was quite unable to get back to the west shore. So, after rowing for about an hour, and staying in the exact same place, I hailed a passing motor boat, and the helmsman (?) driver (?) was most amiable, and gave me a tow back. And that's my story that I should keep to myself when lingering with the Midshipmen in Annapolis.
