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Waterfront at Swan Bay Resort and Marina 08/31/2022

Randy really loved the waterfront views at Swan Bay Resort from site 201WF. And I must admit I liked it better too! Being able to move down to the waterfront for the last 2 weeks of our stay has been wonderful. While we did have some walk-by traffic from people going to and from the Price Chopper pier, it was definitely quieter there than our previous site @ 114 up on the hill. I used the foot traffic to work with Skippy on reducing his barking at people and dogs. He met a few people that loved him and he loved getting the attention. He definitely made strides in reducing his barking at people. If I alerted him before a dog approached he was also much better. He would still bark but I could usually get him back under control using “heel” or with a treat. However, if a dog snuck up on us without me noticing, Skippy would go back to his whining and barkng with only limited success on getting him to calm down. We still have work to do! Skippy also got a little time on the boat as well as in the water. I enticed him into swimming by bribing him with cheese. He still does not love the water, but he is not afraid of it now, and knows he can swim with his life vest.

Monday thru Thursday mornings are still the best times of the week as this is mostly a weekend campground, even though it was pretty full the last 2 weeks. I think everyone was trying to get those last few vacation days in before school started and the weather turns colder in a few weeks. It was warm enough during our visit for me to even get in the pool!

The waterfront site also made it nicer when we had friends visit. Bob and Gail were able to get a site in the park for their RV and Bill and Cheryl stayed a few miles away at Otter Creek Inn in Alexandria Bay. With the fantastic views it made sense to gather at our site for a few of the meals. We got together several times for shared dinners at the RV; even introducing Bob and Gail to my salad and the Gianelli Italian sausage that we love. It was great having others share in the food prep! Plus dinners out were great too. Randy and I got to the Island Pier House, Bella’s and Foxy’s sometimes by ourselves and sometimes with the gang. They did several solo tours of the local vineyards and distilleries but we joined them for the Coyote Moon tour. We wanted to replenish our stock of Twisted Sister wine and at the tasting we even found a new Pink FireBoat that we really liked. It is a mix of their FireBoat red and whte. I knew we should have more, so we went back for a second visit to get a few more bottles of the FireBoat wine.

We were pleasantly surprised when Kat made a last minute trip to join us for a few days at the end of our stay. She had been so busy with work we did not think she could get any time off to visit. Hopefully she liked her tour of the St. Lawrence River, the Boldt Castle and Tibbetts Point Lighthouse while here. Since she came over the weekend she also got to meet Bill and Gail for our last get together with them. Fortunately we got to also spend some time with Bill and Gail. We went to Eva’s, Rainbow Shores and Azteca with Bill and Gail. Bill was generous and on our last night together he supplied the steaks which he also grilled. They were delicious!

I definitely missed having more time this summer visiting the Thousand Islands area. We did not get nearly enough time exploring the area and missed visiting with others that could not make it while we were there. The worse part of this trip was the ride home. I knew they were calling for rain on Tuesday, but I did not expect for it to rain almost the entire afternoon. The normal 6 1/2 hour trip took almost 10 hours. There were at least 2 accidents where semi’s jackknifed and tied up traffic. The longest delay was where part of 81 was closed due to Biden’s visit to Wilkes-Barre. Probably the thing that frustrated Randy the most about our trip home was my slow driving in the rain! There are more trucks than cars on 81 and it was definitely no fun for me! I hate driving at any time, but driving in the pouring rain gave me a lot of stress. At least I was not towing the trailer this time as we left the golf cart at home. I need to do a better job planning our drives and find other campgrounds where we can stop when weather is bad. Or better yet, plan our entire trip around the weather like we did when we traveled by boat. I was definitely glad to get home!

Randy cleaning Dirt Yacht.
Randy spent several days cleaning Dirt Yacht. Then he waxed it too!
The Dirt Yacht all cleaned up. At our first site on the hill @ 114.
A close up of a large cargo ship viewed from the raised platform at the pool.
Enjoying the pool on one of the “hot” days. The water was refreshing !
View from the raised platform at the pool. Randy relaxed while I enjoyed the pool.
Dinner at Island Bay Pier House.
Dinner at Island Bay Pier House. They did not have any of their Texas Reuben’s so we split an order of Chicken Wings and a Prime Rib sandwich
The tables and outdoor furniture was all new at Eva’s. Randy enjoyed his sangria.
My rasberry, chocolate cake was good but not as good as the blackberry moose dessert that i had last year.
Gail’s dessert at Eva’s. Randy says next time we need to come and just have dessert!
A public boat ramp to Goose Bay. We came back the next week with Gail and Bill and looked at a cute, older house on Goose Bay that was for sale. Unfortunately the Bay is very shallow. Especially in the fall when the water levels are lower.
A cute little bench we found while exploring . There was nothing around the bench so not sure who put it there.
While out exploring a few lots that were for sale, we found Pine Bay Farm. They have adorable small cabins on the river available for rent.
There is a large frog in this shallow area near the cottages at Pine Bay Farm.
We never got tired of watching the ships go by.
One of our anchorages that we started calling Skippy’s Beach. We learned we need to anchor on the left side as there are hidden rocks on the right.
Yes Skippy you can swim. Your life vest will keep you from sinking. I enticed him out into the water with string cheese!
Skippy swimming for the first time!
Cheryl brought this “Summerland” wine for one of our pot luck dinners. The Summerland name reminded me of the Keys!
Dinner at Cavallario’s in Alexandria Bay. One of the more expensive dinners. My surf and turf was very good
Can’t resist Boldt Castle
Even though we go by this little house every time we travel to Alexandria Bay, it is still a favorite of mine! I think this was known as the In-Law house
Everyone loved the winged, unicorn float at this home on one of the islands on the Canadian side.
A cruise by Ivy League Marina.
Loot from Coyote Moon
Coyote Moon Vineyard–had to get some Twisted Sister and their new FireBoat Pink. We also got these cool plastic wineglasses. They stack and the stems are detachable. Makes it easier to store.
Thousand Island Bridge (Canadian)
Cheryl and Bill with us at Bella’s. We had the same table for breakfast the next morning. However, the weather was a little cooler with a fine mist.
Randy enjoying his BM and Coors Light
Lunch at Bella’s
This dragonfly landed on Cheryl while we were enjoying lunch at Bella’s
Lobster Roll with a side salad for lunch at Bella’s.
Randy had to try Bella’s Key Lime tart. it was delicious!
Dinner at Foxy’s
Dinner at Foxy’s. Maybe the great table was because Bob and Gail are friends with the hostess.
Dinner at Foxy’s. Bob even tried their Bloody Mary after watching everyone else drink them all weekend.
Gorgeous sunset view from our table at Foxy’s Restaurant in Fishers Landing
Lunch was so good we went back for breafast at Bella’s. Randy tried their Caesar.
Kat and Randy at the lighthouse on Tibbetts Point. It was one of the few cool/overcast days.
Skippy sitting on his mat so Kat could get a great picture of him with a large cargo ship in the background
Getting ready to go through the Riff. I was worried whether we would have any trouble because the water levels were way down.
There used to be a large Class A motorhome parked near this dock. Randy and Bill both loved this lot which is now for sale. Unfortunately too much money for us. > $1M

2 Replies to “Waterfront at Swan Bay Resort and Marina 08/31/2022”

  1. Looks like you had a great summer. I am so disappointed we couldn’t get up to the 1000 Islands to see you. We shall have to see what next summer brings. Or even better, we can come see you in the Keys. You never know.

    1. We just confirmed we will be in Swan Bay for the summer of 2023. Then heading to the Balloon Festival in October. Not sure what else we will visit while in that area.

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