If you haven’t been to Lake George…go there, now! I keep daydreaming about the views, the lake and the wonderful people I spent it with. Nothing like escaping the city for a weekend filled with hiking and boating in the beautiful summer weather.
My godfather, Stasiek, and his wife, Hania, have a house right on the lake, so it was a total treat to spend this long weekend with them and their kids, Kris and Annette. Saturday was spent kayaking in the early morning with Kris and then relaxing on the dock. Of course I spent it playing with their dog Tasia; she LOVES the water. We had a lovely bonfire at night, grilling kielbasa and hanging out with neighbors and watching the stars.
Kris and Jacek relaxing on the dock
Jacek determined to catch a monster fish
Perfect little dock
Tasia loves nothing more than fetching the ball from the water
Tasia seriously could live in the water!
Shake it off, Tasia!
Jacek testing out how cold the water is
Jacek and Kris fishing and swimming
Getting ready for a boat ride
Nothing like a summertime bonfire
Getting the fire hot for prime kielbasa grilling!
The Grajny's!
Sunday morning Jacek, Kris, Hania and I geared up to hike one of the Adirondack’s 46 high peaks, Black Mountain. The best part was that taking boat over to our hiking spot meant swimming after we were done! At just over 5 miles, this hike was a perfect way to start the day and see the Adirondacks… seriously, this place is unreal. From the summit you can see all the high peaks to the West as well as northern Lake George and parts of Vermont to the East.
Boat ride to our hiking starting point
Early morning sailors
Beautiful views
Jacek, Kris and I ready to start our hike
Hania, Jacek and Kris
Hiking views looking south on Lake George
Black Mountain summit- looking north on Lake George
Hania admiring the views
Brother and sister!
Relaxing at the Black Mountain summit
Looking east towards Vermont
Made it!
Can't get enough of these beautiful views
The rest of Sunday was spent relaxing and tubing out on the lake, swimming with Tasia, getting schooled in tennis by Stasiek and enjoying a beautiful sunset and dinner at the Lake George Club.
Anchoring at our self-proclaimed Speedo Island
The perfect day
Kris taking the plunge
Well this screams America
Lake George Club for dinner
The crew!
The cutest family that ever could be
The ladies!
Hania and Stasiek
Kris and Jacek being completely themselves
Beautiful sunset
All the boats docked at the Lake George Club
Determined to get the most out of my last few hours at the lake, Monday morning I went on a quick 3 mile run with Kris, Hania and Tasia. We ran on some back roads through the forest and along the water- I’m shocked I didn’t trip from constantly staring in every different direction at the scenery. Our last few hours were spent back on the water tubing and swimming with Tasia and the boys before heading back to Brooklyn.
This was the perfect summer weekend and I can’t wait to go back for another visit!
Tasia loves the boat
Getting ready to take a dip in the lake!
Captain for the weekend
Before Kris's upper body strength was severely tested