We loaded everything onto the boat and put it into the lake; I walked it along the stone water break while Ron parked the trailer.
We were finally ready to go and the motor didn't want to work.At first the motor wouldn't start and when it did it wouldn't stay running.
After about 20 minutes of playing with it, Ron finally got it started and it stayed running so we headed down the lake. I had misgivings about the motor continuing to work.
Chemong Lake IX
When we arrived where Ron wanted to fish and islands for me to sketch, we stopped and dropped the anchor. As usual Ron fished while I sketched one of the islands.
We saw a heron ahead of us and it flew in behind the next island and with Ron not having any luck catching a fish we decided to follow him; but the motor once again decided not to co-operate and it took a little while to get it running and stay running.
Chemong Lake VII
Finally, we made it around the next island and the heron was still there. We stayed well away from him, but I was able to get a few nice photographs and I worked on a sketch of him and the area he was in while Ron fished.
It was time to head back to the boat launch and this time it only took two tries to get the motor started and stay running. Ron stopped one more time to try his luck fishing while I sketched and he was rewarded with a rock bass.
Chemong Lake VIII
It was getting late and we headed back to the boat launch; this time the motor started and stayed running on its first try.
Once we reached the boat launch the wind had become stronger and it was hard getting the boat alongside the dock. As I jumped onto the dock I lost my balance and ended up going for an unexpected swim. The upside was I got the boat tied to the dock and Ron went for the trailer and I was able to help get the boat easily onto the trailer.
I will post each of these sketches at a later date as more work on them is completed.
