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Day 5: July 17

We woke up and after some coffee, we broke up camp with plenty of time to make it to jumpy rock for some good jumps in before heading on our way. We decided to take a trip through Lake Placid to say hi to Mike and Andrea on the way home. Of course, being in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains, there is no direct way to Lake Placid from the 1000 Islands, so it was a long trip, but a lovely lone. We drove by Fort Drum, the military vehicles going to and fro and the little glimpses were impressive.

We finally got to Andrea and Mike's place and after a visit to see the progress in their new house (where one of our children discovered that their floors were still wet the hard way), we proceeded to eat a delicious dinner and catch up. It had started to rain during our dinner so we headed into the maple store where there is a big table. Ellie decided to play store behind the counter top and the boys found a broken locked drawer that they took it as a challenge to open. Andrew succeeded in locking the drawer with no shot of opening it. Owen set to work and succeeded in not just undoing what Andrew did but success in opening the drawer. Flushed with his new lock picking skills, he immediately went out to our car, locked it, and attempted to pick the car lock... with the keys inside. Fortunately, Mike has connections all over Lake Placid and was able to call a friend who could open the car. Soon after, we hit the road for a night in Lake George and then back home to Albany, another adventure accomplished!

A jumpy rock photo series:

The Macho

I'm a Star

The Head first Cannonball (do not try this at home)

The Ballerina

The Loungechair Peace