Sunday is Father’s Day and even though he isn’t my dad, Paul gets to spend his day doing his thing. Normally he likes to just hang out and grill a burger but this year he decides he wants to visit Great Camp Sagamore which was owned by the Vanderbilt Family from 1901-1954 as a retreat for their wealthy friends from New York City.
Kip and Pat have rejoined us with their new windshield and a broken slide motor so they are off to Great Camp Sagamore with us on Sunday morning for brunch. The camp is now owned by a non-profit that uses it for educational purposes so they were offering a tour and brunch for Father’s Day. The brochure says it is on a beautiful lake in the Adirondack Mtns near Raquette Lake but it never mentions that they do not abate the bugs! We have seen very few black flies until today and then we saw a full onslaught. Well at least Pat and I thought they were in full force but according to the natives (Paul and Kip) it was bad but not horrible! Tell that to our bodies. Pat had so many bites on her head that a week later the hairdresser refused to color her hair, saying she would hurt too much because she had so many bites on her head! Me, I have welts the size of quarters on my neck and face.
But what about the other flesh!
After we made our way through a swarm and found the food indoors we find out we could have gotten these little fashion statements! Bug nets for your head. I don’t think they would have helped much but we enjoyed watching others wearing them!
Anyway, The Great Camp Sagamore is a beautiful rustic retreat from the everyday and if you pick the right season (they tell me the black flies will be gone soon!) it is just beautiful. You can relax on the patio overlooking the lake that no one can use except guests. During the Vanderbilt’s time they had a casino and an outdoor bowling alley!
I guess if you are fully covered in the netting you could enjoy a game. Me I am keeping indoors until those bugs are gone.
PS. The slide motor arrived and the slide once again moves in and out freely! Glad that problem is under control!!!!