The Inn on the Library Lawn bed and breakfast in Westport.
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Our home for the visit.
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Downtown Westport, New York.
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Adrian enjoys the morning on the lawn in front of our B&B. This overlooks Lake Champlain.
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Heading down to the Theater's private beach on Lake Champlain.
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Lake Champlain.
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On the end of the small boat dock.
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The Last of the Mohicans set out on an adventure.
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Safely back after many close calls.
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Rusty takes Adrian out for a spin.
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Adrian thinking that the lake is a bit rough for her taste.
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"I can walk it from here!"
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Our hike into the woods takes us past an old barn.
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I guess we won't hunt, trap or fish here.
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Deeper into the woods.
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A resting place along the way.
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Back in civilization we find an 1816 schoolhouse.
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Rex notes that it looks a lot like his school in Galveston.
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Rusty's house for the duration of his stay.
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The veranda was a great place to sit.
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The view from the veranda.
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Rusty and Adrian pick tomatoes for a snack.
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We head for the up-state New York cliff diving spot.
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Having rappeled down the cliff, Adrian takes the last few steps.
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Adrian calmly suggesting that it would be crazy to dive off the cliff.
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Rusty, listening to his mom's advice.
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Carefully heeding his mom's advice, Rusty jumps anyway.
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Rusty finally surfaces.
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Making the way back up the cliff requires some balance.
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Just to show that it was not an accident, Rusty jumps again.
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Onwards to Lake Placid for lunch.
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We stop by the Olympic ski jump site in Lake Placid.
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Details about the complex.
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Scoring the jumps.
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We take the lift up to the top.
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Adrian seems happy to finish the ride.
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We have a bit more to go to get to the top of the big jump.
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It looks as scary in this picture as it does in real life.
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The views from that altitude were great.
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Another scary look.
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One more look at what the jumper sees.
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Rusty suits up and gives it a try.
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Rex follows suit.
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The judges like what they see of the jumps by Rusty and Rex.
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Rex shows his reverse flip on the aerial ski jump practice run.
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Rusty also tries it out.
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That evening, on the way to dinner, we encounter a Portugese Water Dog.
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Dinner at Bistro du Lac was fabulous.
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Heading north the next day, we discover Ausable Chasm.
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It's spectacular.
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We believe this is an undiscovered site and we are the first to see it.
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Later we find some clues which indicate that perhaps others have been here as well.
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Nearby we find the ferry across Lake Champlain to Vermont.
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The ferry ride lasts about an hour.
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The captain asks Adrian to watch for enemy subs, but none are sighted.
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Taking a break from navigating the ferry.
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The return ferry ride back to NY is much shorter.
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Coming into Essex, we see where we had dinner one night.
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