The afternoon began somewhat inauspiciously. We queued up for the wrong boat. But it wasn't our fault, really. There were two different lake cruise boats tied up one behind the other. They each had a signboard at the beginning of the gangway listing the very same cruises and times.
As time came to board and we noticed a mass of humanity queueing up at the larger of the two boats, (the one where we weren't), I checked with the nearby ticket office for confirmation. Yep we were trying to get on the wrong boat. So we scurried over to the end of the very long line and awaited the boarding process.
At 1:30 the boarding began and we opted to find a place inside -- which was just as well since there was no seating up topside, just limited standing room.
We enjoyed beautiful views from the lake and were pleasantly surprised to see many hang gliders at work. On the return portion of the cruise we would see some 16 in various stages of descent. Amazing! In the video you can see them close to landing.
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| a château near the village of Duingt |
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| backing in towards the dock |
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| the Annecy château in the background and the Libellule restaurant lake cruiser |
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| off we go leaving room for the next herd |
We made our way back home to relax until supper time. We had booked dinner at L'Estaminet in the heart of the old city and found it easily, notwithstanding the crowds. The food was so-so: Susan had "fresh" lake perch which she concluded was a bit fishy and I had carbonade flamande, a Belgian beef stew that was neither Belgian nor stew. The meat was half fat and gristle and that's about all one can say about it.
We did stop for gelato on the way home and that was good.
Tomorrow we relax in the morning and see what the weather brings.
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