Deruyter Lake Getaway: Day 2
We spent much of Wednesday, June 29, at Airbnb ”DeRuyter Lake NY House for 2 on Water’s Edge”.
I watched the sun rise from the comfort of our dock, taking a few pictures and videos as I did so.
The steam rising from the water made sunrise that much more special.
We showered and got dressed. The Airbnb has a small septic, so small that our hosts request passionately that we conserve water. The following notice was posted on the refrigerator:
“Every drop of water used to cook, clean, shower goes into a tiny septic system that has no leach field. We beg you to conserve! To help we have provided disposable eating utensils, face and body wipes and Castle Soap that can be safely used in be the lake! Yes, jump in the lake, lather up and rinse rather than fill the septic with shower run off.”
We didn’t bathe in the lake, but we were conscious of how much water we used during our 3-night stay.
We ate breakfast at Quincy Square Diner in the village of DeRuyter. Quincy Square Diner was across the street from where we ate dinner the precious day.
We both ordered a Quincy Omelet with toast. Inside the omelets were cheese, sausage, ham, green peppers and onions. I didn’t want sausage in my omelet, so my portion of sausage was added to Bob’s omelet. I ordered a glass of orange juice, and Bob ordered coffee. Both meals were delicious; service was good. We overheard a conversation shortly after being seated. A man said it is coming up on a long weekend. Another man said “everyday is a weekend”. That remark made Bob and me chuckle. Retirement is wonderful; life is good!
We spent the day at the Airbnb generally doing nothing. It was a great day of relaxation. In no particular order, this is how we spent our day.
We did our Bing searches and solved the Wordle game of the day.
We ate a picnic lunch at the table on our dock.
I took a nap for an hour.
I shared this photograph on Facebook and had a couple people ask how I took this picture. I placed my Kindle Paperwhite E-Reader on the dock, snug against a railing. I opened my camera phone and, then, I propped my iPhone on my Kindle and flush against a railing. I sat down. Using the camera remote on my Apple watch, I took our picture.
We did leave the Airbnb a few times, after breakfast. We made two trips to the DeRuyter Lake General Store, located at the south end of the lake. The General Store is stocked with bait and tackle, camp firewood, ice, beverages, beer and wine coolers, ice cream, CBD oil and more. The General Store is where one goes to launch a boat and fill up with marine fuel. I believe kayaks can be rented there as well. I purchased a DeRuyter Lake long sleeve T-shirt on our first stop and two King Cones on our second stop. We drove to Heritage Hill Brewhouse for dinner.
We both ordered BBQ platters. The meals and service were good. The view from the Brewhouse was fantastic, too. Unfortunately, I didn’t take any pictures of the view. If you scroll through the Facebook page, though, you will see pictures of the view.
The Beauty Around Us 
4 Responses to “Deruyter Lake Getaway: Day 2”
Hello,
The views of the lake and sky are beautiful. You found some nice places to eat. Have a great weekend.
The AirBnB is so charming, being right there on the water. I would just enjoy that, too. Your meals out sound delicious!
That looks like a lovely place to stay, Linda. Thankfully, I always take a quick shower, but those restrictions made me wonder about how difficult it would be to cook and clean up. Yes, being retired is wonderful and nice to see how you and Bob spent a day of relaxation.
We didn’t do any cooking during our 3 night stay. If we return, we would cook outside on the grill. Paper plates, throw away utensils, paper cups and glasses all provided. I think we would get away using a lot less water than we do at home.