Being a Rochesterian Part 3

I'm doing so much lately that I'm getting behind on my posts and I'm forgetting what I want to write about. So, let's see, where were we? The other day, Anne, sister-in-law Marian and I visited replicas of the Nina and the Pinta in the Port of Rochester. The Nina is about 20 yuears old and is said to be the most historically accurate reproduction of the ship. There haven't been too many reproductions and most, if not all, of them have been allowed to deteriorate. There was a volunteer crew that explained how the ship worked and what life was like on it in 1492.

After we looked at the ships, we went to lunch at the Pelican's Nest restaurant which is right on the Genessee River as it empties into the lake. The service was slow, but the food was really good.

Before we got to the restaurant, Marian showed us a walk along the lake that seemed to go through private back yards. It seemed that way because it did. There is a public sidewalk running behind these houses that separates  the streetside property from the land that people own on the lakeside. Some of the houses are very nice indeed.

After Marian left Anne and I decided to have a look at Ontario Beach Park, referred to locals as Charlotte Beach (up here, the put the emphasis on the last syllable, so it sounds more like SharLOT, sometimes pronouncing the "r" and sometimes not). The part has a nice lawn area with many trees and benches, restrooms and a carousel that Anne had ridden as a child. The part is adjacent to the beach which is wide, clean and well guarded. There are about five lifeguard stands in the space that would hold two at the Jersey shore plus there are lifeguards walking along the water's edge. The City of Rochester plans to have no one drown on any of its beaches. Oh, there is no charge to park in the huge parking lot just across the street from the park and there is no charge to use the beach or to swim or to use the bath house which has a shower and changing room.