Did I miss the Mount?

jimbob1603 · 06-06-2005, 01:57 PM

Did I blink? Or did the Mount not visit Alton Bay on Sunday?

WeirsBeachBoater · 06-06-2005, 05:03 PM

I believe that they had a private charter on Sunday that kept them from visiting Alton Bay.

Lake Lady 6 · 06-06-2005, 06:44 PM

I questioned the Mount's route on Sunday as well. The usual route takes it past our place about 9:45 a.m. and it never appeared. Later saw it coming on the west of Rattlesnake towards the Weirs and was puzzled.
The "charter" seems a reasonable explanation.

Bizer · 06-06-2005, 06:59 PM

It was, indeed, chartered. From the mount's web page:

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2005 Unavailable Dates ===== The following dates and times are unavailable because the ship has been chartered. ===== Sunday, June 5 11:15 AM from Alton Bay, 12:30 PM from Weirs Beach ===== Monday, June 6 10 AM from Weirs Beach, 11 AM from Center Harbor, 12:15 PM from Meredith ===== June 13-19 All Cruises (Laconia Bike Week)

Has the Mount been chartered for all of bike week, or is their business so bad during bike week that they just shut down?

WeirsBeachBoater · 06-06-2005, 07:30 PM

It will be dockside at the Weirs. Full service Bars and food!

Mee-n-Mac · 06-15-2005, 02:30 PM

Given the info above I thought the Mount would be tied up @ the Weirs last weekend but to my surprise it came steaming down Alton Bay just before 11pm (I think is was 11). Even more odd it stopped at it's usual pier and did something (on or off I'm not sure) with passengers. I can only deduce someone had it chartered for that night and had a special request. I've never seen the mount come down the bay at night before. It gave the visiting kids a chance to do the traditional island light flashing thing

... that and blind some of the passengers with my new 10mcp spotlight.

fatlazyless · 06-15-2005, 03:07 PM

Bike week kills the regular biz for the Mount, so it stays tied to its' Weirs dock all week and becomes a floating restaurant w/ a full liquor license. Off-duty prison guards from the state prison in Laconia work a security detail. The Mount never does much business with this plan. What they need are off-duty Hooter's waitresses, or something!

What do I really know about all this.....not much!

camp guy · 06-15-2005, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Bike week kills the regular biz for the Mount, so it stays tied to its' Weirs dock all week and becomes a floating restaurant w/ a full liquor license. Off-duty prison guards from the state prison in Laconia work a security detail. The Mount never does much business with this plan. What they need are off-duty Hooter's waitresses, or something!
What do I really know about all this.....not much!

Great second to last sentence !! fatlazyless for President !!

06-06-2005, 01:57 PM	#1
jimbob1603 Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 71 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Did I miss the Mount? Did I blink? Or did the Mount not visit Alton Bay on Sunday?

06-06-2005, 05:03 PM	#2
WeirsBeachBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 709 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 39 Thanked 148 Times in 65 Posts	You didn't blink... I believe that they had a private charter on Sunday that kept them from visiting Alton Bay.

06-06-2005, 07:30 PM	#5
WeirsBeachBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 709 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 39 Thanked 148 Times in 65 Posts	Not Chartered It will be dockside at the Weirs. Full service Bars and food!

06-15-2005, 02:30 PM	#6
Mee-n-Mac Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,943 Thanks: 23 Thanked 111 Times in 51 Posts	The Mount in Alton last Sat night Given the info above I thought the Mount would be tied up @ the Weirs last weekend but to my surprise it came steaming down Alton Bay just before 11pm (I think is was 11). Even more odd it stopped at it's usual pier and did something (on or off I'm not sure) with passengers. I can only deduce someone had it chartered for that night and had a special request. I've never seen the mount come down the bay at night before. It gave the visiting kids a chance to do the traditional island light flashing thing ... that and blind some of the passengers with my new 10mcp spotlight. __________________ Mee'n'Mac "Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by simple stupidity or ignorance. The latter are a lot more common than the former." - RAH

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06-06-2005, 06:44 PM	#3
Lake Lady 6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 102 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I questioned the Mount's route on Sunday as well. The usual route takes it past our place about 9:45 a.m. and it never appeared. Later saw it coming on the west of Rattlesnake towards the Weirs and was puzzled. The "charter" seems a reasonable explanation.

06-15-2005, 03:07 PM	#7
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,734 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,005 Times in 733 Posts	Bike week kills the regular biz for the Mount, so it stays tied to its' Weirs dock all week and becomes a floating restaurant w/ a full liquor license. Off-duty prison guards from the state prison in Laconia work a security detail. The Mount never does much business with this plan. What they need are off-duty Hooter's waitresses, or something! What do I really know about all this.....not much!