A Tale of Two Islands: A Family's Week of Adventure and Temptation titled: a tale of two islands. part 1 The evening sun was still warm when we rode our way into west bay and closed on west dollar and east dollar island. The islands at one time where one large island in the western shore of Lake George. There were actually two camping islands that were usually very busy this time of year but the high cost of gasoline had keep lake traffic down this year. As a result east and west dollar camp grounds were ours again this week. we were about 4 miles from another island with straight cliffs on our east shore. perfect tranquility as we were as alone as one could get , except for the passing boat that was looking for a place to park and swim for the day. The east island had a small dock that we removed from the water as soon as we arrived, it was the only place to beach a large boat. we preferred not to have company sneak up at night. We were totally alone. My family consisted of my teen aged sister Kay who just turned 17 this month and my other sister, Ariel . Ariel was 15 years old and caused us nothing but trouble. I was the oldest at 18, Bobby, just starting my first year in college in the Fall. Cathy and John were Mom and Dad. they were the average boat people whether it was sunny or raining they loved being on the boat. I can see why. The Sea Ray was was 34 feet of comfort; forward bunk area that slept 3 comfortably and the aft bunk room that my parents likes was away from the rest of us to allow them some privacy. dinning area also slept 3 so we had plenty of room. On special occasions we would rent out the island for the whole week, mom and dad would commute to work daily parking at the Marina. they of course left me in charge. we have a smaller run about that was left at our disposal in case of an emergency but mostly play. we went water skiing and tubing a lot. I was the loner type and did not have a girl friend at this time nor did I have a good male friend. I kind of read and listened to the radio and short wave a lot. The two girls were always up to something which was not at all amusing. they often brought their friend Angelina along for a swim. …and then things took a turn
