Day 2, Cully to Lausanne with a stop at an old favorite diving platform

Leaving Cully, my neighbors suggested we try Le Café de la Poste in Lutry, our next destination while sailing around Lake Geneva. There is no wind today. Just a vast blue sky reflected in the lake, and it doesn’t take a clever phone app to tell us it’s going to be a hot and sunny day.

Following the coast from Cully is a parade of lakefront property dream houses. Diverse architecture, private boat garages and infinite views across what is called the Big Lake, the widest part of the body. The latest craze on the lake are paddle-boards, which stand out of the water’s surface like stick figures balancing awkwardly on the uneasy surface. Lutry isn’t far, and it’s iconic concrete diving platform backed by tall green poplar trees can be spotted in the distance. I hadn’t jumped from that diving board since I was a kid and the sight of it brought back memories I had to relive.

2 Le Tour du Léman | Sailing around Lake Geneva | Day 2 (YouTube)