After we perfect the Tahoe traditions of reading-on-the-beach and drinking-cool-drinks-by-the-beach and even biking/swimming by the beach, we got a little more adventurous and rented a powerboat. We powered through the waves down to Emerald Bay where we docked, walked around the Vikingsholm mansion, and then ate lunch back on the water near the island in the center of the bay. On our way out the next day, we stopped by Northstar for a late-afternoon hop on the gondola and ski lifts to the top of the mountain.