"Marty" wrote in
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My daughter commented that her favorite part of the day was when we
set down the lunch hook and spent about an hour just eating, swimming,
and napping.
My son commented, well he's 14 so he doesn't have much to say (until
he's on his xbox live game), that his favorite part of the day was
being dragged around on the inner tube.
JimH mentioned (in another topic) that he spent a good part of his day
at a couple of different swimming spots.
I gotta admit myself, I tend to prefer the destination with the anchor
set and the relaxing that goes along with it. I tend to see the boat
as a tool to get me somewhere while my son sees the boat as a motor on
water. I'll take the swimmin' hole with it's snacking, lunching,
swimming, napping, and relaxing over the buzzing about business
anyday; of course, that's fair weather talk.
What's your take on this?

Having spent most of my boating life as a sailor (but having also owned
power boats), I'm of the 'boat as the destination' school. Once we are
aboard, we're there... If we go someplace, cruise, fish, ski, dive,
swim, sit on the hook, etc; that is because we want to, at that time.
Boating is one of the few aspects of my life where I can, and really try
to, just let it go as it goes...

When I do, my blood pressure drops and I get this relaxed smile on my
face. I try for that whenever I can!

Steve