Tim wrote:

I was really glad to get the break in the weather so we could have
gone for a cruise. It was really an enjoyable evening for the both of
us. I'm hoping the weather will be good for the weekend. because Fri.
we'd hit it again!

That reminds me of a trip on a river a few hundred miles north of you.
Everything was great until dark when the damn mosquitoes came out. I
had and early 90's 19' bow rider with the walk-through windshield. We
closed that but still needed the 3 kazillion candlepower Q-Beam to guide
us. The next day was spent cleaning the dead *******s off of the hull
and windshield. Bugs aside, it was a fun ride but they usually are!

LOL! I've been there on the lakes I go to. when the sun comes down
especially in may, you get all these flying critters that they come
out in droves. I never could figure out how they would be two miles
from shore in an instant! Yeah, they're bad, but I've found that at a
certain speed the draft of the air hitting the windshield throws them
right over the boat. It's when you slow down that your nabbed by 'em.

Yup. I remember having them plastered on my forehead and in my hair.
The official speed at night was something low like 15 MPH - not enough
for the windshield to blow them out of the way.