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A gorgeous day on the bay!
Took the wife out for the first time this year, just to do a little
cruising and have a little picnic at our favorite little island just up the west river from the Chesapeake Bay. I was a little worried that something would go wrong, especially after seeing some of the horror stories here. The marina was almost empty of people, and very few boats were being launched. It turned out the Coast Guard had issued an advisory about floating debris coming down from the Susquehanna River. We launched anyway, the engine started right up, the blower, bilge pump, lights, etc., all worked, so we took off. What a beautiful day! The bay, except for lots of sailboats, was not at all crowded, our little island had no visitors until well after we had found a nice spot to tie up, and we saw no floating debris. Of course, it seems that the majority of floating objects, boats and dead bodies included, float to the eastern shore. Maybe we were just lucky. Got back to the marina without incident and took a dip in the pool to rinse off the salt water. A spectacular way to spend a nice day on the Chesapeake Bay. -- John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
A gorgeous day on the bay!
Pics, John? Where's the pics! JohnH wrote: Took the wife out for the first time this year, just to do a little cruising and have a little picnic at our favorite little island just up the west river from the Chesapeake Bay. I was a little worried that something would go wrong, especially after seeing some of the horror stories here. The marina was almost empty of people, and very few boats were being launched. It turned out the Coast Guard had issued an advisory about floating debris coming down from the Susquehanna River. We launched anyway, the engine started right up, the blower, bilge pump, lights, etc., all worked, so we took off. What a beautiful day! The bay, except for lots of sailboats, was not at all crowded, our little island had no visitors until well after we had found a nice spot to tie up, and we saw no floating debris. Of course, it seems that the majority of floating objects, boats and dead bodies included, float to the eastern shore. Maybe we were just lucky. Got back to the marina without incident and took a dip in the pool to rinse off the salt water. A spectacular way to spend a nice day on the Chesapeake Bay. -- John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
A gorgeous day on the bay!
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A gorgeous day on the bay!
"JohnH" wrote in message ... Took the wife out for the first time this year, just to do a little cruising and have a little picnic at our favorite little island just up the west river from the Chesapeake Bay. I was a little worried that something would go wrong, especially after seeing some of the horror stories here. The marina was almost empty of people, and very few boats were being launched. It turned out the Coast Guard had issued an advisory about floating debris coming down from the Susquehanna River. We launched anyway, the engine started right up, the blower, bilge pump, lights, etc., all worked, so we took off. What a beautiful day! The bay, except for lots of sailboats, was not at all crowded, our little island had no visitors until well after we had found a nice spot to tie up, and we saw no floating debris. Of course, it seems that the majority of floating objects, boats and dead bodies included, float to the eastern shore. Maybe we were just lucky. Got back to the marina without incident and took a dip in the pool to rinse off the salt water. A spectacular way to spend a nice day on the Chesapeake Bay. -- John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** Great for you! I've learned there's nothing like a good day on the water. Well, maybe 2 good days. |
A gorgeous day on the bay!
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A gorgeous day on the bay!
"JohnH" wrote in message ... Took the wife out for the first time this year, just to do a little cruising and have a little picnic at our favorite little island just up the west river from the Chesapeake Bay. I was a little worried that something would go wrong, especially after seeing some of the horror stories here. The marina was almost empty of people, and very few boats were being launched. It turned out the Coast Guard had issued an advisory about floating debris coming down from the Susquehanna River. We launched anyway, the engine started right up, the blower, bilge pump, lights, etc., all worked, so we took off. What a beautiful day! The bay, except for lots of sailboats, was not at all crowded, our little island had no visitors until well after we had found a nice spot to tie up, and we saw no floating debris. Of course, it seems that the majority of floating objects, boats and dead bodies included, float to the eastern shore. Maybe we were just lucky. Got back to the marina without incident and took a dip in the pool to rinse off the salt water. A spectacular way to spend a nice day on the Chesapeake Bay. -- John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** John, I'm looking forward to school starting so I can take my wife for a romantic day on the lake. Still, I'd like longer summers so I could take my kids out for more days on the water, before they're too old and off to college and summer internships. |
A gorgeous day on the bay!
On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 23:07:50 GMT, "Bryan" wrote:
"JohnH" wrote in message .. . Took the wife out for the first time this year, just to do a little cruising and have a little picnic at our favorite little island just up the west river from the Chesapeake Bay. I was a little worried that something would go wrong, especially after seeing some of the horror stories here. The marina was almost empty of people, and very few boats were being launched. It turned out the Coast Guard had issued an advisory about floating debris coming down from the Susquehanna River. We launched anyway, the engine started right up, the blower, bilge pump, lights, etc., all worked, so we took off. What a beautiful day! The bay, except for lots of sailboats, was not at all crowded, our little island had no visitors until well after we had found a nice spot to tie up, and we saw no floating debris. Of course, it seems that the majority of floating objects, boats and dead bodies included, float to the eastern shore. Maybe we were just lucky. Got back to the marina without incident and took a dip in the pool to rinse off the salt water. A spectacular way to spend a nice day on the Chesapeake Bay. John, I'm looking forward to school starting so I can take my wife for a romantic day on the lake. Still, I'd like longer summers so I could take my kids out for more days on the water, before they're too old and off to college and summer internships. I understand. This is the first year in the last six that we didn't have two boys from Belarus staying with us. It's kind of nice not having the kids there for a change. But, it was also fun having the kids along. -- John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
A gorgeous day on the bay!
JohnH wrote:
You'll have to enlighten me there! The marina is up Rockhold Creek, a very scenic little 10 minute ride from the bay. I'll get some pics next time. -- John H You've never seen Jax's Speedo shots? He used to post them in one of the other boating groups every chance he got. It was ugly! |
A gorgeous day on the bay!
Gene Kearns wrote:
On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 00:45:32 GMT, Don White penned the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats: JohnH wrote: You'll have to enlighten me there! The marina is up Rockhold Creek, a very scenic little 10 minute ride from the bay. I'll get some pics next time. -- John H You've never seen Jax's Speedo shots? He used to post them in one of the other boating groups every chance he got. It was ugly! You mean this? http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/jaxascii.html Ahhhhhhh.... my eyes...... Thanks a lot Gene...I just ate lunch! Now I'll have to go buy another one. |
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