This blog entry is from an earlier voyage we made this past memorial day with friends from NYC. They were kind enough to inform me that we hadn't posted our voyage with them. Of coarse, I hadn't started this blog until much later, but you know how New Yorkers are . . . a pain in the stern! Of coarse I can say that being a New Yorker (you can take the boy out of New York, but you can't take New York out of the boy. OK so, I'm pushing the boy image, but it's my blog!
Our very best friends from New York came to stay with us over the memorial day weekend. Dee, Danny, Maria and Matt. We decided that since our little boat could not possibly support the weight of 6 people on board at the same time, we would find a beach near the ramp and use that as our base camp. So we loaded the boat with lots of gear and a few bodies, and headed out. We found our beach about 3 minutes from the ramp, set up camp and went back for a second trip of gear and bodies. Once we were set up it was time to do what we had come for . . . drinking, grilling and laughs! I even convinced some people to let me take them out tubing. Now this sport is not for everyone, but we did have an expert on hand, Danny, to show us all how it's done. And yes, Deb even convinced me to do it with her at the helm. Although I should have known from her evil laugh that I didn't stand a chance in hell of staying on the damn thing, but it was great fun! I hadn't tubed for years, and it will be years again as long as Deb's driving!
It was a great day! We had a blast, and I even created a new dish called Bar-B-Aki. Don't laugh, some of the greatest creations happen by accident! It was really nice being able to share our new boat with old friends. Dee had been on the boat in Cooperstown many years ago, when it was still my dad's, so she could really appreciate all of the changes. I hope it won't be too long from now, and we will get them back out there on the river. Till then, bottoms up!
This blog entry is from an earlier voyage we made this past memorial day with friends from NYC. They were kind enough to inform me that we hadn't posted our voyage with them. Of coarse, I hadn't started this blog until much later, but you know how New Yorkers are . . . a pain in the stern! Of coarse I can say that being a New Yorker (you can take the boy out of New York, but you can't take New York out of the boy. OK so, I'm pushing the boy image, but it's my blog!
Our very best friends from New York came to stay with us over the memorial day weekend. Dee, Danny, Maria and Matt. We decided that since our little boat could not possibly support the weight of 6 people on board at the same time, we would find a beach near the ramp and use that as our base camp. So we loaded the boat with lots of gear and a few bodies, and headed out. We found our beach about 3 minutes from the ramp, set up camp and went back for a second trip of gear and bodies. Once we were set up it was time to do what we had come for . . . drinking, grilling and laughs! I even convinced some people to let me take them out tubing. Now this sport is not for everyone, but we did have an expert on hand, Danny, to show us all how it's done. And yes, Deb even convinced me to do it with her at the helm. Although I should have known from her evil laugh that I didn't stand a chance in hell of staying on the damn thing, but it was great fun! I hadn't tubed for years, and it will be years again as long as Deb's driving!
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