Captain's Blog: August 13th 2011

 Well this was a really good weekend.  My dad and son decided to come to New Hampshire for a visit.  Since my son goes to school in New Jersey, he caught a couple of trains to Queens and they both rode up together.

I was really glad my dad made it up for at least one more cruise before the end of the season.

OK Tim and Vicki, only a few more weeks left, better book passage soon!

Saturday looked like it was going to be a perfect day.  Slight breeze, a little overcast on the morning, plenty of sun later on.  So after an uneventful launch we were on our way.  My dad had never seen our beach area, and we were anxious for him to see our setup.  After all it's because of dad that we even have the boat, as well as an appreciation for what it can offer.  And after so many wonderful years in Cooperstown on the lake, we wanted to share our own little slice of heaven on the river.

We started out by heading downriver into Lowell.  We wanted to show him the most southern part of the river that we typically travel.  Luckily there were no university rowers to hinder the ride.  After that, we headed upriver to our camp site.  I was curious to see if my stick pylons had remained.  Just in case I came prepared with a couple of pretreated 2x4's to replace the sticks, and a heavy hammer (it works much better than the rock I used on the sticks).  Next is the lumber for the cabin (Just kidding Deb!).

Now that my work was done, it was time to relax, have a beer, and share some great company. So the three of us (I mean Myself, Dad & Frankie) headed upriver towards Nashua for a relaxing cruise.  If case you don't keep track of the details, I replaced the windshield on the console.  The old one broke (I won't tell you how), so I made a new one.  I was never really happy with the dark tint, so this time I made it clear.  I also made it a little shorter and etched "Third Generation" at the top.  I also etched into the side the year of the boat, the first modification by day and myself, and the second modification by Deb and myself.

 After a bit more relaxing at camp, it was time for an early dinner.  Some teriyaki chicken, and fried rice.  Of coarse Frankie got his usual fare (sorry Frankie).  Well it had been a great day, but it was time to head back.  I hope you enjoyed your trip dad.  Looking forward to the next one.  Don't make it too long.  There is still time for one more this season.  Until then "See You on the River!".