Captin's Blog - August 3, 2014

So we finally made it out on the river alone, for the first time this season.  We had a lot that we wanted to get accomplished, so it was a work/rest day on the Merrimack.

The biggest project was getting our old patio table to the beach along with a cooking table that we could leave there.  We headed out of Lowell early on Sunday.  And headed straight to the camp.  Once we got the table setup we were so happy that we made the effort to get it there.

It feel so nice to sit at a table and eat.  You don't realize how much these comforts add to the experience until you have them.

The next project was to create a better situation for women on the beach.  According to Deb, it's just not comfortable squatting behind a tree with you but hanging out as boat go by.  women, GO FIGURE!  So we created a little bit better rest tree.

 

So it's not the Hilton, but we don't charge either!

 

So we've been wanting to add some video to the blog to show a little bit more of the experience.  This first video.  It is just a few short clips from this trip.

 

 

 

Hope you enjoyed the ride, so until next time .  .  .  See you on the River!

Captian's Blog: July 26 2014

This trip we decided to get out of the house early, and get to the beach for a full day.  We left out of Lowell again, and made it to the camp in 15 minutes.  Since we left most of our seasonal furniture on the beach, there wasn't much to take.  Convincing myself we had it all there, I did leave our cooking table behind.  I hate getting old and feeble!

 

Even so, we made out just fine.  Of coarse the first activity Yasmin wanted to get going, was fishing!  As usual she had a fish on the line every couple minutes or so.  Next is teaching her to bait and release her own hooks.  We did go for a nice ride into Lowell again, and stopped at our favorite swimming beach.  Got some great pics of Yasmin practicing for the Olympic dive team.

 

 

 

What do you say .  .  .  is this kid a 10+ or what!

 

So after a long hard day of playing and swimming, Yasmin settled into my hammock for a rest.  This proves my love for my granddaughter.  She is the only person I would give up my hammock for.

It was a great day all in all.  Can't wait for the next cruise, until then   .  .  .  See you on the River!

 

 

 

 



Captains' Blog: July 13, 2014

So we made it on the river for our second trip of the season.  We have been leaving out of Lowell and the Rourke Bros. Ramp.  The river is a bit lower than we would want to leave our of Nashua (the ramp is terrible).  The trip is a bit longer to get to our camp, but worth it.  The Rourke Bros. ramp is the best around.
We headed straight to camp, and got things setup.  Yasmin was on the boat with a rod in her hand faster than we could catch our breathe.  She caught 6 Pumpkin Fish and 1 Small Mouth Bass.

Once Yasmin was all set, it was time to relax!  This is our favorite part of the day.  We don't as much time as we use to, with a 6 year old, but she is worth the effort and time.

 

As per our usual, we setup the grill and had a nice lunch.

 

 

We did make a trip into Lowell, and made a stop or two for Yasmin to go swimming.  It was a great day, and looking forward to the next one.  Until then, see you on the river!

 

Captain's Blog July 6, 2014 - A late start to 2014

Well this season was off to a very slow start.  Between a spring that just wouldn't show it's warm sunny face, a sick little girl, and endless commitments, we just couldn't get the season off the ground.  Finally on Sunday we decided to get out there regardless of weather.  We were hoping that Rob (visiting from NJ) would be able to get out with us, but he had too many other commitments.  So with Yasmin in tow, we headed out to our beach to see how things survived over the endless winter.
To our surprise and joy, everything was as we left it.  Wasting no time we set out to clean up out beach, and set up for the day.

It was a great start to the season.  Yasmin immediately wanted to go swimming and did so most of the day, that is unless she was fishing!  This girl takes after her great grandfather (and my captain), when it comes to fishing.  She just can't get enough.

We did set up our grill and cooked hamburgers and hot dogs, and had a nice Barbeque lunch.  All in all it was a good start to the season , and hopefully can make up some of the season before the winter closes in again on New Hampshire.  So until next time .   .   .

See you on the River!