Captains Blog - June 13th, 2015

This is the weekend that we took the boats 1st captain (my dad), on an inspection cruise.  Saturday was a very hot & sunny day.  We went to Parker's Maple Barn for breakfast instead.

Sunday was a much better day.  We ( Dad, Jazzy, Deb and myself) got on the water about 11:00 or so, and headed to the camp.

It was a nice cruise, but no eagle today.  We did see Police Water Patrol, and followed them as far as our camp.  Once we were setup, Jazzy immediately wanted to go fishing.  So worm on hook and she was away!  She caught the typical Sunny's and Pumpkin fish.  Then she got a bigger bite on the line.  Next thing I know she's pulling up a good size fish, I think it's a trout?  Go Jazzy!

Frankie seemed to be right at home on the boat & on the beach.  Took a little bit for him to get use to the sand, but eventually he laid right down.  Of coarse this was a really bad weekend with tick, and Frankie ended up with four on his body, and dad had two.  Got them in time, but what a surprise!

Later in the day, Rob called and I picked him up at the dock in Nashua.  It was great having all three generations on Third Generation.  

The three of us cruised up northward.  We made it all the way to Merrimack, just behind the Budweiser plant.  And no, there wasn't anybody at the river bank with free Buds damn it!

Rob also helped Jazzy with building her own bow and (blunt) arrows.  She loves her uncle, and he loves to take time out with her.

While we were cruising Deb and Jazzy built a Fairy House.  This is a cool project for any young child.  Jazzy built 5 houses so far.  This idea came from a book called: "Fairy Houses" by Tracy Kane.  This a great book, and a fun project for the kids.

It was a nice relaxing day, and we really enjoyed dad's company (you too Frankie).  Sadly it always comes to the point when it's time to go home. We all had a great time, and really enjoyed dad's company.  It was a very breezy ride back to Lowell, but we took our time, and arrived happy and tired.

Can't wait to do this again, so until then, see you on the river.

Captain's Blog - June 7, 2015

It was another good boating weekend.  Saturday was spent making repairs to the trailer lights on the van.  This past week Deb dropped Yasmin off at school, the next thing she knew, there was a crowd of people around the van pointing at the back.  When Deb got to the van, smoke was pouring out of the back.  Apparently, the module that relays the signal to the trailer, shorted and flamed out.  Luckily no damage was done to the van. It also doesn't hurt to have a mechanic in the family who specializes in electrical.

Once repairs were made, Deb and I were off to the ramp in Lowell.

We made it in the water by 10:00, and headed straight to our camp.  There was a cool breeze, so we took our time.  Glad we did, because we may have missed a bald eagle hunting.

 

What a spectacular sight first thing in the morning.  

We also caught up with our nieghbor, both at home, and on the river, Artie.  Hi, Artie!  After our good mornings, Deb and I headed to the camp.  It was a very nice day, just Deb and I.  It's not too often we get a day to ourselves on the boat, so it was really nice.  No work, just relaxing and enjoying the boat, and each other's company.

At around 6:00, Rob gave us a call to pick him up in Lowell for a night time cruise.  He hadn't been on the boat at night, and wanted to see the lights, and enjoy the evening.

It was a little breezy still, until the sun went down, and the winds died.  

We cruised along side the board walk, and received many thumbs up for the boat.  At around 9:00 we decided to head home.  It was another successful day on our little rowboat.  Looking forward to next weekend and my dad joining us on the river.  So until then, see you on the river.