Happy Friday!

Well, this is the last of the 80 degree breeze, and I'm going to enjoy it with an ice cold Molson Canadian. Ahhh Canada, Ahhhh Molson. Breath it in, tomorrow it's in the 60's and raining. Crap. Not a problem though, because it's big ten football baby! Got calls from my babies today, having a cold one, and got the wifey nearby. Life is good. Now if I can just get her to cook dinner. :) My hot babes

New York gang at Skipper's

Well we had dinner a few weeks ago at Skipper's Landing, and had a great time. It was good to see everyone again. I forgot the camera though, so I included an old shot of some Island time we all shared. OK it's missing some people, but I needed a boat shot. Somebody has to stop me from rambling on about things. A few beers, and some scotch and I repeat the same old stories. Geez, I'm turning into my Dad. Sorry Dad! ( in case you bought a PC, and are now surfing the blogs). Next time I tell the captain training story, will somebody please tell me to shut the f#$ up! Frank, you do it. We'll have to find another destination for dinner, now that the boating season is coming to an end. :( Should be out of the water some time near the end of the month. Hopefully I'm over my pyromaniac period, and we can spend one more night on the boat. College football is in full swing, and Purdue plays saturday at noon on espn2. Boiler UP! Too bad about Meeeechigan. No championship for you! Ha Ha Ha Now if we can just get the Buckeyes to tank, life would be sweet. Rumor has it that we can now post videos. Not just youtube crap, but our own crap. Our crossing the lake this year. Check it out.

Daysailing and Hiking

We finally got Gary and Deb to visit us on the water, instead of the dock. I think I've convinced Debbie that Gary needs a sailboat, but poor Gary's going to have to work some OT to get the boat she wants! It must have been the Titanic moment on the bow that convinced her ;) We did some hiking and wine tasting over the weekend. Chimney bluffs was a tiring hike, and I really am not going to stand on the edge of the bluff any more. When we got below, and looked up, I only saw grassroots under the ledge we were standing on! Yikes. If you ever get the chance to hike the bluffs, do it. Beautiful scenery. We stopped at the Thorpe Vineyard http://www.thorpevineyard.com/ for some wine tasting, and some good stories from the server. We bought a few bottles, and will be back. Why we waited so long to go there, I don't know. Kelly bonded with us again, and hiked the bluffs. She needs to re-examine her choice of footware.

Sweaty Indiana

I just love that ten hour drive to Indy! It really does suck, but it's worth it when I get to see my baby girl! It was great to see Nic again. She hasn't changed much, which is good. Purdue life has not corrupted her that much. Though bubble water does not seem to be the problem it used to be. I think I lost ten pounds this trip, by sweating all over West Lafayette. I bet I smelled great. Wish we could have spent more time with the roomies parents, but that will have to wait for gameday. Mmmm, I can taste the chicken soup already. WAIT....I'm a vegetarian...damn it. Nicole, ask Sarah's mom if she can make minestrone instead :) Had a good time at Scotty's. The beer was fine and tasty. I even brought a little Molson to share with those midwesterners. We moved everything across the street. Not as easy as it sounds. Three shirts later, and we got it all done. Nic seemed to be done with us at that point, so we went back north with sad faces. We really miss the Snirk around here. See you in October. Game Day. Boiler up Baby!

It's been a lovely cruise

Yes Jimmy it was. We had a great time on our cruise this year. Seen some new places, like Oak Orchard and Picton. We met some nice people, and some interesting ones. We'll always remember the Mermaid of Picton, and the "happy" sailors in the baby blue boat that almost turned our cruise into a week in the yard for repairs. Close call guys, hope you made it back safely. We'll remember the biting flies, freighters, and lack of wind that make crossings so wonderful. I now know that Deb hates inflatable boats, after seeing her in action in Oak Orchard, and Little Sodus Bay. Deb did find it fun to hold that stern torch proudly though! Surprise fireworks, sundowners in the cockpit, quiet anchorages, eeking out the last knot of a dieing wind. Most of all, Deb and I got to spend some time together, and get away from it all for two weeks.

Some people say, it doesn't make sense Moving so slowly at such great expense Sailing's not cheap, on that I agree The boat costs money but the wind is free

That's life on a boat Not a place for just ordinary folk It's a special breed that feel the need To live their lives afloat That's life on a boat, when I'm bored It's the perfect antidote I'm living it up and never giving up Life on a boat

Not sure where we're going next year. Talk again of heading west to Toronto, which we've never sailed to. Should do it at least once. The islands are calling though, so I think 2 years from now we'll be back up there, with the 1st stop in Kingston. :)