Boy were we ever surprised by a racoon hopping out while we were taking the cover off the pontoon boat. I thought it was a cat at first, hey, I'm no naturalist. No idea how or why he was under there. Once we got over the surprise from each other, he hid at first inside the middle toon but once we lowered the boat off the lift and started the engine he scampered onto the dock and hid underneath it. Not wanting to instigate a confrontation we went out on our way so I could practice steering and docking . Hopefully he will be able to find his way back onto the land and leave our boat alone. But we're going to be very cautious about taking off the cover in the future. I am amazed he didn't rip the cushions up or shred the cover. They can be very vicious. At any rate I still can't dock the boat, Alan had to ultimately do it. I am a wimp.
Century Club: Karen Wood
You can kinda see his tail under the dock. Hopefully he is long gone.
Took my new pontoon boat out on the Potomac for its true inaugural run. Out about 1.5 hours. Alan and I had fun
Went down to Horseheads cliffs and hung out for a while. Mildly choppy out but boat handled well. Spectacular weather. 85 degrees and sunny.
Need more practice docking. Managed to crash into the dock bringng the boat in and took out one of the guide poles on the lift. Amazingly. Alan didn't yell at me.
Took possession of my new Viaggio Diamante today.
on the boat 4.16.23
Sailed with Alan on Mattox Creek. Wind was OK, tho a little inconsistent. Warm enough for shorts and Tee shirts. Can't wait for summer.
Went with Alan around Mattox Creek and partially into the Potomac. Strong gusts of wind made me nervous that we were going to capsize but Alan always assures me it is *almost* impossible to capsize a keeled sailboat. Hmmm, almost...
Cold day but OK in the sun.
Sailed out on Mattox Creek with Alan, Cool but not freezing.
Unseasonly warm for feb. Went on a nice kayak with Alan, checked out sunken sailboat in river. Kayacked to marina.
Fort Lauderdale
1st of many Bloody Mary's
Grand Turk
Grand Turk
Belize ferry
Cozumel
Costa Maya
Start of a 14 day cruise
Kayak Jan 2 1st day of the year
Cool day but bearable. Got the kayaks out after a year of storing them.
The green grotto
The blue grotto
Top of mountain on Capri
Touring around the perimeter of the island on another boat.
Cool rock formations
Windy that day
The ferry
Took a boat on the Bay of Naples to visit the island Capri, off the Amalfi Coadt in Italy. Also took a boat tour all the way around the island. Gorgeous place.