Steve’s Short Season
Well just like Bruce it was an odd year for boating for me too. I spent the front part of the summer finishing my vintage travel trailer and was fortunate to go on a few short camping trips. I really need to find a way to bring the trailer and the boat.
I started off in earnest mid-June and got JoVon soaked up on short evening trip out on Stave Lake. A week later we took my nephew and his family out. It was a very first boat ride for both of his kids.
The smile never left my Niece’s face the whole time we were out! Louise and I were so happy to have given them their first ride. Hopefully mahogany will run in their blood!
It’s so fun watching kids experience something for the first time!
The boat never went out again until late September when I tried to go for a last gasp boat ride. After the record high temperatures of the heat dome we had in the summer I guess the old girl just dried out too much. By the time we launched and I returned from parking the truck and trailer, the water was close to the top of the stringers! I had to rush to get JoVon out in time!
A sad day…The water was coming out from everywhere!
Well they say there’s always next year!
Hopefully scheduled events will get back on track this spring and life can return to some resemblance of normal. We are hoping for low Covid numbers, no wildfires, no flooding, and open, test free boarders!
Stay Safe,
Steve Leslie