Slacker

Yep, I'm a slacker! But that's okay, I can live with that. So it's been a while since I've written anything here. That's the nice thing about a Blog - you write when you have the time or desire - there's no pressure or deadline to meet.

It's been extremely hot and humid here the last couple of weeks and our boating time has been minimal because of that. It's awful tough to leave the comfort of the air conditioning. Plus... we've other things occupying our time on the weekends when we might otherwise be spending some time on our boat.

I have noticed that the water lilies are in full bloom and gorgeous. Here's a photo I took a few years ago right around this time of year that illustrates my point. In some spots these plants are like a carpet on the water.

I look forward to the coming weekend and hope to drag the first mate to the slip and spend some quality time on the mighty Mississippi!

Independence Day

First off... a big thank you to all of our troops for keeping us independent and allowing us the freedoms we usually take for granted.

This independence day instead of spending time on the river skiing, tubing or swimming we spent a day on our boat watching other people do all those things - and we had a great time doing it!

We headed out to one of the nearby sand pits and joined quite a few other boats who had picked that spot to anchor or beach their boats. We took some snacks and drinks and enjoyed the day reading, relaxing and people watching. One of the most entertaining activities to watch was a jet ski pulling a para-sail. It was a great day and a great weekend. Hope yours was too.