A Dinghy Ride—Helen 08/28/10
Sometimes a girl just needs to have fun! We generally spend a good portion of our time working on boat projects. It seems there is a never-ending list of things that need to be repaired, maintained or up-graded. For example, yesterday we worked on putting bungs in the teak deck and mastic between the narrow teak boards. I really don’t mind doing these projects, but occasionally we have to build in some fun. So this morning we took out our new-to-us dinghy and roared out the channel of the marina and under the Oriental Bridge at full tilt. I was sitting at the bow of the dinghy and each wave that we hit had me bouncing up off my seat. Bryce figured we were doing about 25 miles per hour, which is pretty fast for an 11-foot rigid inflatable boat.
Both of us have an explorer streak—we like to find new places. Today we explored the little creeks that branch out from the Oriental harbor. There were some lovely houses with docks behind where boats of various types were tied up. We saw lots of floats marking crab pots and a few people fishing for puppy drum in remote coves. I always want to see where a creek ends or disappears (or becomes too narrow or shallow for anything but a kayak). Our curiosity quenched, we turned the dinghy around and entered the main harbor where the shrimp boats are docked. We noticed that not as many boats were in the harbor as in previous weekends—maybe the shrimping season is winding down. We tied up the dinghy at the public dock and walked across the street to the Bean for my favorite drink, a “Bean Freeze”. The Bean is the heart of the town and everyone eventually goes there sometime in the weekend. We met a friend we had not seen for many months and chatted for an hour while catching up on the local news. Such a treat! Yes, a girl needs to have some fun—and the dinghy ride was just what I needed.
Helen—08/28/10
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