Well, I think you are all right to a certain extent. Folks in my office are all consolodating trips, looking at options for their commute, telecomuting when possible and trying to figure ways to make this fuel thing work. And yes, it is like a long camping trip in some regards, and like staying in your driveway in others, in that I have access to good facilities both at the marina and work, plus I am traveling and not "required" to be on the boat. It still has an element of "fun."
Speaking of fun, today the weather was glorious :hot , in the 70s and nary a breeze. Took my cubicle mate on a short cruise on the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River. He even paid for the gas! On our way back we spotted, rather we changed course to avoid missing, a huge RR tie looking thing in the water with metal spikes/rebar coming out of it. Not really in a position to tow it anywhere as that section of the river is a bit industrial, we called it in to the local CG Sector.
Back at the dock, I got out the wax and went to town making Litl Tug shine. I got most of the superstructure (is a 16 big enough to call it superstructure?) waxed and she looks sharp now. My working on Litl Tug attracted lots of attention, plus lots of folks were out due to the nice weather. Met one fellow who is working on a photographic guide to cruising the Chesapeake, and has been working on it for a couple of years, and ties up here a couple of times a year. Another fellow is a retired cable TV guy who day trades now and lives on his boat with his dogs. A quirky bunch all in all but nice people. I finished off the afternoon sitting on the bow with a glass of wine watching the sunset. :cocktail Doesn't get any better than that!
In honor of St. Paddy's day I broke out the fiddle this evening and played for about an hour. :note I hope nobody minded it, but so far nobody has complained. I rearranged the storage inside the boat and it is trimmed out much better now. I had too much stuff on the starboard side. Now, even with my gas tank way down, I am sitting square.
Hope you all don't find these postings mundane. I am having a blast doing this and figuring things out. I know that I will be a better boater and definitely more organized than ever before after this.
Speaking of fun, today the weather was glorious :hot , in the 70s and nary a breeze. Took my cubicle mate on a short cruise on the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River. He even paid for the gas! On our way back we spotted, rather we changed course to avoid missing, a huge RR tie looking thing in the water with metal spikes/rebar coming out of it. Not really in a position to tow it anywhere as that section of the river is a bit industrial, we called it in to the local CG Sector.
Back at the dock, I got out the wax and went to town making Litl Tug shine. I got most of the superstructure (is a 16 big enough to call it superstructure?) waxed and she looks sharp now. My working on Litl Tug attracted lots of attention, plus lots of folks were out due to the nice weather. Met one fellow who is working on a photographic guide to cruising the Chesapeake, and has been working on it for a couple of years, and ties up here a couple of times a year. Another fellow is a retired cable TV guy who day trades now and lives on his boat with his dogs. A quirky bunch all in all but nice people. I finished off the afternoon sitting on the bow with a glass of wine watching the sunset. :cocktail Doesn't get any better than that!
In honor of St. Paddy's day I broke out the fiddle this evening and played for about an hour. :note I hope nobody minded it, but so far nobody has complained. I rearranged the storage inside the boat and it is trimmed out much better now. I had too much stuff on the starboard side. Now, even with my gas tank way down, I am sitting square.
Hope you all don't find these postings mundane. I am having a blast doing this and figuring things out. I know that I will be a better boater and definitely more organized than ever before after this.
