4th of July 2012

Just back. We got to take the Ramblin over to the Island for another great DRYC cruise. It was a great Guys weekend. Thomas' good friend Daniel came along. AND Daniel's Dad, Steve, came along. He was great company for me. Thomas and Daniel took charge of the crossing. I lounged downstairs with Steve for much of the Crossing. How great that Thomas is able to run the boat with enough skill that I could actually relax! It is stressful enough to get everyone on board and all the supplies loaded up.

The crossing was some good smooth water and no shipping issues. Some larger swells made it interesting but not anything the Ramblin' can't handle. We had some great times at the island. Even played Softball. Thomas and Daniel had lots of experience playing ball together so it went well.

And as usual the cruise is a reunion of many fun friends. The big tables at the landing were full of happy people and eventually heaping servings of good food.

We walked over to the Two Harbors' far side and watched the fireworks. Good fun. This was followed by dancing at the Doug's Harbor Reef. As usual the kids are out on the dance floor in mass until the 10 pm cut off. We decided to Not hurry home. We took the day to hike. With Thomas hurrying ahead like a Jack Rabbit he left us all to suck wind trying to scale the side of the mountain. We took water breaks and avoided a heart attack or heat stroke.

But the views at the top were worth it!

Thomas did a stunt on us and hid over the edge... But he came back up and did slow down for a photo with dad.

It was another thing to get down! Thomas lead us on a loop. OMG was this slippery slope going to dump us into a bunch of cactus? Luckily we did survive it. Daniel did have a blow out and destroyed one on his shoes. Funny stuff.

Then on Monday we did finally head for home. We took the time to fish and give the boys a bit of time to Snorkel and explore the beautiful waters of Catalina.

I'm very happy with the trip and the boat performed great!

I even got some help washing the boat this time. Loved it. Fish Wish Granted. We had a good and safe trip. Keith