It's pretty neat to be able to spend a major holiday in one of the most beautiful National Parks, and not have to worry about the traffic or getting a campsite. I let passengers know that they can kick back and enjoy the cruise... and not have to deal with bumper to bumper traffic or road construction.
Today, I participated in my first "rescue." No, no one was ever in jeopardy. One of our small rental boats called in to the marina - their motor had quit and they couldn't get it re-started. There was about 1 1/2 foot chop, and they were a bit scared. I hopped in our jonboat with one of the dock hands and we went out to find them. They were further out than we thought, so it took a few minutes to locate them. Once we got there, all they wanted was to get back to shore. We got their boat started right away (the vent on the fuel tank was closed), so we had them follow us back in. Once we got into protected water, they decided to go ahead and stay out for the two hours they had scheduled... the motor was running, the water was much calmer in closer, and they had faith that we weren't going to let anything bad happen to them. And, they had some fun on the water. This is a regular situation for the dock hands, but the first time I had time to go out and help.
It was a bit windier today and cooler. That did slow down the traffic a bit at the marina, but it was still plenty busy. Lots of people on their boats in the marina.
No fireworks allowed in the National Park, so I would imagine things will quiet down a bit by late afternoon tomorrow... there is supposed to be a fireworks display in Jackson that will draw people that direction.
Summer is going by fast.
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