It was a busy day in the marina yesterday. One of the highlights for Joan and me was the opportunity to visit with our Florida friends, Bob and Marie (C-Dory folks). They stopped by on their way through, on an RV trip with their daughter and grandkids.
From the cruiseboat standpoint, it was what we expected for a holiday - lots of nice folks, full boats. Well, right up to about 5:00... much of the crowd in the park was drawn to the south for a large fireworks display in Jackson. In fact, we had only 6 guests for the 6:30 sunset cruise. I let those folks know that they were going to have pretty much a "private charter"; it was 3 couples who didn't know each other. By the time we were headed back into the marina, we were all visiting together. Some might look at a nearly empty boat as a disappointment, but this was an opportunity to meet new folks and get to show them the lake and the mountains from a perspective you can't see through the windshield of your car. I gave them some photo tips on how to get good silhouettes of the mountains with the sun behind them.
On the breakfast cruise, we had a newly-engaged couple... as in: he had just proposed the night before. I had the boat full of passengers give them a round of applause and while on the island, I was amused as guests felt compelled to give this young couple marital advice. One lady's response won't be forgotten; she said, "Honey, no matter what he does, you give him a big hug and say, 'You da man!' " ;-) That was way better than most of the "respect each other" advice I heard.
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