CRUISING THE LAKE

The last couple of days have been all about giving some exercise to a few of our toys that have just been sitting at the house. Yesterday, I hooked up the boat, and after a quick stop at KFC, we were on the water a little before noon.

Before parking in the channel, I cruised past the Nautical Resort, where I took this picture of a seaplane parked next to a few mega boats. When it comes to toys, I guess the only limitation is dollars and space. Later, when we made a loop around the island, the plane was gone.

"Yep, life is tough, but if somebody has to be on the lake, it might as well be me"

By mid day, the temps were into the 90's, and only a slight breeze. Almost perfect weather for a day in the boat. The peak boating season is over, but there were still quite a few folks out on the lake. We first went south to Havasu Palms, a small community on the CA side of the lake, after cruising through Copper Canyon, also on the CA side. On Friendly Island, the boat only campsites were all taken, with several tents pitched at one of the spots.

Parked in the channel before the area filled in with boats.

We learned last year, that the best place to park the boat is in the channel. It's a great place to have a picnic lunch, and people watch. I told Patty that I would look good with my hair spiked, and in a mohawk like the fellow who parked next to us. Only one problem, not enough hair left to even comb, much less turn into a mohawk!

We watched the Bud Party Boat cruise by a couple of times, with lots of young folks having what looked like a pretty good party. Glad they weren't parked next to us, cause the music was really loud. On the other side of the channel, A guy was throwing a ball for his cattle dog, and this little critter was putting on quite a show. He/she would leap into the water after the ball with such enthusiasm, there would be a huge splash. I tried to capture the action, but couldn't get the shot.

The slight sunburn notwithstanding, it was a good afternoon on the water, and even though the boat doesn't get used a whole lot, it's kind of like having the Harley in the garage. It's there when we get the urge to go out and play.