SHARED WITH THE BLOGGING COMMUNITIES AT THAT'S MY WORLD
AND WATERY WEDNESDAY
It takes a while each year to get a boat fit for the water after a summer in storage. It was finally ready last week. The picture above is our friend Don driving the boat down our canal after he helped Bill launch it from the boat ramp at the end of the canal.
Here's Bill tying it up at our dock after that very short trip. A couple of days later we took it out for the first time this year when we went to Fort Myers Beach with several other boats from Upriver Boating Club.
Below is a view from the restaurant where we had lunch. (You can see those colorful trailer houses in the distance.)
Going to lunch by boat -- and eating with friends -- turns Wednesday lunch into a special event!
WATER
Water in a drop of rain,
Water swirling down the drain;
Water clinging to the trees,
Water filling up the seas;
Water frozen, water free,
Water is the stuff for me!
© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Posted by: Magical Mystical Teacher | January 29, 2011 at 04:57 AM
Sounds wonderful to me, Sallie. I love seeing where you live by the water. Its so convenient for boaters like you two.
Looks sunny and warm on the west coast :)
Hugs,
Pam
Posted by: Pam | January 28, 2011 at 10:39 AM
It's nice to see blog photos filled with blue sky and sunshine instead of ice and snow. Sounds like y'all had a terrific outing. Enjoy!
Posted by: Marvin | January 26, 2011 at 09:24 PM
O what a glorious lifestyle living on scenic waters! Gorgeous!
Posted by: Gemma @ Greyscale | January 26, 2011 at 03:27 AM
must be nice living here by the water.
wonderful photos.
Posted by: luna miranda | January 26, 2011 at 12:09 AM
nice day you had,,,,love the shot
Posted by: rubie lee | January 25, 2011 at 09:48 PM
Sunshine, shorts, boating, lunch on the water - it's my beautiful daydream come to life Sally as I sit here looking at snow on my patio and hoping the impending storm doesn't bring a lot more! :)
Sounds like you had an enjoyable time!
Posted by: Carletta | January 25, 2011 at 08:58 PM
What a good life, RVing and Boating! I look forward to this kind of retirement, if I can....
Posted by: Ebie | January 25, 2011 at 08:37 PM
It looks like a lovely summer day in your pictures. How nice to live in summer time all year long.
Posted by: Margot | January 25, 2011 at 07:52 PM
What a lovely way to live, - your photos are so appealing, - would love to just drop everything and come and visit you, Sallie.
Posted by: Hildred and Charles | January 25, 2011 at 07:26 PM
Looks so warm and lovely!
Stay away from those Cheap-Marts!!!!
Posted by: Jenn Jilks | January 25, 2011 at 07:13 PM
I want to be in this place. I am so done with Winter ^_^ Happy Wednesday!
Watery Wednesday
Posted by: Manang Kim,USA | January 25, 2011 at 05:48 PM
Going to lunch by boat sounds wonderful! As does weather mild enough to eat outside - roll on spring!
Posted by: Quasi Serendipita | January 25, 2011 at 02:24 PM
Thanks for visiting my blog. I can see that your lifestyle is very different now from Eugene. I grew up in the willamette Valley, and went to school in Molalla, Oregon, where my mother still lives. We had a small farm out in the valley until my parents sold it and moved into town late in life.
Enjoy your endless sunshine!
Posted by: Linda Reeder | January 25, 2011 at 10:20 AM
Not your average Wednesday lunch, that's for sure!
Posted by: Lesley | January 25, 2011 at 09:15 AM
Sallie, your world is just excellent... good for you to be living your (and many others'!) dream! That's a lovely boat and I would sure enjoy a ride it... but owning it IS a lot of work. So enjoy the fruits of your labor! :-D
Posted by: Francisca | January 25, 2011 at 07:04 AM
What fun! Been a while since I traveled by boat-
Posted by: Sondra | January 25, 2011 at 05:57 AM
Excellent images. I am sure, you had a wonderful time.
Posted by: Rajesh | January 25, 2011 at 03:15 AM
This is the life! Lovely, clear photos too!
Posted by: Hazel | January 25, 2011 at 12:29 AM
You're living in paradise! Just lovely!
Posted by: Lady Fi | January 24, 2011 at 08:34 PM
You're living the good life, that's for sure. When you tire of the Roadtrek you pull out the boat for a different view of the world.
Posted by: Martha Z | January 24, 2011 at 07:24 PM
Great looking boat! I'd love to take a ride! And what a great looking place to eat. Best of all are those BLUE, BLUE skies!!! Hope you have a great week! Enjoy!
Sylvia
Posted by: Sylvia Kirkwood | January 24, 2011 at 07:04 PM
Nice boat, Sallie. Even if it isn't one of the brands of the company I work for. :) We enjoyed our stay in Florida, but it is nice to be back in the PNW.
Posted by: Sally in WA | January 24, 2011 at 06:45 PM