Dump Station Observations
Typically the wife and I do long weekends and leave the campground on Monday or Tuesday. We love doing this as most people leave on Sunday and we get some campground time with very few others. Provide...
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dcmac214 wrote:phil-t wrote:
Just as much fun as watching a busy boat launch. :)
Hard to find anything better than the goings-on at a busy summer boat ramp. DW & I love sitting on the side, watching the show. Too often it's better at the ramp than being on the lake. Lots of non-friendly-to-younger-kids atmospheric disturbances...
The large public boat ramp on Shelter Island in San Diego is right across the street from our Yacht Club. On MemorialDay, 4th of July and Labor Day we would pack a small cooler and take a couple of folding chairs over to watch the carnage. Launching was fun but the main event was always late in the day when all of these folks who use their boats about twice a year returned to the ramp. The wait for an opening would often be an hour and a lot of folks just could not be bothered with waiting their turn.
By now {late afternoon} the kids are all tired, sunburned and often more than a little seasick. Mom has had enough but now has to go retrieve e the TV and trailer so dad can load the boat - a nice variation was dad retrieving the TV and trailer and watching mom try and get the boat on the trailer while listening to dad {I"M NOT YELLING!}.
We would bring 3 x 5" cards and a sharpie and rate the performances numerically {1 - 10} holding our cards aloft much like the olympics. Wow, some of those soccer moms could swear like sailors after a day on the water...
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