I have been negligent in continuing this blog, so I thought I would bring it up to date. Last year after the Island Hopper trip, the boating season saw a lot of high water and not a lot of activity. This coupled with work and family obligations made for a poor boating season.
Outings were close to home with the exception of a trip to Manchester Islands http://www.fws.gov/northeast/ohioriverislands/ about 70 miles up river.
The trip took a little over 8 hours with jet ski in tow. enjoyed a nice evening watching a family of beaver while we, Barb and I, ate dinner and finished off a bottle of wine. The next day centered around jet skiing and swimming. The return trip was via White Oak Creek Marina (Higginsport).
This year our boating activity has also started a bit slow but promises to be a little more active. A recent trip to Smugglers Cove http://www.smugglerscovemarina.com/ (63 Statute miles), returning via Light House Marina was very enjoyable and included a rendezvous with Island Hopper, Moggie's Tub and Break Away.
Outings were close to home with the exception of a trip to Manchester Islands http://www.fws.gov/northeast/ohioriverislands/ about 70 miles up river.
The trip took a little over 8 hours with jet ski in tow. enjoyed a nice evening watching a family of beaver while we, Barb and I, ate dinner and finished off a bottle of wine. The next day centered around jet skiing and swimming. The return trip was via White Oak Creek Marina (Higginsport).This year our boating activity has also started a bit slow but promises to be a little more active. A recent trip to Smugglers Cove http://www.smugglerscovemarina.com/ (63 Statute miles), returning via Light House Marina was very enjoyable and included a rendezvous with Island Hopper, Moggie's Tub and Break Away.
The picture below is the gang enjoying dinner aboard the top deck of Degaje.
Below, happy hour aboard Degaje tied up next to Island Hopper
Although we grilled out the first night, we decided to take advantage of the Sunset Grill (part of Smugglers Cove) with gambling afterwords at Belterra Casino for those so inclined.
