Saturday, June 27, 2009

Another Failed Boatride!

We've been having a lot of fun planning to go out on the boat.

Part One: Sunday, June 14
Finally, Jason had a break in his busy summer racing schedule! We planned to leave our house as soon as Katelynn woke up from her nap. Jason had the boat all ready to go, we just needed to make a quick stop at the gas station and fill up. As we walked out to the driveway, with our sunscreen on and cooler filled with yummy treats, I took a quick look up to the sky, that had been clear and sunshine, and noticed some very dark ominous clouds. I brushed it off, as we loaded Katelynn into the car, but as we started to pull away, I noticed they were directly northeast of us and we were headed to Green Bay. Hmmm... Jason seemed oblivious to this, but since he is such the self-proclaimed weather nerd, I figured he knew what we were getting into! He didn't. I mentioned the dark clouds and he said, no way, it's not going to rain. I asked again, are you sure? Well, then he took a look and with a quick glance to the boat, he pulled out his i-pod and checked the weather report. Maybe it will clear up he said as we pulled out of the driveway and headed to GB. At the gas station, we decided we would go south at go to the lake instead. As the clouds got closer, Jason decided we would just turn around and go home. The rain had started just as we were pulling into our driveway - what timing!

Part Two: Father's Day

All he wanted to do was go on a boatride with his girls. We seemed to have all things working in our favor. Katelynn woke up from her nap, we jumped in the truck and headed to Green Bay. Our first problem was at the boat landing, a full parking lot! So we headed to our second choice, just up the river. We launched the boat, got Katelynn's life jacket on, and Jason fired the engine. I was certainly paying more attention to Katelynn than Jason, so I failed to notice right away that we were having "issues." I aksed him what was wrong and he said it wouldn't idle, but after a couple minutes we were set and we on our way. We backed away from the boat landing and we were off! It was such a beautiful day! And then we were in the middle of the river and he couldn't get the boat to idle. This is apparently important, as you have to shift from idle to change gears. Well...we hung out in the middle of the river for a little bit. And Jason was starting to get irritated. He finally got the boat to idle and he said, okay, now we can go. As the boat started to move, Jason decided it was probably best to go back to the boat landing, so we didn't get stranded in the middle of the river. We limped to shore, where is stunk, might I add! Poor Katelynn and I really got to enjoy the stench, as Jason and some wonderful guys helped get the boat onto the trailer. Another sad day of boating, but atleast we enjoyed it for a few minutes!

Part 3: Tuesday, June 23rd
Jason hoped our problems on Sunday were an isolated incident, so after dinner with our beautiful, intelligent (and single!) friend Meghan, we went to Sunset Park so we could try this whole boating thing one more time, before bringing it to the shop. I can tell you that Jason was the only person who ever got in the boat and that it never was untied from the shore. But...we had fun!


As you can see, Katelynn really wanted to go on a boatride, as she carried her life jacket around the park!
Aren't they cute?





Hopefully, Part 4 will be a success! ♥

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