Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Our New Sailboat


We are new to the bloging world, and we uploaded our picture backwards so this entry will make more sense and be cuter if you read it backwards. The sunset out there was so beautiful. We loved driving around the Island looking for the antelope and buffalo. We got on the GSL's web site and it talked about how great the sailing is. They also warned people planing to sail on the Lake to watch the buffalo from afar, because they've been know to swim out and attack the boats.. I kind of want to give that a try just for some laughs.
We went out on the Great Salt Lake to talk to people who owned slips out there, and to see what it was like. We packed some nutritious and delicious peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, chips and pop. We ate them on the beach, which is HUGE right now cause the Lakes a little low, Bob and Bruce loved to feed the seagulls, there were tons of them flying all around us Bob would throw chips and little parts of his bp&j and the birds would snatch them out of mid air. I wonder if we really need a sailboat or if a big bag of cosco chips and some sandwiches would keep my boys happy. I know we are going to make some great memories for our family.
Okay so I know most people are already laughing, thinking we're big nerds...I mean really only big yuppies have sailboats... And We live in Utah... Who sails here...but we are so excited to own our sailbout... We are going to get a dock for sailing on The Great Salt Lake they have a yacht club and eveything! tons of fun islands to explore, and everything floats, so the fact that I only know how to doggy paddle and can only do that for a short time really won't be an issue. We're going to put our names in up at Bear Lake but they have a two year waiting list..So for the next two years we're going to be the saltiest sailors around. Bruce is so excited, he talks about the boat everyday and seeing the buffalo and all that jazz. Bob can't wait for our first night on the lake, our boat has a tiny kitchen area, a toilet, and can sleep four adults. I am just excited in general...We'll post pics of our first voyage on the Rascal (the first guy who owned her named it that and its bad luck to change a boats name...bad luck is the last thing we need surrounded by man eating seaguls, brine shrimp and 12 feet deep water ).

2 comments:

Smile said...

LOOKS GOOD!!! -- suzie

Laura said...

Congrats on your boat! It looks so fun!