Baseball, Boom boxes, Breezes and BBQ sauce

Ah summer tried to arrive. What a strange year it has been. If you ask the weather guys, this is more “normal”…but then again what is really normal? Certainly not us! Plan A was lots of swimsuits and shorts. Plan B was “glad I brought an extra pair of jeans”!

On Saturday we did not technically participate, except from a distance. As we headed home from what we were calling Vacation A (Grand Banks) we listened to and chatted with Vacation B (that would be Dos Rios) as they headed up river towards Stockton. We actually passed a few of the group in range to hand off the Grey Poupon, but all seemed well stocked and ready for the adventure.

On Sunday we took the land vehicle and came up to Stockton to visit with the group and take part in the Stockton Ports Ball game. It looked like a fine group at the dock and everyone seemed to be enjoying the day and the nice breeze. A bit later we all headed up to the ballpark to partake of the not so healthy fare including the all you can slurp root beer floats. Melissa had picked our perfect tickets as during the game our section won free hamburgers due to the Ports getting a hit at the right time! What seemed like it would be a blowout when it was 9-3 turned into a nail biter that ended with a 9-8 victory!

We understand that the ice cream and potluck on Monday were well enjoyed by all. We were busy going to Benicia (twice) to pick up our new outboard motor so that we could drive you all crazy the rest of the week while we broke it in!

Dos Rios Yacht Club

August 2011

Tuesday we all fired up at different ends of the river and all headed for Windmill Cove. We met up with prospective members aboard Passage and cruised in together. There was just enough room left on the dock for us to squeeze in. We spent the afternoon catching up and then that evening we headed up for Taco Tuesday. Good thing we headed up early or it would have been boat snacks for dinner! Just in case you were not there…what no one expected was that it seems that Windmill Cove’s Taco Tuesday is the current replacement for Lost Isle. After dinner, since the breeze was getting cool, we invited the group to our boat for a drink and to watch the show. I have no idea how many boats came and went but the docks were full. I know that Hal took a count on one boat and learned that they had 14 speakers mounted and were looking at getting a few more. I know of one boat that came in (and this was a small ski boat) with 13 aboard. Sad to report both coming and going, not a life jacket in sight and on leaving there were no lights either. The music stayed moderately loud but security kept it all under control and it seemed like all were having a good time. We even noticed a huge group of teenagers from the Stockton Sailing Club come and go (bet they made no money feeding that group). At one time up at the restaurant the line to pay was clear out the door, much less the line

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Summer Cruise Pictures Page 03

Cruise Schedule Page 10

Fall Cruise Info Page 11 Fall Cruise Sign-Up Page 12

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