With fall upon us and cooler temperatures, it seems like we hadn't had much opportunity to take Bavarian Cream out for a spin. Either the recent rainy weather was uncooperative or we were spending time in Florida. We finally got a chance to hit the water and enjoy a warm fall Sunday afternoon. It wasn't a long trip, lasting about an hour, but we were able to head down the river and see the swamp in its fall dress. We went pass Warsaw Landing to see the changes and new houses being built in that area, then went down past Tin Lizzy's and Kingspoint Marina. At Tin Lizzy's we saw our next door neighbor in their boat Last Call and were able to hail them on the VHF radio. Not many boats have or use a VHF on this part of the river, so it was good to verify that we were sending and receiving (we know this is simple stuff, but it's new to us!).
We went down the river to Kingspoint then turned around and headed back towards home. We were hailed once again by our neighbor who were at their house and figured that we were about 3 miles apart. The radio on the flybridge works pretty well, but we are still going to replace it along with most of the other electronics with newer stuff. We finally made it home, put the boat in her slip, then sat in the cockpit and had a couple of drinks. It was a good day on the water!
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