Monday, May 28, 2012

Extra, Extra, Read All About It...

Yesterday was supposed to be our third and final "lay day" in Rockport, but...
When we realized that our grandkids (and their parents) were spending the Memorial Day weekend only 15 miles away in Port Aransas, we offered to provide a "Dolphin Watching" trip on Lucky Us. We arrived in Port A about 9:30 amidst great excitement. There was another couple with their 2 kids (ages 2 & 4). Talk about busy! There were 5 kids between the ages of 7 weeks and 4 years. 

In the picture on the left (above) Bob is holding a sleeping Katie (age 7 weeks), and yes, when she was outside, she wore her infant life vest! The vest was a little tight under her chin, but she slept through most of her first ride on Lucky Us.
A little dolphin watching from the flying bridge. The dolphins were not very cooperative, but the watchers were enthusiastic anyway.
What a happy "pilot" (Granddaughter Sarah in photo to left).  Except for Katie, all of the kids had plenty of opportunities to steer the boat. I just turned on the autopilot, and then the kids could turn the wheel all they wanted, and we kept going in a straight line.  Wonderful invention that autopilot...
     After dropping everyone off back at Port Aransas, The Admiral and I had a delightful lunch as we motored back to Rockport for the night. It was early to bed with a LONG nights sleep for the grandparents! Grandchildren are an absolutely great gift, but they are tiring!!!

1 comment:

  1. What a fun day - and I love that all the kiddos got to steer the boat!

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