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relaxing (at the time)

Chris — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:42:04 +0000

The best part of a holiday weekend away with the Grandparents? Actually relaxing because you’re not at home and there isn’t really anything you should be working on (like cleaning the garage or scrubbing floors).

The worst part of a holiday weekend away with the Grandparents? Getting home on the last evening of the holiday and remember that not only did you relax and not do anything extra, you also didn’t do any of the normal weekend activities. Like, grocery shop or do laundry. And now you will spend the rest of the week trying to catch up.

It was worth it.

a four-hour tour

Chris — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:28:16 +0000

From the way-back department, a couple of video clips I took on a jet boat tour we went on out in Oregon. The weekend we were in Grants Pass, the “Boatnik Festival” was going on. It’s a carnival in the city park and boat racing on the river.

While we loaded the boats, there happened to be drag boats racing just upriver. Rhiannon, Tricia, and I ended up on the one jet boat that took the drag course. It was slow and gentle compared to the drag boats that had to be towed around using wave runners, but I believe that our boat with around 60 people on board high 50mph heading upriver.

The boats can operate with a full passenger load at full speed in the just a few feet of water, and since they are flat bottomed vessels, they can spin around pretty well. No promises were ever made about staying dry, and yes, my camera survived the trip.

Jet Boat Tour from Chris&Rhiannon on Vimeo.

sit down you’re rocking the boat

Chris — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:21:03 +0000

Not really. When the boat is a large pontoon, it isn’t quite as easy to rock. And it’s very easy to walk around on. So stand up. Let the kids drive.

Really, what the worst that can happen? It’s not like any babies who don’t know how to swim, can barely walk, and don’t grasp the concept of what a lake really is where on board.

Besides, three person tubes are pretty stable.

The worst that could happen to anyone was a little sunburn, and that was mostly just me and my legs that haven’t seen the light of day in a few years. I just have to figure out how to get one of those boats for myself. Relaxing is an excellent description of the two days we spend on the water. Thanks to Joe for taking all of us out.

stop looking up

Chris — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:51:41 +0000

Whenever I visit a new city, I’m constantly amazed that I do not run in to more things. Of course, it helps when the things one might run in to are really big and obvious.

Yeah, the Space Needle is probably the epitome of tourist destination, but then, doesn’t that mean that it is something to see if you’re just visiting? I’ve never understood the negative connotation associated with being a tourist and doing tourist type things.

Why does it feel like it was two years ago that we were on vacation on the west coast instead of two months ago? I think we hit the ground running when we got back and I’m not sure if we’ve stopped yet.