Did you say Chris Craft or Hydros

What can I say except that today was Mahogany and Merlot all day. With an emphasis on speed and mahogany there was something for just about anyone including yours truly. Mac and Jack was the preferred beverage -why am I not surprised.  From vintage unlimited hydroplanes, to kneelers (very fast old race boats), to mahogany runabouts and cruisers and the 1930's classic cars on display, how could one not have a good time. Yours truly opted to leave while the memory was still nice. But The Big Fella is still out enjoying every second of the experience. In the interest of full disclosure, it was pretty darn neat seeing the old Miss Bardahl, Miss Thriftway, and Miss U.S. in the water kicking up rooster tails. It reminded me of the time when our TV blew out the day of the SeaFair Race.  As soon as Mass ended, my Dad was out the door down to Sears for a new one and missed maybe one or two heats. Ah yes, those were the days.

But the real fun was watching the limiteds speed around the course like rockets. The kneelers were so loud that all the wax dislodged from my ears and was last seen... Drivers of those things must be deaf or losing their hearing.

Kneeler Boat

very loud kneeler engine

The wind picked up just in time for the classic mahogany boat parade. Watching them cue-up was-shall we say-amusing.  Chris Crafts were well represented, and there were a couple of Century Resorters (think the garage boat), Hackers, and believe it or not a Dodge Cruiser. Yup Dodge made a beautiful wood cruising boat.

Garwood

The car show was actually ok. Not a single gawd awful orange or pepto-bismol pink 60's chevy was displayed. The latest model may have been a 50's Cadillac convertible painted the most beautiful red.  All-in-all, it was a good day.  And then there are dogs....

Lakeshore RV Park is now full and is also full of dogs. In all the years we have camped and places we've been never have we encountered this many dogs. They are everywhere and while yesterday they seemed mostly well behaved, um no that's not the case today.  And people do ya really need 5 dogs and why were they all off leash in the city park next to the campground? The squirrels are having a field day teasing all these pooches.  Rant over...I promise...I do like dogs...it's their owners I don't understand.

Yours truly planned a great meal to inaugurate this trip - barbequed steak, spuds, big green salad- but alas charcoal barbeques are not allowed and of course that's what we have. The fire danger remains very high and local authorities wisely banned charcoal grilling but propane grills are A-OK. What a great opportunity to get a portable propane grill...or so I thought. Certainly those lovely mouth-watering steaks would tempt The Big Fella. I shoulda known, The Big Fella said Nah, what else do we have to eat?  Sigh, yes the steaks will keep for a few days and yes there is plenty else.  A fabulous Miller Time made up for the lack of beef. One cannot go wrong with brie, smoked salmon, and gin.

And speaking of Miller Time, it is here. Cheers!