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Well, it has been a tough week for me. My dog, Yogi, ate another rock, and is again in surgery today to remove it from her small intestine. Coupled with my ignoble profession, and the market's realization that in America there will never again be a sold automobile, airline ticket, or home, I have been pretty much in the dumps.
The water's healing elixirs worked wonders today. We motored everywhere, from Manasquan south to Tices Shoal, near Barnegat Lighthouse.
Any locals should recognize the Railroad Bridge; please note yet another 17 foot Whaler hull waiting for the bridge to lift.
Tices Shoal is a wonderfully clean boating destination, whose inviting crystal clear waters invite boaters to raft up, relax, read books, and walk to the shore, and across the narrow island to Island Beach State Park. IBSP is the beach the way nature intended, complete with dunes, clean waters, and a lack of homes and development.
By the way this picture I include, as it is my daughter, who my boat is named after. She won "best bike" last weekend for our town's 4th of July festivities!
Things could be worse. Way worse. Forget about the markets and all of the related garbage that ties up peoples lives with worry and stress. It is just a job not a life sentence. Glad you got out and enjoyed the day.
Loved the pictures, or should I say the "How many whalers can you spot contest" and congrats to Mary.
BTW....The good old Detroiter in me wants to buy some GM these days.
Thanks for sharing the pictures and story. I understand how you feel. This country has paralized itself. I for one vowed to do more than normal and not let it slow me down. I have more boating hours this year than I have in many years. We have been on vacation this week and the boat(s) has been out every day. I put 65 miles on the deckboat yesterday alone pulling the kneeboard around on the river...... Good times!
Not whaler - sorry... both are under repair but here a few photos of the fun.... I love the BBQ on the water....
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Nice pictures, Life does not look so bad when looking at these...
One must wonder about few things, The gas crisis originated over 30 years ago, and what has changed since then.... Millions of people buying new homes with no money down at artificially low rates for years... How did that happen?
Could the government be have been acting like a lumbering fools with heads in the sand all this time? Maybe, but things could be worst... Being cancer survivor and counselor I know it can..Thats how I keep my perspective.
I have faith that things will turn around, may have a a different look and feel, and our behavior may change in the end. The US will again a emerge from this as a strong world player. Good thing it's an election year!
Looking at you pictures sure makes me smile...
BTW did you notice the sunk clam boat just out side the Manasquan inlet? Was big deal last week. A drunken captain slammed a 65 ft fishing boat into the rocks at the end of the inlet with 1500 gal of fuel in the tank, at midnight. Sunk to the bottom, now he has problems...
The NJ shore Rocks!!!
Edited by joninnj on 07/12/08 - 5:54 AM
Jon in NJ
Many other boats and outboards in my boating history
The Whaler is the one I like the best!!!
