New Boats?

When we sold Short Walk last June, the majority opinion among our boating friends seemed to be that we were having some type of crazy illness/reaction to all the sunshine in the Bahamas and that we would be very sorry that we sold.   I'm pretty sure there was even a pool going to see how long it would take us to buy the next boat.   Well...... a couple weeks ago we did it, we purchased two kayaks!   Not exactly on the scale of the cruising boat we sold but just enough to get us back out on the water with a lot less effort.   Over the winter, we really did miss Short Walk.   We especially missed her during Jan, Feb, and March when all our cruising friends were sending e-mails describing all the sun and fun in Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean (thanks for that by the way).   However, as spring came around and we were not waxing 40' of fiberglass boat or stripping/sealing teak, or shining stainless steel or painting the bottom or making seemingly endless runs to West Marine for more costly boat parts we smiled and knew that we did make the right decision for us.   We have only had the kayaks in the water once so far this spring (when is the warm weather really coming to PA?) but we hope to do much more paddling this summer.   We have a road trip to Mystic CT and Maine planned for the summer, we're headed back to Savannah, GA in September for Joe's Navy reunion and we booked a trip to Croatia and northern Italy later in the fall and I am starting to work on 2014.   So many places to go and see!   Anyway, we think of all our boating friends often and hope to catch up with you again soon.   Stay safe out there.