EricG
01-21-2009, 06:17 PM
As a founding PNW club member, and one of the rare Lake Washington Scramarama attendees, I thought I'd pop back in and renew my membership card.
My boating activities have been severely curtailed over the last 2 years...and probably will continue to be. But, the 18 is in comfortable hibernation, and I don't plan on parting with it...
So, why the hibernation?
First, 18 months ago (or, 1 month before the housing market in Seattle peaked :mad:) we bought a new house. Much newer, much more comfortable, with a MUCH bigger mortgage...house poor now means something to me. But, I still had the $$$ to continue my boating habit.
Then, after Kath and I took a nice trip to Laguna Seca for the MotoGP race, we decided that our interest in Motorcycle Touring required a new bike. After 9000 miles on the new bike, I couldn’t be happier…but the $$$ and riding definitely reduced my boating time.
And finally, we headed down Poodle’s way and took another cruise, and 9 months later, ended up with the best Souvenir we could ever ask for. Jake is now 7 months old, and we couldn’t be happier. But, any extra $$$ I had to spend on the boat is now long gone!
So, the boat sits comfortably in hibernation, waiting for the day I can take my son for his first cruise…
Then, last week, Matty sends an email from the LGDCC about the new calendar, and it reminded me that not only do I miss my boat, but I miss the gang over here on the board. So, I decided to quit spending so much time on Advrider.com and parenting boards and spend a little more time catching up with things over here.
Here’s a pic of the two newest “toys”…
I hope all is well with everyone around here…
EG
My boating activities have been severely curtailed over the last 2 years...and probably will continue to be. But, the 18 is in comfortable hibernation, and I don't plan on parting with it...
So, why the hibernation?
First, 18 months ago (or, 1 month before the housing market in Seattle peaked :mad:) we bought a new house. Much newer, much more comfortable, with a MUCH bigger mortgage...house poor now means something to me. But, I still had the $$$ to continue my boating habit.
Then, after Kath and I took a nice trip to Laguna Seca for the MotoGP race, we decided that our interest in Motorcycle Touring required a new bike. After 9000 miles on the new bike, I couldn’t be happier…but the $$$ and riding definitely reduced my boating time.
And finally, we headed down Poodle’s way and took another cruise, and 9 months later, ended up with the best Souvenir we could ever ask for. Jake is now 7 months old, and we couldn’t be happier. But, any extra $$$ I had to spend on the boat is now long gone!
So, the boat sits comfortably in hibernation, waiting for the day I can take my son for his first cruise…
Then, last week, Matty sends an email from the LGDCC about the new calendar, and it reminded me that not only do I miss my boat, but I miss the gang over here on the board. So, I decided to quit spending so much time on Advrider.com and parenting boards and spend a little more time catching up with things over here.
Here’s a pic of the two newest “toys”…
I hope all is well with everyone around here…
EG