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So the whole plan today was as soon as the clock strikes 3pm, the wife and I were going to head out on the boat to cool off and have some fun.
3pm comes along and I am having a great nap, resting up from the hectic work week.
3:15pm and my phone rings. It's work. We need you to take care of some shit. Log back onto my computer, and I am working till about 4:15. Finally finish up and tell the wife to load the cooler, we're heading out.
Being that it's "National Tequila Day", we make ourselves a couple of Tequila based cocktails, she loads the cooler with beer and we head down to the dock. Boat is low on fuel, so I have to spend about 15 minutes dumping some in.
We're off......
For those who aren't familiar with the Martinez Lake area, our house is in a no wake zone. We have about 10 minutes of no wake until we hit the lake. Once we hit the lake, its about a 3 minute ride from one side to the other (in our tri-toon, which is slow). Then their is another 2 minutes or so of no wake until we hit the river. So from our house to the river is about 15 minutes. No big deal....
So we are cruising across the lake enjoying our Tequila. We get to the end of the lake at the no wake zone and come up on this tri hull with 3 ladies and 2 guys in it. 2 of the ladies are in the bow rowing towards back where we came from. We circle and ask if they are ok. "Boat won't start" they say. I ask if they want to be towed. They say, that would be great but we have a long way to go. Where? I ask. Back at the Meers Point Launch ramp they say. Well, that is right next to our house. So I ask if they have a rope, they do and we hook them up.
Start to tow, and their boat is just dragging. So I have a bright idea. I stop, and tell them that the chicks need to get off their boat and onto mine. You 2 dudes can catch the dock when we swing by at the launch ramp. Chicks are thrilled. They get on, into the shade (which they were totally lacking in their boat) and love our dog. We start towing them back. Come to find out that they have rented a house near ours. D. Palmer, they are staying in the house that you always rent. Anyway, they also tell us that they have 2 more friends who are still out on the sandbar and they have no clue how to get them back in. Don't worry, we have you covered.
So we tow the broken boat back to the launch ramp. Leave the 2 guys there with it. Their vehicles and trailer are there. We head back out, with the girls, to retrieve the 2 other people (2 other dudes). On the way, we find out that they are out here to celebrate the 34th birthday (I need to start hanging out with people my own age) of one of the dudes we left behind.
On our way back across the lake, one of the girls ball cap flies off into the water. She looks at me and says "don't worry about it", but I could tell she really wanted the hat back. I circled back, and we get the hat back. She starts tearing up and says that the hat was her brothers favorite hat. The brother passed away a couple of years ago...
We get out to the sandbar and retrieve the other 2 guys and all their stuff (umbrellas, tubes, table and their trash. I thanked them for being good stewards of the river and bringing their trash in with them).
We headed back for the launch ramp where the original 2 dudes were waiting. We gave our new friends some beers and some waters and they all were very happy.
As we dropped them off at the launch ramp, one of the original guys tried to slip me some cash. I told him I wouldn't take it, but that I just wanted him to pay it forward in the future. He promised me he would.......
Time for dinner....
3pm comes along and I am having a great nap, resting up from the hectic work week.
3:15pm and my phone rings. It's work. We need you to take care of some shit. Log back onto my computer, and I am working till about 4:15. Finally finish up and tell the wife to load the cooler, we're heading out.
Being that it's "National Tequila Day", we make ourselves a couple of Tequila based cocktails, she loads the cooler with beer and we head down to the dock. Boat is low on fuel, so I have to spend about 15 minutes dumping some in.
We're off......
For those who aren't familiar with the Martinez Lake area, our house is in a no wake zone. We have about 10 minutes of no wake until we hit the lake. Once we hit the lake, its about a 3 minute ride from one side to the other (in our tri-toon, which is slow). Then their is another 2 minutes or so of no wake until we hit the river. So from our house to the river is about 15 minutes. No big deal....
So we are cruising across the lake enjoying our Tequila. We get to the end of the lake at the no wake zone and come up on this tri hull with 3 ladies and 2 guys in it. 2 of the ladies are in the bow rowing towards back where we came from. We circle and ask if they are ok. "Boat won't start" they say. I ask if they want to be towed. They say, that would be great but we have a long way to go. Where? I ask. Back at the Meers Point Launch ramp they say. Well, that is right next to our house. So I ask if they have a rope, they do and we hook them up.
Start to tow, and their boat is just dragging. So I have a bright idea. I stop, and tell them that the chicks need to get off their boat and onto mine. You 2 dudes can catch the dock when we swing by at the launch ramp. Chicks are thrilled. They get on, into the shade (which they were totally lacking in their boat) and love our dog. We start towing them back. Come to find out that they have rented a house near ours. D. Palmer, they are staying in the house that you always rent. Anyway, they also tell us that they have 2 more friends who are still out on the sandbar and they have no clue how to get them back in. Don't worry, we have you covered.
So we tow the broken boat back to the launch ramp. Leave the 2 guys there with it. Their vehicles and trailer are there. We head back out, with the girls, to retrieve the 2 other people (2 other dudes). On the way, we find out that they are out here to celebrate the 34th birthday (I need to start hanging out with people my own age) of one of the dudes we left behind.
On our way back across the lake, one of the girls ball cap flies off into the water. She looks at me and says "don't worry about it", but I could tell she really wanted the hat back. I circled back, and we get the hat back. She starts tearing up and says that the hat was her brothers favorite hat. The brother passed away a couple of years ago...
We get out to the sandbar and retrieve the other 2 guys and all their stuff (umbrellas, tubes, table and their trash. I thanked them for being good stewards of the river and bringing their trash in with them).
We headed back for the launch ramp where the original 2 dudes were waiting. We gave our new friends some beers and some waters and they all were very happy.
As we dropped them off at the launch ramp, one of the original guys tried to slip me some cash. I told him I wouldn't take it, but that I just wanted him to pay it forward in the future. He promised me he would.......
Time for dinner....
