A good day on the Pipe Dream

[Pipe_Dream]

I thought I'd share a few pics from last weekend's cruise. I know y'all like pics. ;D

Places, everyone.

The dogs had been swimming at the beach already, and were ready to chill.

We cruised up the Chechessee River, past islands and sandbars, until we reached the Hwy 170 bridge at Lemon Island. It was a perfect day, breezy and cloudless.

The old Lemon Island Marina, once a thriving place, is empty and forlorn. :'(

Coming back through Mackay Creek, we stopped to watch dolphins play.

As we putted along I watched a boat approaching . . . hmm, something familiar about it . . . is it? It is! Another V! Haven't seen this one before.

Time to head in, we're all getting hungry!

Life is good, and it's even better with a great boat!

(BTW, I thought this was appropriate for my one-thousandst post. )

 

[parishht]

Nice pics and it looks like you had a great ride.

 

[willy]

Well done Pipe, great 1000th, who has it better than us

 

[reelapeelin]

CONGRATS on the GRAND!! ... and most appropriate it is for 1,000th ... GREAT pix from the Low Country 8) ... the other V-20 ... they're EVERYWHERE!! ;D ;D ...


Great post, Pipe 8) ....but I gotta tell ya... two yaller dawgs, an unbeatable boat and cruisin' around down there on that stretch of coast, it'd be hard to go wrong ... 8) 8) 8) ...


...tell Mama PD she's got "sweet knees" ... ... ;D ;D ...

 

[msbhammer]

Great Posting and Pics. Pipe. Glad ya had a good time.

 

[C YENSEN]

congrats on #1000. looks like a great day. glad the dogs had fun too. ;D

 

[charlie_the_tuna]

man you guys got it made.
i would love to boat in a place where dolphins swim.
unfortunately we dont get them here.

 

[Pipe_Dream]

Thanks for the comments, everybody. I'm a lucky guy, and best of all, I realize it and am very thankful. ;D

 

[Blue_Runner]

Nice Pipe! We're all lucky!

 

[parishht]

What are they going to do with the Lemon island marina?

 

[Pipe_Dream]

What are they going to do with the Lemon island marina?

It's pretty controversial. A small town WAY across two rivers (the Chechessee and the Broad) has annexed the land, and there are plans to build a new dry-stack facility with all the trimmings. Keep in mind that this area is still pretty rural, and lots of folks have enjoyed their waterfront properties along the river there for many years. They don't want to see anything change, and bring more noise and traffic to the area, and who could blame them? But Beaufort County has been and is changing (growing) dramatically with each passing year, and they'll be hard-pressed to stop this. Sad to see, I think.
http://www.blufftontoday.com/node/13207

 

[parishht]

Dam, that would be a dream job to retire and run a little marina.

 

[Stinky_Hooker]

Very nice trip Pipe!!!

 

[Pipe_Dream]

Thanks, Stinky!

Parish I don't know about retiring and running a marina. Maybe working part time at one? Running one doesn't sound much like retirement to me, unless you have a lot of good staff under you. In my experience, dealing with the public in that kind of capacity can be awful. But I've often thought that IF and when I can ever retire, I'd like to work part time for a marina/boat yard. Could be fun. 8)

 

[TunaHead]

Pipe, cograts all the way around! I really like the setup for you passenger seat. Is that aftermarket and if so who carries them?

TH

 

[Pipe_Dream]

Tuna, it was there when I acquired the boat -- sorry, I know that isn't the answer you were hoping for.

 

[TunaHead]

Thanks anyway PD. I'll start looking around.