Disaster on the Boat

SATURDAY  JUNE 8

Got up extra early and made breakfast for hubby. Egg sandwich & latte. Gave eggs to dogs.

 Picked up our BOUNTIFUL BASKET at 7:00 from the Athol Community Center. Unloaded all the food at home.

We took Ben, Bud, Lil Bit & Maggie along with us to the boat which was still docked at McDonald's Marina. Left the Excursion there. Loaded the dogs onto the boat and we motored up to Garfield Bay and dock the boat there. It was a wonderful sunny day. Very calm on the lake. Easy to dock the boat at Garfield.

Boat docked at Garfield Marina

From there, we stopped at Stacey's Country Kitchen for breakfast. I had a delicious omelette with spinach, tomatoes, and avocados. Hubby had the skillet breakfast. After breakfast, took the Dodge back to McDonalds to get the Excursion. Bud & Ben rode with hubby home. While I had Lil Bit and Maggie in the Dodge with me.

Once we got home, hubby went down to the shop to work for a while.

Later, hubby came home and said he had a truck to deliver to Post Falls.

I followed him in the FMF with Bud & Ben. He delivered the truck, then we went to Walmart to get a few things. Met Lane H. to pay him. Then we shopped. LOTS of POWM (people of Walmart) today at the store. Ick. I could have made a whole video of all the people there.

We drove to Wendy's and almost got hit by a woman that pulled out in front of us from a stop sign. I honked at her and she gave me the finger! What a witch.

We got burgers and then washed the FMF at the car wash.

Drove home and watched tv. Went to bed early.


SUNDAY JUNE 9

Got up and made breakfast eggs & latte for hubby. Hubby had to go to dentist at 8:20 for a cavity filling. He got back around 10:00.


We packed up Bud, Ben, & Maggie and drove up to boat. It was very windy on the bay with white caps, but took the boat out anyway.

Hubby & Maggie

Maggie

Maggie

Maggie

Bud

Maggie asleep

Maggie helping

About 1 mile from the Marina the waves got even worse and I was scared on the boat. We lost a couple bumpers and had to fish them out with the catch pole. It was awful. Then hubby turned boat around. Felt like we were going to capsize a couple times. The swells were 8 foot high! Awful.

When we were attempting to dock and the wind was blowing, the tie-down rope had fallen off the side of the boat because when we left the manager had helped us push off. He put the rope back on the side of the boat wrong and it had fallen off in the big swells.

The tie-down rope caught on both propellers and we were DEAD IN THE WATER. With the wind blowing us straight into the dock. We called for help on the dock and fortunately, there were some people still there. They helped catch us and tie us out at the end of the dock! However, hubby tried to dive to get the rope loose, but the water was ICE COLD.

We packed everything up and took the dogs for a walk and then left.

 Maggie, Ben & Bud wading in the water

 Maggie wades in the water

Drove up to Hope to visit the huge 4570 Cruisers for sale up there. Talked to a nice mechanic guy there about the boat.

Then we drove back to Sandpoint, picked up dog food at Big R. Stopped for burgers at Arby's.

Drove back to Garfield, but still too windy & cold. Stayed until about 6:00 then drove home.

Gave dogs at home the burgers then packed them up and walked them at Farragut Park.

Came home and went to bed.