More Catching Up...Almost There!: The Failed Boat Trip

On July 29th, against our (I say "our", but I did warn Dave) better judgement, we took the boat out on a Saturday. Which, as some may know, is a horrible, horrible day to go out on the lake because EVERYONE is out on the lake. Especially when Utah Lake is pretty much closed due to the algae bloom and everyone is forced to go to Deer Creek. Dave's brother Dan, his wife Sofia, and their daughter Liza, all met us there. Sofia's sister and her husband came as well. Sofia, Liza, and Sofia's sister stayed on the "beach" near the docks while the rest of us took the boat out to hopefully do some wakeboarding. It was crowded, the water was a bit choppy, and as soon as Dave was up on the board, things got bad. The boat started making a funny, clunking noise, and so we had to stop. We took the boat to the beach where we all got out and met up with the girls, while Dave tried to figure out what was going on with the boat. He and Dan ended up taking it back to the dock and spent about an hour and a half waiting in line of cars to get the boat out of the water. So while they did that, we hung out on the beach. Lucky for us, they had brought a giant swan to play on, so that kept things interesting. Sadly, Dave's boat is currently out of commission and he is trying desperately to fix it. So, we'll see if we can get her out on the water again before school starts.