A FEW WORDS ON THE DUEL WITH THE FUEL!
In the words of Riverside Marines Jason Baumgartner, this summer was a “smiles per gallon!” Not miles per gallon season! So, since June, at least the price per gallon has come down a bit. But I have to ask –is the fuel tank half empty?
When you look down at the gauge or, for some, gauges, are they half full or are they half empty? How are you going to spend that fuel? Are you going to mosey over to a raft-up or be one of those full send guys or gals and go throttles down to the next fuel pump or, better yet… a six MPH wake zone?
Even sailboats burn a bit of fuel every now and then. I guess our sailing friends will be running all the sails a little more often this summer and pass the Go-Fast boat moseying. Ha ha!!! That is kinda funny when you think about it!
So, the tank is what we make of it and what we can afford, but regardless of the speed or the endeavor, the beauty will always be there. And when that beauty turns windy and dark skies appear, you still have a half tank of gas to get back to the shore safely.
BLUE SKIES/ HIGH TIDES
It ain’t over, Folks! It ain’t over till the slightly large, wing-helmeted, incredibly loud, operatic star belts out her last song! That’s right… There is that much summer left! Blue Skies / High Tides! Over the years, I have been watching the fabulous photography of David Sites. He really has caught some amazing images. Remember — boating when it’s 40 degrees out this fall is still better than the opera! Long live the Summer of 2022.
BACK TO THE SHORES OF THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY
We have the Eastern Shore, which we all know. We have the Western Shore, which we all know. Is there also an Upper Shore? I know the Western Shore ends at the Susquehanna between Havre De Grace and Perryville. I know the southern Eastern Shore begins or ends at The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. I’m just not sure where the end of the Northern Eastern Shore is. I’ve posed the question before, but I am going to continue to ponder the question. Can I get a few thoughts on the matter?
BLEW A SEAL!
(This one could get me in trouble) So… A penguin notices a little gear lube behind his boat in the water. 
Being prudent, he asks his local marine repair shop to take a good look at it and make a suggestion on having it fixed. While the marine facility is diagnosing what going on, the little penguin notices an ice cream shop across the way. So, he waddles over and gets himself some ice cream. When he waddles back to the mechanic, the mechanic says, “It looks like you blew a seal.” Insulted, the penguin explains, “No, no, no… I just had a vanilla Ice cream!”
WHAT THE NON-BOATING HUMANS DID?
Picking on GIZMO!
Those Damn NBHs are at it again. If they would just buy that boat, many problems could be solved! For instance, the non-boating humans were the culprits behind GIZMO! You remember little Gizmo from the 1984 movie Gremlins! The NBHs devised a way to create monsters out of a cute adorable little snuggly creature … whenever you add a little water, well… all hell breaks loose! Take a look: Gizmo wanting to go boating!
After adding water and cursed by Non-Boating Humans! The NBHs actually cursed Gizmo with three things that would prevent Gizmo from going boating. This couldn’t be a coincidence. Rule number one: No Sunlight (tough for people like us) Rule number 2. No Water (really tough for boating Humans) and Rule number 3. No PARTYING after midnight (actually, they said no food, but we know what they meant)
