Lake People

We are now Lake People again. We've spent many hours over the past couple of weeks cleaning and scrubbing and fixing things. Here's a bit of my handy-work, taken before I finished the last bit on the front left.



Not the best picture, but I scrubbed every square inch of the deck with a 4"x6" green scrubby pad and soft scrub to clean off all the layers of dirt encrusted on the bow. I have the scabs and scuffs on my hands to show for it, along with a very sore tailbone. About 2 weeks ago on a rainy afternoon I slipped and fell down our back steps landing square on my tailbone HARD on three consecutive steps - and it's been REALLY sore ever since. Sliding around on my butt for 5 hours on the hard surface of the boat was probably not the best idea, but it had to be done.

Anyhow... We've met our new neighbors who weekend on their cool house boats. They are all very nice folks, and it's a good thing, because we're nearly on top of each other in our slips, and we haven't put the plastic windows back up. While they provide a somewhat false sense of privacy, having the back open allows for welcome breezes and we don't have to run the a/c at the helm.

Once again we're closer to the ramp leading to the parking lot than most of the other boats, so every time someone comes or goes they pass by and give the obligatory wave and stop to chit chat.

But the best thing about being on the lake is...

The ducks!



We've fed them several times - from crackers to pizza crust. There are mamas and papas and babies, mostly of the mallard variety. I love how they swim and feed in formation.



They are brave and aggressive (for ducks, I mean)... Here's a quick video:



There are also lots of fish - including this over-grown gold fish that we've speculated was dropped into the water a few years ago where it has obviously thrived.



Not the best picture, but this sucker is as long as my arm! We also saw a large catfish, and this Bass was caught (and shortly released) right off the dock behind us.



Our view from the back of the boat is significantly different from our view at the marina at the beach. It's not bad, but I feel like we're docked in someone's backyard, which technically, we sort of are...



At night it's very quiet though, which is good. You don't hear traffic and sirens all night long, like we did at the beach - being one block from the Grand Strand Hospital. There's also minimal lighting at the lake, which is great for star-gazing. The marina at the beach was lit up, albeit tastefully, like the rest of glitzy Myrtle Beach.