Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Played golf with the Men's group at the Thousand Islands Country Club today. Won two skins.
Here are a few pictures that I took during the round.

Dave Taylor on the tee

 

I am putting on the par 4 Eleventh hole

 

Tee shot from 11th

Richard Gamble bends his shaft!

On Monday, I played in a Charity event. These folks were serving Fire Ball samples and Bloody Marys

 

The Flag Pole at The TI Club Restaurant.

 

The Statue next to the Flag Pole

Saturday, August 26, 2017

Although I have not posted in a week or more, there has been a lot going on. Here are several pictures showing what we have been up to:

When Katherine visited we hit golf balls on the range and played 9 holes. She hadn't played in 3 years, but you would never know it with this swing:

 

On Friday night we went to the Fish Fry at Hackers Restaurant:

 

 

Brenda and I went to see The John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band at the Clayton Opera House, The band included songwriter and well known performer Herb Pederson. He wrote songs like "Wait a Minute" and "Old Train"' It was an outstanding show.  It was great to travel to Clayton on our boat, attend the show, and spend the night on the boat at the Clayton Marina. - No Driving!

 

 

I took this picture from my boat slip. This is  "Aqua Mania"  a 50 ft racer powered by a jet engine

 

 

This is the Antique Boat Museum's 48 ft. Runabout "Pardon Me" powered by a 12 cylinder PT Boat Engine.

 

Sunset at the Clayton Harbor Marina

 

 

Lulu found a warm place on the Fly Bridge as we went up the St Lawrence River 

 

 

 

The shortest International Bridge in the World. The boundary line between the US and Canada is said to run through the two islands

 

 

Thursday, August 17, 2017

On Tuesday we left Alexander Bay after a lunch of Steamed Clams at the Dockside and headed for the New Clayton Harbor Municipal Marina. We stayed two nights in Clayton; went to O'Brien's for Burger Night, Bella's for lunch the next day, and Dinner at The Thousand Islands Harbor Hotel. 

Brenda and my daughter Katherine on the Bow while Crossing the River to Alexander Bay

 

A mess of Steamed Clams

 

Passing a Freighter in the American Narrows on the St Lawrence River

Dinner on the outside Patio at the Thousand Islands Harbor Hotel

 

The River at Dusk

 

 

One of the Antique Boat Museum's Boats returns at Dusk

 

Freighter passing by

 

Phil Kemper's new Sabre

 

Brenda and Katherine on a bench with Hotel in Background

 

The view from the bench

Burger Night at O'Brien's

 

 

Pictures on the dock

 

Marina at Sundown

 

The Boat next to us in the Marina was one of several planning to participate in a Poker Run in Kingston Ontario. The boat was a 42 ft Formula with twin 560 HP Engines. The boat will do 115 MPH

 

A sign that Fall is coming to the River

1883 6500 sq ft Cottage on Comfort Island

 

At the top a weather vane of a Bear reaching for the Moon was added.

 

 

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

We had our third bi weekly ROMEO Breakfast on Tuesday morning at Riley's in Alexandria Bay. Two boatloads and a couple of cars arrived full of ROMEO's, i.e. Retired Old Men Eating Out!

 Capt. Rick Casali takes us across the River to A Bay.

 

 

I didn't realize there was a town dock on the East end of A Bay's main street. We learn something every day!



The crew is on the dock and ready to go to Rieley's

 

 

A table full of ROMEO'S

 

 

 

My eyes may have been bigger than my Belly, and I think that Dave Taylor Agrees.

 

 

Rick dropped my off at my dock.

 

Saturday, August 12, 2017

This afternoon we attended a fundraiser for The Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation held at the Thousand Island Club. The nice thing about it is that we only had to walk up our dock to the event.
The Foundation has raised money and provided financial grants to a number of orgainizations including Coaches for Cancer, The First Tee, Childrens Hospitals, and many others. The event consisted of a silent auction, a live auction with Jim and Juli Boeheim as auctioneers,  excellent food at many grazing stations, and an open bar. Here are a few pictures:

Our Auctioneers

 

Assistannt Coaches Jerry McNamara and Adrian Autry

 

Boeheim with some of his past players including Louis Orr and Dale Shackford.

 

Louis Orr with a couple who purchased an Autographed Basketball in the Silent Auction.

 

 

Friday, August 11, 2017

Here is a picture that was forwarded to me of the boat fire. it was taken much earlier than mine and shows the extent of the flames.