Our "vessel" as we are leaving the dock (actually, I took this as we were dis-embarking)
Our group standing on the bow of the boat at the dock
Mom
Me
Yesterday we drove to Coeur d'Alene to take a cruise on the lake. Mom had been wanting to do this for years. Some of you may have done it for your senior party. Anyway, we met at the dock (right beside the Coeur d'Alene Resort) and boarded one of three boats. The docks there are all decorated with winter/Christmas scenes in lights. Then we headed out across the lake and suddenly arrived at a beach front that was totally decorated for Christmas. There was Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus and the boats just pull up and stop just off shore as Santa talks to the kids. His conversation is piped throughout the boat. In the end he reads a list of kids names (the parents can sigh a register as they board and that list is conveyed to Santa). Then we weighed anchor and headed back to the dock. The whole thing takes about 45 minutes. The temperature was about 10 degrees and they had just had about 30" of snow three days ago. Everything was pretty but cold. Matt, Travis and I ventured up on the top deck but it was just too cold. The main deck is enclosed and much warmer. The high-light of the evening was when I ventured around back of the main deck and discovered the doorway into the two Volvo, diesel engines that powered the boat. The door was unlocked but I didn't want to be discovered and thrown down in the "scoopers" of the ship never to be see again. All-in-all it was a fun experience.
Our group standing on the bow of the boat at the dock
Mom
Me
Yesterday we drove to Coeur d'Alene to take a cruise on the lake. Mom had been wanting to do this for years. Some of you may have done it for your senior party. Anyway, we met at the dock (right beside the Coeur d'Alene Resort) and boarded one of three boats. The docks there are all decorated with winter/Christmas scenes in lights. Then we headed out across the lake and suddenly arrived at a beach front that was totally decorated for Christmas. There was Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus and the boats just pull up and stop just off shore as Santa talks to the kids. His conversation is piped throughout the boat. In the end he reads a list of kids names (the parents can sigh a register as they board and that list is conveyed to Santa). Then we weighed anchor and headed back to the dock. The whole thing takes about 45 minutes. The temperature was about 10 degrees and they had just had about 30" of snow three days ago. Everything was pretty but cold. Matt, Travis and I ventured up on the top deck but it was just too cold. The main deck is enclosed and much warmer. The high-light of the evening was when I ventured around back of the main deck and discovered the doorway into the two Volvo, diesel engines that powered the boat. The door was unlocked but I didn't want to be discovered and thrown down in the "scoopers" of the ship never to be see again. All-in-all it was a fun experience.
