We're at the lake for the 4th of July, and I'm very happy to report that the boat is working and runs like a champ. 'Bout time! For the last four years we'd been waiting on my grandfather to replace the windshield so we could take it out into the water--FINALLY this year it was done! But when my dad and gpa launched it Wednesday morning, it overheated quickly and was dead by the time they got to the dock. However, after two days of thinking we were going to have to watch the fireworks from the shore, gpa went down this morning and to everyone's surprise, it started right up! We took it for a spin around the lake this afternoon, and you'd really never know it was 50 years old! My grandpa takes amazing care of that boat, and it's in good shape. Here are some pictures... My 4th of July flip flops...Old Navy, of course!
One of the cabins decorated for the 4th.
Meeeeeeeeee, so happy to be in the boat again. Can't wait to see the fireworks tonight!!
Mark...this is for you. Can we buy a boat that goes fast like this?? :-)
Funny story with this last picture. I guess the guys in the boat thought I was taking a picture of them, when really I was just waiting for their boat to catch some air (like the pic above) so I could show it to Mark. In a couple of the pictures they were waving at me and smiling (like the pic below). haha. My new friends! So funny...

Can't wait to post some fireworks pictures from tonight! Hope everyone is having a great holiday!