The Dykstras’ summer on Lake
Washington was the best ever! 2012 set the record with 81 days (mid July
through mid October) with less than 0.03 inches of rain. We were out on our boat,
Happy Hours, 53 days with family and friends. Comments from out-of-towners
include, “Our most memorable day in the Seattle area.” Comments from locals
include, “The best day of our summer.”
This is our second year with the
boat and its reputation has grown. The number and length of visits from
relatives and out-of-town friends increased. The grandkids learned to water ski
behind the boat. Everyone loves the water slide! We’ve relaxed viewing the Map
of the Stars, just enjoying the lake, going to waterfront restaurants and
sunset rides. We viewed houses for sale and sold with Realtor friends and their
clients. We’ve had slow rides pulling the big tube and higher-speed extreme
tubing and water skiing.
Because the boat has flat decks
and a fabulous stereo system, we’ve had wonderful dance parties on the boat. We've
had fantastic party times on the boat with the flotillas at Boating Opening
Day, the 4th of July on Lake Union, Seafair, and in the party coves of Andrews
Bay, Meydenbauer Bay, Fairweather Bay, and Cozy Cove. We took the boat through
the locks to Poulsbo and it performed beautifully in the Sound. We joined the Rainier Yacht Club which is known
as “The Fun Club” and had a lot of fun with the club members and activities. I have 3,873 pictures and movies taken this year and I am in
the process of editing them. The best of the summer are up on a new Happy
Hours 2012 Picasa web album. Because of all the above, my golf scores are
up and I am way behind in posting to this blog. I will be catching up!
