Ahhhhh...and so all things come to an end, as does this trip. We all have our "roles" in the ride home, as we do on the ride out. For some of us, it is known that we will be on the boat. Some of the duties of the ride home crew is to clean the boat, clean the fridge, pack all the bags & get them ready for unloading.....and, as our tradition, the "houseboat ride home crew" has our last drinks on the boat, as we ride thru the Narrows and reminisce about the trip. One of my most favorite and bittersweet memories of each vacation! It has been quite a few years now, that Vince, Alisa and I are part of the "wine crew". We hide off a bottle of cheap white wine to drink on the top of the boat together on the trip home. It must be "cheap" and it must be "white"...and then we try to finish off whatever else needs to be downed before we hit dock. The others we "invite" or "allow" into our wine crew are by strict vote. Since Christina has been a part of the "wine crew" for a few years now, she is grandfathered in and is now a part of the committee. An official member. Newbies are still on the fence...it is tough to get in on our cheap wine moments!!! It's special...
The poor driver of the boat has to deal with us whinos as we enjoy our last moments...but Scott (who usually ends up driving us back most of the way) is always amazing and encourages our final indulgence...as long as we give him breaks once in a while, and until the houseboat breaks down. Luckily though, we were good this trip! No breakdowns!
Heading across Virgin Basin, approaching the Narrows
Of course, the water is always like glass on the way home and makes us just wanna grab a ski and jump in. Figures....
Avery is in tickle mode! She was obsessed with tickling Lex's feet!
The Narrows
Life jacket, whaaatt??
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