We celebrated the long 4th of July weekend on the lake. On Friday, Julie joined us for the day for a sail and a float in Arky South. Kalliopi tied up to us for the afternoon. And we whipped up an All-American grill-ful of burgers and dogs for dinner.
We took Julie back to the marina at sunset.
We had a nice view of a nearby fireworks show from the bow.
Saturday morning we took care of some chores on the boat before setting off for a long sail, ending up with anchoring off Starne’s Island to watch the Volente (day-after) 4th of July fireworks show. Voodoo, Sapphire, Dancer and Karma also showed up and we anchored nearby eachother.
The lights in this shot show the great many boats that turned out for the show. And the dark hump in the middle of the shot is Starne’s Island, from where the fireworks would be shot off.
We had a great spot!
After the show, nearly all the other boats left, and the water calmed down enough to stay overnight. Sunday morning, before we left, I kayaked from the boat to Starne’s Island to hunt for a lone geocache hidden there.
This tree on the island is home to 4 giant blue heron nests. None of them were home during my visit.
We made it back to the slip Sunday afternoon and wrapped things up.
Another great 3 day weekend spent on the lake!
Sheila365 
Great pics!! I lived the Herrons nests!
Whoops I “loved” the nests! 😏
🙂 thx. We missed you and ace and island time!
Always love seeing your beautiful photos,
Thx! I should mix on more of the pretty photos. Sometimes the ordinary ones tell the story though.
Wow. Super weekend. We were relaxing at home at the pool. Our neighbor does a super fireworks show each year right outside our front door! Loved your pictures – it was like a mini- vacation for you guys. Love your website too. I enjoy the updates. Lynn.
Thx Lynn. It was a fun weekend. It’s getting hot out there!