Saturday, 4-26-2014
A Book Club Party on Pontchartrain Lake
It's fun to host a group of friends on Aventura, our 37 ft. Lagoon catamaran. Especially when the weather is just right: clear day, upper '70s, winds out of the SE at 12-18 kts. We beam reached toward the East, pleasantly talking, laughing, eating and simply enjoying each other's company. Most of my book club friends haven't sailed. And they were happy but also tired by the end, as being out in nature tends to do to you. Some tried their hand at the wheel. Others just hung out in the cockpit, our "back porch."
As Cap'n Mike and I prepare for our May trip along the Gulf Coast, we are reminded of how much pleasure a sailing vessel can provide. Getting away from it all is important, even for those who live in quirky, funky, wild and crazy New Orleans. Enough festivals and city life! Let's go commune with nature, I say!
Look for our upcoming May adventures. We have added foldable bikes to our equipment and, therefore, our options. More texture to our sailing trips. Hasta luego, amigos.
