How do I know?
It was a boat day!
No, I didn't go adopt 3 adorable kids this weekend, but I did manage an invite to hang out with them in Ischia! I guess the lack of Coach Katie in their lives convinced their dad (one of my coworkers) that it was time to hang out. That or he really did want to see the bridge that I jumped off of on the 4th of July!
Our day started off with a quick stop in Procida to fuel up the tanks. *Note that if you have to pull up pier side, you probably should wait until the line is tossed ashore and you're tied up before jumping ashore...especially if you have a few kids still in the boat. No, this wasn't our boat, but they were with us. Dumb Americans* Once that was done, we were off to meet up with another coworker and have some serious fun.
The day was spent splashing around, jumping off the bridge & cliffs, and swimming to shore to soak in the terme and eat lunch. Yep. You had to swim to shore for both the terme and restaurant. Although the thermal pools were packed, we found a space and the kids started to grind away the rocks creating a sandy/algae mud mask. The boys decided that I deserved a spa day and told me to "sit back, relax, you're going to look great." Yep. Nothing screams "relax" like a 5 and 9 year old applying mud to your face.
We (okay, maybe just the under 10 crowd, influenced by me) also picked rocks that they wanted carried back to the boat. Somehow they kept getting larger and larger. Luckily they were lava rock so didn't weight a ton, but talk about awkward! One of them actually did make it back to the boat- way to go guys!
On the way back to Monte di Procida to turn in the boats, we stopped in a small cove along Procida, under the old prison. Well, we actually stopped before that when Miss Fancy Pants lost her balance while we were flying along the water and grabbed the kill switch while trying to recover...Such a klutz! With the sun setting, I found a cozy spot on the boat to laugh at them debating if they wanted to get in or not. And yes, I may have gave them an encouraging push- but that's what started their round of "jumping the plank."
8 hours after taking off that morning, we returned to shore. Worse part ever. I was practically ready to go inquire on what a house boat would cost me. I love the water, so much so that it still amazes me that I only work for the Navy and am not actually in the Navy. Here's hoping for a few more weeks of summer and boat rental opportunities!
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