cape charles.

off to cape charles for the clam slam festival.  we went last year and they had NO clams!  when we asked why they called it the clam slam, they said it was because it "sounded good."  huh?  whatever.  this year, however, they had clams and they were good!  it was also the weekend for an MTOA rendezvous.  time to get together with friends, old and new. 

on the way over, we ran into pods and pods of dolphins who came to play with our bow wave but because we are a slow boat, i think they got bored and went off to find a faster, more fun, boat.  we must have had about six beneath our bow at one time.  the sight of these magnificent creatures is always so uplifting.  i tried to take photos but i only have a PhD (press here, dummy) camera and it just can't take them one after the other that quickly.  next time, if i remember, i'll try video instead.

i managed one decent dolphin pic out of XXX?

the clam slam pretty much got rained out which was kind of sad for the town of cape charles which has done so well coming back from the dead.  but it really wasn't that bad, especially for boaters who are used to dealing with weather, i.e. it is what it is.  we just put on our foulies and break out our umbrellas.  the rain was on and off and it really was mostly at night anyway.  the rain did not stop the fireworks on saturday night either.  and the highlight of the clam slam is the boat docking contest - it did NOT rain on that day.  in fact, it was an absolutely fabulous day for it!  one can't help admiring the skills of the men who drive these boats and cringe at the thought of what the exercise is doing to their transmissions.  in any case, the other thing was people watching.  we certainly had our share of cleavage - bleached, bejeweled, tattooed, heavily made-up and heavily-stacked women strutting around displaying their wares, good grief!  tom nudged me and said "that one is store-bought."  HOW does he know?  one woman sitting in front of us kept standing up, turning around and bending over, giving us quite an eyeful.  quite frankly, i'm not sure how well i would do with all that weight up there.  it has got to be uncomfortable! 

all in all, we had a great time and we only went to the brown dog ice cream parlor once, which is unusual for me.  just got busy, i guess.  all of us who were there enjoyed and to those who canceled because of the rain, well, you guys missed out is all i can say.  to go watch the boat docking contest alone, if you have never been, you should. 

sunset at cape charles