Monday, June 30, 2008

"Not on the 4th" Fireworks

Saturday we spent the entire day out on the boat in perparation for Tim's Rivershore Cafe's "Not on the 4th" fireworks show. We got out on the river around 11:30 loaded up with lots of food, drinks, and plenty of sunscreen to get us through the day.



We had seen that there might be some weather issues, but we dodged a bullet and never had any issues with storms. We could see a pretty productive thounderstorm in the distance towards dusk, but fortunately it stayed in the distance.
As you can imagine the water was packed with other boaters all lining up to get a good view. This being our first year attending the show we weren't sure how early we'd need to arrive. While it was great to be out for so long, we could have gotten away with arriving closer to 4 or 5, so good to note for next year!





Since we were anchored close the restaurant by mid-afternoon we decided to take a respite from the sun to get some crabs and oysters. These were our first crabs of the year, and they were fabulous (always helps when you don't have to cook or clean up after them!)









The fireworks themselves were awesome. I was impressed with how long the show was and the only thing missing was the 1812 Overture! It was great being able to watch from the water and it was fun to hear all the boaters honking their horns to "applaud!"

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

we have to ask...what kind of blue drink is andy enjoying?

Maureen Gribble said...

That would be "Tim's Killer Driller" and of course Andy loves it!