Cruise Night

We took a night off from the house and went on a cruise on the Spokane River. Our friends, Chuck & Maggie live in an apartment that is on the river. They have a great yard and a dock where Chuck keeps his little 12 foot wooden runabout.

We have attended a couple of fun parties there and have always enjoyed the ambiance. So I basically invited us over for a float. It's a simple process. Chuck unties the boat and we float with the current. Then, when it's dark, he powers up the 20 horse Evinrude or the trolling motor and slides back up the river.

Right now there river is pretty low and so there is nary a current to be had. So we motored up to what Chuck called Donkey Island and then slowly cruised back to the dock with the silent trolling motor guiding our way. There was of course, wine and food to be consumed. We listened to the Jazz station and watched birds and bats and fish had a wonderful evening under the full moon.This is one of the many reasons why I love Spokane.