4th of July...and ship wrecked.....
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First off, I would just like to say this 4th is one I will always remember!!!
It has become a tradition to go out on the boat every 4th of July! It is so much fun! We actually put in the boat close to where we live, and it usually takes about an hour to get downtown!! We usually enjoy the nice sunshine and just kick back and relax...
But, this is how our trip went....
We got to the ramp to launch the boat...and it was raining! I had been checking my phone and it was just a little storm that was going to blow over..so, we waited! It finally stopped raining and we sat off! It was cloudy and a little chilly on the ride to downtown...but, it wasn't all that bad! We got about 20 minutes from downtown and I check my phone...I had like 7 missed calls!! I checked my voicemail...and to my surprise, it was my family...they were calling to tell us to get off the river! Apparently there were thunderstorm warnings all over Tennessee. So, we were now 15 minutes away from the fireworks and if we turned back, it was a 45 minute ride back. We decided we would watch the fireworks really quick and head back. The fireworks were great! But, all at once the bottom fell out! Here we were...in the middle of the river during a thunderstorm. We all grabbed our blankets and towels and took cover! Everything we had was soaked...everything!!! We finally got the boat under the bridge and we were able to catch a break from the rain! We waited for an hour or so...the longest hour of my life...lol! We finally decided we would try to make it back. We were still soaked and freezing cold! We made it back to the boat ramp about an hour later...
This was a time to rejoice!!! YAY....LAND!!!! Overall, the night was long, wet, cold, full of bugs and full of laughs! It is really funny now that I think back!! This is for sure one 4th that I will never forget!
I am not even sharing pictures.... We looked scary by the end of the night!! LOL!
If you would like to check out the wonderful fireworks... go check out Travis and Ashley's blog!! LOL!
It has become a tradition to go out on the boat every 4th of July! It is so much fun! We actually put in the boat close to where we live, and it usually takes about an hour to get downtown!! We usually enjoy the nice sunshine and just kick back and relax...
But, this is how our trip went....
We got to the ramp to launch the boat...and it was raining! I had been checking my phone and it was just a little storm that was going to blow over..so, we waited! It finally stopped raining and we sat off! It was cloudy and a little chilly on the ride to downtown...but, it wasn't all that bad! We got about 20 minutes from downtown and I check my phone...I had like 7 missed calls!! I checked my voicemail...and to my surprise, it was my family...they were calling to tell us to get off the river! Apparently there were thunderstorm warnings all over Tennessee. So, we were now 15 minutes away from the fireworks and if we turned back, it was a 45 minute ride back. We decided we would watch the fireworks really quick and head back. The fireworks were great! But, all at once the bottom fell out! Here we were...in the middle of the river during a thunderstorm. We all grabbed our blankets and towels and took cover! Everything we had was soaked...everything!!! We finally got the boat under the bridge and we were able to catch a break from the rain! We waited for an hour or so...the longest hour of my life...lol! We finally decided we would try to make it back. We were still soaked and freezing cold! We made it back to the boat ramp about an hour later...
This was a time to rejoice!!! YAY....LAND!!!! Overall, the night was long, wet, cold, full of bugs and full of laughs! It is really funny now that I think back!! This is for sure one 4th that I will never forget!
I am not even sharing pictures.... We looked scary by the end of the night!! LOL!
If you would like to check out the wonderful fireworks... go check out Travis and Ashley's blog!! LOL!
