2016-10-01 Naha Trip with kids

In a rare alignment of the planets we were granted permission to take all 3 grand kids out on a boat trip.  And the weather cooperated too, which at this time of year is pretty rare.

After much trip prep we got all the gear and all the people in one place and pulled out at about 10:15 PM.
We headed to one of our most favorite places, the Naha dock in the back of Naha Bay.

This is October after all, and as usual a brisk NW wind was blowing, but we persevered anyway.

We arrived at the Naha dock at about 12:45 PM.
There were a couple of smaller boats there, but still plenty of room for us to tie up.

That's one of the elements of chance in this type of adventure.
These docks are first come, first served, so sometimes we get there and there is no room for us to tie up.
If you plan and prepare for a trip assuming that you'll be at a certain place, and then you can't tie up there, you have to have a Plan B, and sometimes even a Plan C.

These are the small boats that were there when we arrived.

This is our moorage spot at the dock.

Here's the tent the kids set up near the boat.
I had my doubts that they would actually last the night out there, but they did.

Here's the new ramp at the Naha dock.
We had about 2 years with no ramp, so we are really glad to have the ramp now.

Dock fishing is something the kids never seem to tire of.

Aliyah had fun shooting the BB gun.

I took the boys up the trail and we dispatched some bottles and cans with the .22 rifle.
I neglected to get some photos, but they love it.
I asked Tyler what he wanted for Christmas, and sure enough he said a .22 rifle.
Not much chance of that - a little too young I think.

Aliyah started cleaning the back deck, and I didn't even ask her!

The Naha river floods out just around the corner from the dock and this foam builds up around the dock.  Unfortunately it does discolor the hull of the boat.

On the way home we came across a whale in Clover Pass and got some photos.
I think this might have been the closest we have been to a whale with the kids on board.
They loved it!

We were back in the stall by around 3 PM after a great trip with the grand kids.

This is probably the last trip of the year since the weather really closes in and gets bad.
It was a good one to end on.