A long overdue update and fun in downtown Chattanooga

A long overdue update! 

Well...It somehow has been a long time since I updated our blog.  It has been a cold, wet, and not so much boating oriented winter.  Thus...not much to be updating about as it relates to boating.  Thankfully though, spring is arriving and with that, warmer weather.  Much of the winter was spent in sports, with our son playing football and our daughter doing horseback and now volleyball.  Our son's doing Lacrosse this spring instead of baseball so that has been interesting and fun thus far.

This weekend my wife had a group outing in downtown Chattanooga with friends to look at some of the public gardens and outdoor art.  We took the opportunity to bring our pilothouse down to the downtown waterfront in Chattanooga for the weekend.  The weather was pretty nice- a little hazy but temps in the mid 60's and after this winter, it felt great.  The kids and I took the boat down through the lock that is between our marina and the waterfront while she was out looking at art.  Here is our daughter piloting us down the river:

 They even let me pilot the boat for a bit:

We walked over to the northshore from the waterfront across the pedestrian bridge and got a good shot of the boats:

 

Picture of my wife during our Sunday afternoon walk around the northshore area parks:

 Our son has fallen in love with the little backpacking Martin guitar we keep on the boat and pretty much played and sang the entire time.  All he needed was a hat put out for tips and he'd be in business:

 Our son Caleb on the waterfront dock:

 

Going through Chickamauga Lock on the way back up to the marina Sunday evening:

Some "artistic" shots from around downtown Chattanooga that I took:

All in all it was a great weekend!  We are steadily making improvements to the boat and really enjoying her.  Our plans right now are to basically load the family up right after school is out, untie the lines, and cruise around the river system or beyond until the kids or family mutiny's!  :)
Let's hope the weather improves and warmth continues.  We are really, really looking forward to spending more time aboard this coming season!!