[Rich]

I'm jealous of you with the island life! My second choice is my boat and dock life.
If someone wants to stop by and see what weekend living on a boat is about, look me up next season!

As to crossing the Broads when it's windy, some things don't deter me, where in the past I would have sat out the crossing. I don't go looking for big water, but I have more options now.

As an example, one weekend this past July it was incredibly windy, but we wanted to cross the Broads to get to the fireworks show that was being put on by a family in Wolfeboro. Almost no one was out on their boats due to the wind and the waves, but the ride across the broads was almost fun for us. I can still remember getting hit in the face with warm water at the helm several times from crashing waves off the bow being blown back at me.

I would not have taken this trip in a smaller boat.

Is it ice out yet?