Aloha and Happy November! I just
returned from Pearl Harbor; one of my bucket list items. We were fortunate
enough to actually stay on Ford Island, the heart of Pearl Harbor, just
steps away from the Arizona memorial as well as having a tour of Hickam
Airforce Base, which was heavily damaged during the attack, and the USS
Missouri where the Articles of Surrender were signed. It was a very
moving experience and I have an ever greater appreciation for our service
veterans as we prepared to honor them this Veteran's Day. By the way, did
you know the entire deck of the Missouri is teak? No more complaints about the
relatively small amount of wood we boaters have to maintain!
Good news: the Aqua
Harvester has completed the weed whacking in the harbor so our waters are clear
with the exception of the stray water hyacinth that are breaking loose
upstream and seem to float in and out with the tides. There is currently a
group attempting to get a bond measure started to raise funds to eradicate
them and I will be keeping you updated on that front. Of course with the
passage of Prop 1, there are also a lot of meetings addressing the tunnels and
we will keep representing you at those, too.
As the holidays
approach, we are getting the Marina decorated so stop in and see what we are
doing. Be sure to get a glimpse of the marina from the water at night…While you're here, go ahead and get your boats ready for the Antioch Holiday
Delites Lighted Boat Parade. Boats of all sizes are encouraged to participate
by contacting Jim Davi at 925-698-6856. It is scheduled for the first Saturday in December (the
6th) and the line up is in front of our marina at 4:45 pm. The parade
will travel along the Antioch waterfront so that would be the best viewing area
from land. Of course you can always anchor out to see it too!
As you may have
noticed, we have a new presence on Facebook - Please like our page! We will be posting there regularly and there
will be opportunities for you to win prizes for participating. We plan to also
include links to articles of interest for both boaters and fishermen.
Finally, as we update our records, please provide us with an e-mail address so we can have another avenue to contact you as needed.
Happy Boating,
Mike
