Eastward Bound

[trailertrawlerkismet]

Since Lisa and I left the 2011 Ranger Tug Rendezvous we've been on a trailering/cruising expedition. We left the waters of the Puget Sound for Portland, OR and the Willamette River, next was some boater camping in Santa Cruz, CA to visit family then on to Lake Tahoe for three glorious nights at anchor in Emerald Bay. We just finished two weeks of gunkholing on majestic Lake Powell.

We've met a lot of interesting folks along the way who were curious about our "little red tug" but one of the most unique of these events happened the other day. In route to the Tennessee River, we stopped at a rest area and when I returned to the truck, and trailered R27, there was a group of eight guys standing along side our boat – we've come to find this to be a common occurrence and one we rather enjoy.

For those interested in reading and viewing the photos of our trip (more posted every few days) simply click onto 'the Trailer Trawler Life (http://www.trailertrawlerlife.com) link located on the right hand side column of the Tugnut's home page.

 

[Dale777]

TrailerTrawlerKismet,

On our trip in August to/from Wisconsin from Texas with our trailered R27, drew similar attention at every rest stop and fuel stop. The most startling occasion was on our way back to Texas; when we stopped for fuel, a couple came over to talk about the boat while I was fueling. I must have spent 10-15 minutes talking to them about the boat, so I was anxious to get on the road afterwards.

But, I decided to do a last minute check of the tie-down straps and such. As I was bent underneath the stern, out of the corner of my eye I noticed a car suddenly wheel up very close to me and park perpendicular to the truck/trailer at the rear. My first thought was what is this guy trying to do? Before I could raise up some booming voice said, "What is that? Where is it from?" When I looked up it was an Oklahoma Highway Patrolman. I thought, "Uh-oh, what did I do now?" The patrolman never got out of his patrol car, but kept asking questions about the boat. I told him it was made by Ranger Tugs in a town near Seattle. Before I could tell him more, he had looked up the Ranger Tugs website on his patrol car computer. He was admiring the Tug and telling me all about what he found on the web site. He had me stick my head inside his patrol car to make sure that he was looking at the right information for my particular model. After about 5 minutes of discussion, he left with a huge smile on his face, with a comment that he was going to check into those Tug boats some more.