not from iowa

21 june 2008
19:45

endurance
south hampton, ny

shortly after coming through the shinnecock inlet into the bay, the coast guard boat turned on her lights and started following our boat. we immediately cut the engines and slowly came to a stop. after they rafted up against us, the young boys from iowa informed me that they would like to come aboard for a safety check (my first thought was why now? i am late for dinner, and i still need to get the boat through the locks. then i thought maybe one of the boys is from iowa!!). before i let them board i smiled and asked them where they were from. sometimes it is fun being a girl :) they looked at me like i was a little fruity, smiled, and then, one at a time, told me where they were from; texas, new hampshire, maryland, and pennsylvania. i was very disappointed, not one of them was from iowa... i must of had a disappointed look on my face because the maryland boy asked “why?” i, with a straight face, said, “i was hoping one of you was from iowa” and walked away to get the boat’s registration with a big smile on my face!

the safety check was uneventful, i was thankful that everything was on the boat and where it was supposed to be. the inspection took forever because the boat was 47 feet and their list went on and on. they checked everything except for our flares, because they said you need them during the day?? that did not make any sense to me.

i was boarded twice last summer and i am assuming most of you will get boarded some time this summer. if you find a uscg person from iowa, get your picture taken with them!

heaven!