Nautical Nonsense

I was invited on a sunset cruise the other day, so of course I went...
A Yacht and cocktails? Sign me up!
We all met at the Balboa Bay Club to board The Fighting Irish (that name of the boat)
It was docked at the end of the row so we had to walk past a few boats on the way, and let me tell you, these things are giants.

Hey I heard you liked boats so I put a boat on your boat.

The sun was shinning and there was a nice ocean breeze, it was the perfect day for a boat ride!

Once we boarded everyone was chatting with a drink in one hand a an appetizer in the other.

I went straight for the upper deck because I love a good view in the sun.

Unfortunately I had to climb this ladder in a dress to get there :O

I really wanted to press those buttons.

We hung out and BBQ'd  for about an hour to before setting sail.
It was fun to watch the other boats and paddle boarders go by, casually exchanging waves and cheers.

It was time to hit the high seas.

Full speed ahead captain!

& Yes, this boat came with a crew (complete with a captain, a skipper and a server)

Not too shabby.

We started out mellow just going around the harbor seeing the sights.

I was pretty excited.

Richard Branson's pontoon boat, owner of Virgin.

I don't even know how this thing is still floating, it looks ancient.

This boat was also named The fighting Irish, I guess it's the big brother.

We all wore stripes!

After getting our fill of the gentle harbor cruise, we buckled in and headed for the open ocean.

I could immediately tell the difference, the water was very choppy and things were flying all over the place.

We were hitting waves head on making the boat jump in the air over and over again.

I was sitting on the front of the boat getting sprayed by the waves and holding on for dear life.

I tried to get up to go inside but I soon learned walking in these conditions was nearly impossible so I sat right back down.

And then there were these crazy guys that thought this would be the perfect time for a Titanic moment yelling, "I'm King of the World"

Yes, they were literally balancing on the metal railing on the front of the boat...

The captain finally slowed down the boat and everyone turned themselves up right again.

We found out why we had been going so fast though...

To catch up with the pod of dolphins!
Fun Fact: it's incredibly hard to take pictures of dolphins on a moving boat...

There were so many!

They were swimming with the boat going under and along the sides.

I looked down and I could see the dolphins literally keeping up with the speed of the boat as it motored through the water, such a cool experience.

The captain told me he saw a whale spout in the distance but unfortunately he was never to be seen again.

After the dolphin chase we headed back to Newport harbor.

Upon our return we were greeted by this Big Ol' Mississippi River boat

Ever wonder how they park boats?

A Tugboat!

After a delicious dinner, we sat back, relaxed and cruised into the sunset.

Perfect ending to the perfect day.

What kind of nonsense are you getting up to this weekend?