I am here. I am concerned. My friend sent me a manual to a GPS, radar, and depth sounder that he will have in his new boat, which he will purchase hopefully soon. We may end up going around the Great Lakes of Michigan for a couple weeks. Apparently he wants me to navigate us around all over the place. I have not done anything like this for a great many years. Also this is my first radar. It looks like it is not a simple as turning it on and watching the antenna go round-and-round. LOL I have to learn about making plots from the radar for collision avoidance. The boat does have an auotopilot. Blows my mind. Just blows my mind. Nothing but the best for my friend. Must be nice to have that kind of money. Well, he has worked hard all of his life for the money.

Now get this. I asked him about getting my clothes washed on the trip. He says that the boat will have a washer, dryer, and even a dish washer. Then there is the master stateroom with a king sized bed. What??? What am I getting myself into here? I offered to help pay for gas. He will not let me. He said it will cost over $1,000 a day for gas. I guess my $100 contribution will not go far. LOL So I will be able to pass on this. How did I manage to miss the train he got onto for his life? Here I am MI and on disability. Rather depressing. Oh well.

Watch and see what happens. Watch me get us lost somewhere in the Great Lakes. They have no cell tower there. And this will be because I could not figure out how to use the sophisticated GPS correctly. Maybe he will fall overboard? I certainly cannot drive a boat of that size. For that matter, how would I find him? I would probably hit him trying. What if I was not checking the radar as much as I should and we end up hitting someone? This one concerns me. We also may end up hitting a rock just because I was not paying attention to the feature full depth sounder. Part of me does not want all of this responsability. I do not know if this trip is a good idea for me, but I do want to go with him on a vacation.