LIFE ON THE GEORGINA SLOUGH..

   It was a number of years ago when we were first introduced to the Georgina Slough, on the waters of the California Delta when visiting my brother at OxBow Marina.  The Georgina meanders through the farm lands of the delta conecting the waters of the Sacramento River with those of the San Joaquin.
    Over the years, we've traveled the slough, and spent a good number of days and nights anchored among over hanging trees and enjoying the water as it flows below us. The Georgina is in itself is a paradise with wildlife both in the water and on its banks, from fish and turtles to coyotes and otters,  all living in this remote area of the California Delta.
    A few years ago, while visiting family members, we opted to use OxBow Marina as a layover. Little did we know that OxBow would be the birthplace for our next venture and the home of our business, OxBow Canvas & Upholstery.
    We've come and gone from this area, sailing to far away ports and exploring new places, but once again we find ourselves back where we once started, on that tree covered waterway in the heart of the California Delta.
    Our plans are to leave here again, when the seasons change, on new adventures, visiting places and countries we've never seen before,
Crossing Oceans and following the trades, But I feel we'll always return to this paradise on the cross waters between the Sacramento and the San Joaquin,  On The Water, On the Georgina. 

SPIDERS IN THE TREES

       It was early in the morning as I sat in the cockpit of "R3"  drinking a cup of coffee and enjoying the quite.  When I first saw it, The spiders in the trees..
          On one of our excursions on the Georgina Slough just south of Walnut Grove.. The Georgina about 40 yards wide and about 20 to 30 feet deep for its 15 mile crossing between the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, lined by trees as it wanders throu the farmlands of the California Delta and favored by locals for its fishing and swiming.
         We had dropped both a forward and rear anchor and then tied lines to the trees on the bank of the slough and with our deck winches, pulled ourselves up under the overhanging limbs that shade the area and then dropped lines in the water to catch a passing Bass for dinner that night..
         On that morning while at rest in the trees, I notice the spiders dancing across their webs, pulling on a strand here and there to inspect the web and check to see if they had snagged a passer by in their sticky netting.
         It was then I realized how much we both had in common, as myslf tied off with lines to the same trees and fishing lines in the water to catch a passer by..
         Once again its the simpelest things in life the give me the most pleasure..