Lillie May fell nicely into our summer lifestyle. Being busy building our cruising kitty, it was nice to be able to just jump in the boat and putt-putt out for a quick swim, sunset cruise or weekend get-away.
This summer, our attention was mostly on our Airbnb project. Jeff had purchased several travel trailers. We parked them over at the marina on the shore overlooking the water and rented them out on Airbnb. They were a big hit and we were busy all summer.
Most of our customers were people escaping the city for a few days. We are so lucky to live here on beautiful Georgian Bay. One of our favourite ways to enjoy our Airbnb hosting experience was to take our guests out for a sunset cruise on Lillie May. What was especially appreciated by our customers was that we liked to give them a chance at the helm (closely supervised). Lillie May only chugs along at about five knots. Nothing happens fast. It was great fun and provided many great photo opportunities for the families, with their kids at the helm driving a "real boat". Folks said it was like summer therapy for them and more than one customer came away eager to start shopping for a boat of their own. We were just happy enough to get out on the water after a long day and chit-chat to city folks, often from very different worlds.
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