When I was a very young child, a merchant ship got stuck in the mud off the shores of Milwaukee's lakefront, and remained there long enough to become a sightseeing landmark for many, including my family. That was the Photinia, and many decades later I wrote about it here on Slapinions.
History may not repeat, but it does sometimes rhyme, and on October 13th a private boat "Deep Thought" ran out of gas and was abandoned along the lakefront between McKinley Marina and a custard stand called Moosaburger.
43 days later it remains in place, and has been the focus of news stories, sightseeing, and t-shirts here in Milwaukee.
Naturally, we went to see it too. "We" in this case being YaYa and her fiancé.
Despite my knee injury earlier in the day - or perhaps to spite it - I climbed along the rocks to get a better view.
It's kind of sad seeing it just sit there, but majestic in its own right. It did bring back many memories of seeing the Photinia and I'm glad I got to see her before it's eventually removed.
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