Since when does a boat take a road trip? Last Thursday, motorists heading West on Highway 88 through downtown Jackson were surprised to find themselves behind a very unusual site on the highway – a very seaworthy traffic jam – a 32-ton Boat making its way from the East Coast to the Port of Stockton. With an escort of 3 California Highway Patrol vehicles, and two pilot cars, traffic jammed up last week on Amador County’s Highway 88 behind a huge boat called an Ocean Rocket. According to the driver of the truck, the boat is 75 feet long and 20 feet wide and weighs 64,000 pounds. The pilot car driver said that they had left New Jersey more than a month ago and traveled across the United States to deliver the boat to the Port of Stockton. Based on the manufacturer’s website, it seems that Stockton may soon have one heck of a boat ride. For information online, see www.oceanrockets.com.