Mr. and Mrs. Bobbsey, with Nan and Bert, remained at the table for some time longer, talking about the coming trip in the Bluebird. As Mr. Bobbsey had said, it would be about two weeks, yet, before they could start. There were two weeks more of school, but the classes would close earlier than usual that summer, because an addition was to be built to the school building, and the men wanted to get to work on it, to have it finished in time for school early in September.
"So we'll get an extra week or so of vacation," explained Bert. "And we'll spend it all on the houseboat."
"Well, perhaps not all of it," said Mr. Bobbsey. "I may not be able to stay with you all that while. But we'll spend a month or two on the Bluebird."
"What will we do the rest of vacation?" asked Bert.
"Oh, perhaps we'll go to the mountains, or some place like that," his mother said with a smile. "It isn't settled yet."
"Is it a high waterfall at Lake Romano?" asked Nan. "I just love them."
"Yes, it's a pretty high one," her father said. "I haven't been to Lake Romano in some years, but I remember it as a very beautiful place."
"I'm sure we shall enjoy it," Mrs. Bobbsey said.
"Is the fishing good?" Bert wanted to know.
"So I have heard. We'll take some poles and lines along, anyhow, and try our luck," his father replied.