Sunday, September 30, 2007

Chasing the moon - chasing my "tale"

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Chasing the moon
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Spent Thursday and Friday out on the water "O" Dark 30 chasing what I hoped to be an unbelievable full moon set and sunrise.
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The paddling was excellent but photo opportunities were scarce. The marsh is pretty choked off with weeds and Lilly pads, but I managed to get around Goose Island. Isolated and remote, with nothing but the geese to guide me.
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Loaded for bear... Teddy Bear
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Where's my paddle, I mean rattle!
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Another adventurer has made her way into our hearts. Mike (long time adventuring friend) and his lovely wife have just had their first child. - Lillianna... what a dream. Hope she likes water! :-)
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On Sunday, we hit Fowler lake with a full boat - my nieces, my sister and my two chit-lands. Got out for about an hour, tootled around up the Oconomowoc River to Riverside Park.
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The kids did pretty good. Attention span in the boat was fleeting... Thank goodness for a couple of turtles and the geese. The kids got a kick out of seeing them.
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Marissa just shook her head as she was bumped to passenger. She took issues with Jenny's poor paddling technique and lack of power in her stroke. I think the term "Boo" used was "She's a Paddle Dipper"

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The wind came up and we fought our way back to the landing. We hugged the windward shore, the sun was shining, the water still very warm. What a great day to get the kids out on the water.

2 comments:

Silbs said...

A day on the water with family and friends You're a lucky guy.

Kristen said...

Don't you love it when the young 'uns start criticizing the technique of the oldies!