Thursday, November 20, 2014

Making New Traditions

I arrived early this past Monday to check the Verite over with my own eyes.
Looking at the various parts that need attention when she is pulled out of the water.
There's a bit of this and that and she has grown mossy and brown down under. Sigh.
 It is good to have a physical therapist as part of your personal healthcare team.
Trust me it is related.
 
 


The skies were blue and the water smooth. It was a beautiful day.





 
It was also a special day. The WOWers planned an outing to
Johnny's Seafood and Bistro on Thea Foss Waterway.
It isn't too far away.
The weather and water were just right.
Patrice coxed for the first time.
I don't know, we might not be able to get that stick out of her hand.
I think she LIKED it.




 
Johnny's was all ready for us too. 
Good food, good times, good company.
A new tradition in the making.



 
And then they got silly!

 
The row back was reflected beauty everywhere you looked.
It was a perfect temperature.
To think - still rowing this late in the season!
(it's late - at least for us!)
 
Sorry Jill, no pictures of you coxing us on the way home.
You will just have to cox again.
That is if you can wrestle the stick away from someone.

 
The mountain was out too!!!











 
Here's a little video:
 
 
 

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Drippy Day

 
From a distance... on another day - when the bay was approachable.
That was not this last Monday.
Breezy, blustery, wet and drippy was the forecast for the day.
Usually we can override the doom and gloom for the few hours we are on the water.
While not unreasonable it was drippy. Especially for those without a hat.
 

 
We might suggest they move the kayaker's dock
just a little bit so it is out of the weather.
I mean really, tea in the rain?
 


 
The tide was high - it was noticeable as we walked the perfectly horizontal gang-plank
on our way out to the boat.
It felt strange.
By the time we got back things were more normal.