Summer Arrives This Week

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8:34

It's 8:40, a beautiful sunny morning, and it seems as though the lake has yet to wake. Few boats other than me and my kayaking friends. Where are all the 4th of July visitors? This is usually the busiest week of the year. I'm listening to a bizarre podcast — sports writer and podcaster Bill Simmons interviewing Taylor Sheridan of Landman and Yellowstone fame. I was up at 6:15, on the lake by 6:45 for an hour and a half. A good 15 minutes of my paddle was spent talking with my kayak friends, Tina and Jim. Both of us had paddled across the lake to Warner Bay, so it was a long paddle out and back.

Kayak Morning

North

Paddling Towards Warner Bay

Sunday was another sparkling day on the lake, lots of sun and highs in the low 80s, a perfect day to be outside, and I took advantage of it early, then relaxed. I was out on the lake for close to an hour as usual and was lucky to see a single heron. When I returned, Evie picked out the photos while I wrote the blog, and then we published it. I was anxious to get outside, so I strapped my bike on the Outback and drove to Mayville Park and left my car there. I biked Webb's Trail, an old railroad track with hardly any elevation, so it's an easy ride, especially on the way back to the park. I then rode down Sea Lion Drive to the end and back to the car, and was out for a good hour.

To be honest, I was exhausted when I returned, more tired than usual, so I went upstairs and lay down on my bed and read until Evie made my breakfast, a version of huevos rancheros that was delicious. I watched another episode of The Agency, then was happy to go back upstairs to read some and take a nap. The rest of the afternoon I was unsettled for some reason — I didn't feel like reading or doing anything outside, so I just hung out and attempted to read. Finally, at 5:30, I washed up and got dressed to go out to dinner with Ron and Linda. They picked us up at 5:45 and we drove to Jamestown to our favorite pizza spot, Pace's Pizza. We were fortunate to find a table outdoors on their patio with a nice breeze. We had a great waitress, ordered our beers, then pizza for me, meatballs and two salads for Evie. It was a lovely night to be outside, enjoying good company and food. We talked about plans for the next couple of weeks — 4th of July at our house and a birthday celebration for Ron, his 80th on the 22nd of July. We left around 8:00, were home by 8:30, and were both tired. Evie went up to bed, but I made myself stay up and watch the last two episodes of my series before heading up myself.