I woke up really early this morning (5 a.m.) to raise anchor and head back the marina. I flipped on the light switch - nothing. Seems like my "no worries" attitude on the batteries was not a good idea after all :-) The house battery died sometime during the night. I was surprised as I thought an alarm was supposed to go off and warn me of a low battery - but nothing like that happened. At least I had a good night's sleep and it was a full moon - so the boat was visible. And thankfully the starting battery worked so I was able to get underway. Still - lesson learned I have to be a little more diligent about charging the battery going forward. My little 1/2 hour a day plan was obviously not enough.
Our last day at Smack Bayou was delightful. After a very quiet work/school day Coleen and I spent some time on the bow with our binoculars getting in a little bird watching. We decided to take the dinghy to shore and try to get in a little walk on the tiny shoreline. Just as we were about ready to leave our neighbor, DJ came over in his kayak. He invited us to take it for a spin. We dinghied over to his boat and he helped us get in the kayak. It's been many years since the last time I kayaked so I was a little nervous, plus having a wiggly seven year old on my lap added to the worry. It only took a few minutes to realize the kayak was very stable, easy to paddle and Coleen could manage to sit very still. We had so much fun. We headed over to a shore where another kayaker was stopped to say hello. Turns out he was watching hundreds of fiddler crabs come to the shore for their dinner. That was so cool! We paddled around for a long time thoroughly exploring the bayou. I've decided I really have to get myself a kayak - if I can just figure out how to stow it.
After returning the kayak, we visited for a few minutes with DJ. Turns out he's lived on the boat since he was 11! He bought the boat from his parents a few years back. Talk about experience! Very charming, nice young man.
I grilled ham steaks for dinner. We were out of ice but I figured the ham probably wouldn't kill us - plus it was still a little cold. We also learned that when you've got nothing else, lemonade made from cold tap water with a slice of lemon can be refreshing :-) I had enough forethought to put the rest of the milk in a thermos while it was still cold - so that worked ok.
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KYLA
5/7/2009 09:22:42 am
Hi Mary, Coleen and Mr. Kitty! Sounds like a fabulous day! Hey, Mary, did you know you can get decent inflatable kayaks now adays? That's what Brett and I would have gotten.
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5/10/2009 08:48:35 am
Hi! :) Just wanted to say hello and I'm so pleased you've met our son D.J. ! Being his mother, I can be quite biased so it was really nice to hear him praised from someone else lol!
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KYLA
5/13/2009 01:44:32 pm
Hi Mary- I wanted to respond to your friend, Mary's comment- The little orange box under her blog website (top right) says RSS feed- That is supposed to link you to letting you know when there's a new blog entered.
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