Summer

I do believe summer has arrived. A good 3 days in a row of sunshine, and I do believe we broke 75 today. Yesterday I kayaked almost 12 miles -- all the way across Useless Bay, from Maxwelton to Double Bluff and back -- and not in terribly smooth water either. In fact, I was sorta surfing on the way back. I had to take a nap as soon as I got home, but my arms seem to be fully functional again today.

Saw a pod (school? herd?) of dolphin, many osprey, pigeon guillemots, herons, eagles, and one seal who seemed to be taking a nap out in the middle of the bay. Did not really intend to get that close but I was trying to figure out what that "thing" was floating there and I was only about 5 feet from him when he woke up and disappeared under the waves in a somewhat panicked huff.