Saturday, June 23, 2012

Kayaking on Pentwater River

Jake took me kayaking today. The place we are staying in had a couple of kayaks in the basement. There is nothing quite like it. Its so peaceful and you get to see places you wouldn't normally see. I was worried I might get my camera wet so I didn't take it. There were beautiful water lilies with yellow flowers. I stayed among them a little too long and lost sight of Jake who was paddling up ahead. I saw what I thought was a piece of drift wood so I paddled off to investigate it. As I got closer it moved!!! It was a turtle just getting some air. It was fabulous to see ... the shell was about the size of a dinner plate. Seeing that made me so happy I welled up with tears. Elena calls me chiona which she tells me means cry baby hehehe.
 This is what I see when I lay in bed

 kayaks are in the truck woohoo

 wearing a life jacket like I was asked to (that means "told")

bliss

 I was so happy today I thought I would burst

 cool huh???


 Elena bought me an American flag, ready for the 4th of July
 I had to decorate the dinner table with it hehehe

end of the day Jake lent me his winter work shirt called a carhartt
(I always get cold ... not like summer back home)

5 comments:

april said...

Oh my gosh! What memories! Great pictures!

Laura said...

Life isn't it grand?? Oh honey...your blessed in the bliss.

Jan said...

What a perfect time you are having! I'm happy for you.
I have kayaks too, and a river.

Glenn Stenson said...

Somebody must like you to "ask" that you wear safety equipment. You are being well cared for.

Uta said...

You have kayaks and a river Jan??? Sheesh I would've come sooner had I known hehehe. I wonder if you have life jackets cos I'm not allowed to kayak without one.