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)