The Events of Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Today we relaxed and enjoyed the opportunity to not be on the move. We enjoyed a hot lunch on account of the special occasion. Then we visited the Stanley Creek Visitor Center for information about where we could rent a man-powered boat to explore the local bodies of water: Stanley Creek, Stanley Lake, and Redfish Lake.  We ended up renting two three-person canoes (green canoes labeled Mackinaw 156) to explore Redfish Lake: Daddy, Ben, and Abby in one and Mommy, Lindsey and me in the other. Lindsey and I took awhile trying to figure out how best to paddle in the canoe. Lindsey and I enjoyed trying to paddle while stretching our legs out on the sides of the canoe, and Ben and Abby (our more competitive family members) wanted to race. Abby (definitely the bravest of us all) went swimming in the middle of the lake. After our pleasant hour canoeing, we played on the sandy beaches for a while before heading home for lovely showers (see my shower commentary) and a delicious dinner of chicken, potato salad and green salad (with feta cheese and roasted almonds! Mmmmm). Then we watched our first DVD in the RV (Fiddler on the Roof) and went to bed.