Sailing Camp

Today was my first day of sailing camp.  This is my first sailing camp ever and really my first sailing experience by myself.  I am sailing a Club 420.  It is from 9:00 to noon at the Severn Sailing Association in Annapolis.  In my class there are 12 students and 2 instructors named, Fletcher and Melissa.  We didn't do much sailing today but we did go out on the water for a quick swim test and a capsizing drill.  It was really hard to right the boat using the correct scoop recovery method, involving climbing on the centerboard,  to upright the boat and scoop the other sailor in.


Internet photo of scoop recovery method, but you can picture me pulling the boat upright.

Pool Pool , ehct

I'm receptive to ideas for kids suffering with extreme boredom.  I am having a nothing day with nothing to do.   Also, I had one of my last bagels for two years.  Yesterday I got my spacers on for braces to come in a week.  Um fun fun.  As you may know.  So now I'm sitting and thinking of my fun life in a few weeks with nothing sticky, chewy, hard, or crunchy to eat for two years.  Yep that's it but here is my hysterical comment of the day about pools.  (Every one) , if someone ever tries to get you to the pool, and you don't want to go, tell them this and that you think it's silly.
"Pools are just expensive holes in the ground filled with cement and water.  You have to slap on chemicals to not get burnt, and sit in the sun just to jump in the hole with friends."
I have to say I would rather sit here writing to you about this boring day and how it is now 63 in bar harbor and feels like 101 here.  Yep that's LIFE.  Live it.

Boston Adventures

We had a blast walking around Boston.  We took the "T" from the Cambridge hotel into Boston.  Also took a freedom trail tour of the many historical sites in Boston.  Driving out of Boston we passed many awesome places like Beacon Hill, the Public Gardens and Fenway Park.

Not your normal 7-Eleven.  7-Eleven in Beacon Hill.  You don't see that everyday.

Cambridge Hotel

We are staying in a hotel in Cambridge looking out at Boston and the Charles River.  I tried to take a picture to show you the spectacular hotel room view, fro the 21st floor, but it just looked like blobs of light.  We are right beside MIT, and directly across water from the area of Boston my parents used to live in.  We'll be taking the T into Boston tomorrow.  More on that soon!

Hiking Gorham Mt.

I had a slow lazy morning with yummy treats from the Morning Glory Bakery.  We avoided the hot 80 degree high-noon heat.  Haha.  So then we hiked around 3:00.  It was a good 2 mile hike with lots of rocks to climb up.  There was a nice breeze most of the way up and more so near the top.  You could see sand beach.  But the rest of the ocean was hard to see because of the fog like you will see in the video.

Enjoy the video.

And a photo of the most enjoyed view.

Kayaking at Great Long Pond

Kayaking was amazing.  We had a solid two and a half hours of fun paddling around the great long pond.  The pond was huge, very long, and I didn't even see all of it.  We rented two tandem kayaks to explore in.  Great views here too, nice scenery, mountains and trees in background.  See photo for a shot I took >

                                 This is the amazing view I got kayaking today!