Kayaking April 4th and 5th 2009

Ben and I did a lot of kayaking over the weekend and pushed ourselves more than we have thus far. It was a lot of fun as always and we got to see plenty of interesting sights that can only truly be appreciated if seen in person.


MONIE CREEK


Saturday we went to Monie Creek in Princess Anne; launching from the end of Drawbridge road. The wind was roughly 20mph that day and we were heading into it for a good part of the trip. Thankfully there was no tide coming in or out at the time or that would have made it that much more difficult.We visited several little "guts" on the right side of the creek and saw 3 deer on the left side about 1/4 of the way into our trip. As we came around a sharp right bend, the wind took us quickly down to the marshlands where we almost got a little stuck, but were able to force ourselves out of it. It was at that point that we decided not to go any further down the creek, but turn around instead and start heading back.

On the way back, we checked out another gut that was now on the right side of us, and just about where we'd seen the deer earlier. It wasn't the most beautiful site I'd seen, but it was certainly interesting; especially with all the twists and turns with which I had no difficulty navigating through. We found this place that was a pretty wooded area that looked like a nice place to stop and rest, so we got out of our kayaks and checked it out while eating the lunch we'd packed for ourselves. It was here, I'd found the turtle shell (as seen in the pics from this trip). Ben and I also think this looks like it would be a great place to possibly camp overnight after kayaking out to it.

After lunch, as we headed back to the launch site, we saw a bald eagle flying right overhead, and then dealt with the tide AND the wind as we finished our trip back. (total time: 3 hrs)




JANES ISLAND


Sunday, Ben and I went Kayaking at Janes Island in Crisfield as we'd done several times before. We started out by launching at the boat docks in the park, and headed straight across. We took a right into the second gut and followed that all the way back (staying to the right at the fork) into a shallow "pool" area which can only be reached at high tide. (area past top of map - sorry) While relaxing and floating around in the secluded pool, we decided to have lunch there since it was so beautiful/serene/relaxing/indescribable. Once we realized that the water was starting to go down a bit, we headed back the way we'd come so that we would not be stuckback there the rest of the afternoon. Out of the gut, we continued up and took the next left to take the "blue" trail across to the main waterway.

After staying to the left on the blue trail and making a left around the "point" (seen on the map), we decided to check out a small beach. There we beached ourselves to look around (where we found tons of trash) and sit on the beach to relax for a while before finally heading back to the launch point to return home.
(Total time: 3.75 hrs)

Quizes

What's your inner power? (Girls only sorry. Beautiful anime pictures, lengthy results)

Happiness- Your inner power is Happiness! You are very alive, very bubbly. No one cant not smile in your presence. You love to throw parties, and are the very life of the widely known event, dancing with all the boys, laughing with your mates and just generally having an awesome time. Youre probably have lots, and LOTS of friends, no doubt all over the world, because everyone just loves your carefree, cant-get-me-down nature. You love to have fun, and your friends mean everything to you. Some people may dislike you for your apparent popularity, but dont let them get to you. You are generally content with your life, and live in the moment. You dont really concern yourself with the future, because you know with your great, happy personality, youll be fine. And you no doubt will be! Keep up the positive attitude, the world needs more people like you. Boy/Girl who will sweep you off your feet: Someone whos just as cheerful as you! Your stone/jewel: Aquamarine Your power: Laughter/Joy. Able to make the saddest person have a smile brought to their face, and light back into their eyes. Your element: Light A quote that applies to you: Never give up, for around the next corner, your life might change forever. Take this quiz! Quizilla | Join | Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab Code

A frightening dream

I just woke up from a dream that really frightenend me. I dreamt I was going back and forth on this one part of the highway. The last time I went through, there was a live wire down across the entire road, but everyone was told it was safe, so they all kept crossing over it. I was walking past the live part of it (about 3 ft), when suddenly it was right next to me. Slowly the power went through my body, from my head down to my feet. As soon as it got to my feet, I started convulsing and screaming.

Somehow this is when I woke myself up from the dream and found out that I was actually convulsing and screaming in real life when I was in the dream as well. My heart has been racing since.

S.C. Vacation: Day 6

My new transmission for the car finally came in today, so the dealership told us we should have it no later than tomorrow morning...just in time for us to go home. I just hope it fixes the problem and we have no more of that. I also finally got a hold of my salesman back home. I brought him up to date on everything going on, including informing him about the paint scratches we found just before coming down here. I'm not going to back down on the issues. I told him about the 3 separate scratches (one major one) that were from HIS dealership. I'll be on their tails about it when I get home til they fix it at their cost. I'm not affraid to make appropriate phone calls.

After everything that has been falling apart this week, I finally took some time to myself. My father and grandfather wanted to do something between 10 and 1, but I told them to do it without me. I took our rental vehicle and took off on my own. I treated myself to my very first proffessional pedicure (which included a foot massage), my eyebrows waxed (just to shape them up a bit), and a movie I've been wanting to buy. Oh boy, I really enjoyed that pedicure! I didn't want it to end! lol So that helped me relax a bit and have time to enjoy at least some of my vacation.

Poor Skit...he went to the vet this morning and got fixed. He started spraying in his litter box just after I left for vacation. I think he is a little ticked at me for leaving. Thankfully mom has been home and took him in for me. Last I heard, he was home and doing well. Probably enjoying a little treat of ice cream since he can't have his regular food til tomorrow.

Today was quite the busy day. We played a round of golf this morning before I got my pedicure. Then after all that, we went swimming for a bit and laid out in the sun. (Yep, somehow I got burned today, but not on my shoulders like usual....on my legs this time.) For dinner, we went to some Texas Roadhouse place and got the most delicious steak I'd eaten in a long time! After dinner, we went for one more round of golf and finally just sat home and relaxed for the rest of the night.