Boat + Water = Adventure

With a little (aka: a lot) of help from our good friend Christin, we finally took our boat out on Lake Erie!

The launch went well, even though Julie was quite nervous about backing the boat down the ramp. Zip zap and it was in the water. Boating out of Ashtabula Harbor was relaxing and fun as we read every name on the back of the docked boats. We also had our handy Ohio Boating Manual to tell us which side of the buoys we should have been on. Oops, silly novices! Once we got out to Lake Erie, it was a little (aka: a lot) more choppy than we thought. Well, that was no good for motion sick Julie. Christin and Keith were navigating on their own until we anchored at Olive Drive Beach for some recuperation time. The water calmed down enough later in the afternoon to head back to the harbor and bring her in.

Fourth of July

Well... actually it was the 2nd of July, but the founding fathers would definitely approve.

It is the middle of the summer (read: Drum Corps season) and it is a holiday, so it is a rarity that this young married couple is at home TOGETHER! We were able to walk from our home to the site of Columbus's spectacular event, Red, White & Boom. This is truly an occasion as 450,000 come to the downtown area in anticipation of the Nation's Birthday. We met up with friends, heard some local music, walked the streets, ate some local fare, Keith even stopped to read a historical marker. We watched the fireworks from a little farther away (but closer to home) so we could get up for a parade in the morning.