floating

Yesterday's Class A regatta race was postponed until today because of lack of wind, so Jeff and I went on a paddle to Adaskin's Bay in celebration of our 11th wedding anniversary. I've been informed, by the way, that the Canoe Lake Laser Regatta is apparently the longest running annually-held regatta in the world.

Paddling conditions were perfect: warm but not humid, breezy, calm waters. The lake was so calm, in fact, that it was a disconcerting experience to look too closely; it was like looking down at the sky, as if we were floating somewhere above the clouds.

We parked our canoe amidst some of the longer grasses, found comfortable positions in the canoe, read and talked until the sun went down. We talked about our tentative plans to move; we're thinking of buying a house in or near Toronto (hopefully in). It would be a major change for us. We're both so used to downtown condo living.





After an hour or two, we paddled to the Powells for the post-regatta party. When I went to my first cottagers' party on the lake, I hardly knew anyone; Jeff and his family had been on the lake for years, and I was the newcomer. Everyone made me feel welcome, however, and I feel like a part of the community now.

The party was fun. Louise Laurier had her guitar and harmonica, along with a binder of original and cover music. The barbecues were piled with hamburgers, hot dogs, sausages, corn on the cob. We caught up with cottager friends we haven't seen in a long while.

Ginny arrived today, and we found out that Jeff's brother Case and his wife Debbie are having another baby (due in April); Larkin's and Rick's baby is due in December. Looks like the Ridpath clan is going through a mini baby boom.





Jeff and I paddled home from the Powells' after the party. Very cool to paddle at night, especially with the lake so calm. We talked a bit but mostly paddled in contented silence, listening to the lake and to the cry of a loon somewhere in the darkness.

Not a bad way to end the evening, really.

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Today's Blatherpics:

	Yesterday evening, the water on the lake was so smooth that watching it was like looking down on the sky. I took this photo off the Powells' dock yesterday evening.
	Jeff took this photo of me in Adaskin's Bay yesterday.
	Willi Powell clowning around with Louise Laurier at the cottagers' party at the Powells.
	Party at the Powells' cottage last night.