Family

Today our son John came with his family. John, Cheryl, Nick, Sara, Katelyn and Victoria over all. For all but the small girls, it was their first look at the boat.

John is freshly returned from his annual 6 week retraining trip to El Paso. Every year he returns with lots of new Air Force lore. Good for him and good for the US Air Force. It's wonderful to see the enthusiasm of our men in uniform, especially when those men are family.

There was no wind yet again. We motored to our favorite place with the Eagles again, and swam. Everyone got a turn doing what they like best so we all had fun. The girls were very impressed by the eagles and by the trains that pass nearby at high speed.

Returning to the dock, I had a hard time getting into my spot because of the current. After 4 unsuccessful passes I stopped to re-think the approach. The dock is at a 45 degree angle to the current. Finally I switched the fenders to the other side and approached from the other direction and it worked OK.

It was a very fun day.