One of the kids' favorite things about catching a fish is dissecting it with Tom. Claire & Owen are holding halibut eyeballs here.
The boys and were reflecting on the weekend shortly after this trip. I asked them what their favorite thing about the boat was and the both told me "Driving the boat with Dad." Awwwhhhh....:)
Here are photos of another great weekend on the boat. The fog completely covered one of our favorite beaches, so we explored a nearby beach that seemed to be fog-free. As we explored, the fog rolled in, over and then away from us.
Beach treasure
It was such a warm evening that after anchoring for the night, we decided to go for a hike to a "swimming lake." The girls actually swam, the rest of us just cooled our feet off. Since it was early summer (notice the snow on the other side of the lake!) it was plenty chilly still. We marched around in gooey, warm mud pots and then washed off in the lake. Tom shot the pistol with the kids and by the time we got back to the boat for supper, I think it was after 9pm. On cold, rainy, windy September days like today, I'm grateful for memories of times we gave ourselves permission to write off the schedule, let the kids swim in their underwear, and simply enjoy eachother & the sun.
