End of April Daryl went on a guys fishing trip to Wapato Lake. They left Friday at lunchtime and got back Monday. Everyone had a great time! Here are Daryl's photos: Fishing Trip. Daryl caught a video of disaster in the making of an overloaded fishing boat with windy conditions and the motor wasn't starting, it almost tips and Ryan gets whacked in the head with an oar:
May 16th Daryl and two of his friends went on a beach hike from Fort Ebey to Fort Casey on Whidbey Island. I wasn't too interested in 7-8 miles of sand walking so I dropped them at the starting point and picked them up when finished. My plan was to find a spot near the water and have a picnic/read a book. I forgot my book at home and the only bookstore (in Coupeville) opened at 11am. I wandered the farmer's market and waterfront festival until then... didn't end up finding any book I wanted to read (think small town bookstore) so I headed to Fort Casey. After narrowly escaping a speeding ticket (thank you officer) through a campground I found a place to park and started making my way to the water. The wildflowers were in bloom and it was beautiful! About 10 minutes into my walk I got the call that the boys were back. We checked out the Fort a bit and headed back to the ferry for home. Once back on the mainland we stopped at Diamond Knot Brewery for beers and grub.
Our first outing with the boat was 5/22... Daryl and I took it out just to clear out the cobwebs and try the electric motor for the small inflatable. Last year we used oars and sometimes the current/tides/wind could make it quite difficult. We had lunch, listened to some tunes and soaked up the sun.
The next day we went out in Bill and Crystal's boat to Whatcom Lake. This is the same place we went tubing last September where I took a spill into the drink. No tubing this time though, it was just a day to cast out fishing poles and soak up some rays.
Daryl left for Arizona on 5/30 to meet up with a group of guys that he'd be hiking Paria River with. They did a 4 day backpacking trip covering the river from Lee's Ferry to the Whitehouse trailhead, about 42 miles. In the day before and after the hike they also checked out Horseshoe Bend, the Toadstools and Antelope Canyon. I left for AZ on 6/3 ... Daryl got back to Phx from his hike on 6/5. It was a whirlwind trip where we didn't get to see nearly the people we wanted to but enjoyed a bbq, a few dinner's out and a huge birthday bash for Mom. We got back home on 6/8 - tired and ready to leave the AZ heat. Here are some photos from Day 1 of the hike: Day 1. He took about 700 photos so it will take time to get through the other days... I will try to remember to post the other links when he gets them done.
This past weekend was a busy one as well. Daryl went hiking on Saturday and I worked in the yard. Got the weeds pulled from all the beds, front and back. Watered all the plants/trees/containers and did a little trimming. Saturday evening we went to roller derby, which a friend of ours competes in, and then had (a late) dinner at a Mexican restaurant in downtown Everett.
Sunday we took the boat out. Even though the clouds didn't burn off like we expected, it was still a great day! Maybe seeing the gray whale on our way back to the marina had something to do with that?? :-)
So, here's the video of the whale. As soon as you start the video, look closely at the center of the screen to see what's left of the mist from his blowhole, then you'll see his back and then what's left of the tail.
Finally, a quick update on CJ. He's been doing VERY well. He's got a ton of energy and he's back to his old self. He plays for hours and hours and is ready for more. He did an 8 mile walk with Daryl and wanted to play as soon as he got home. He's still on the anti-fungal meds and doing well. YAY CJ! :-)
Ok, I think that covers it... I'll try to be better about posting more often so you don't have to read something this long again! :-) Hope you enjoyed our 1.5 month long update!
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