Century Club: Karen Wood

Took the Kiwi Kruzer out onto the Potomac, 80 degtrees out, shut off the engine and drifted and read. Very nice, until the wind picked up and it started to rain. If definitely cooled things off, but we were getting wet and the seas got real choppy. Made our way home to very hot, windless weather. Didn't rain here at all. Figures.

My 3 grandkids came down for the weekend. Took each one out for a kayak ride. They are wiggly, only luck kept us from capsizing.

Wow has it been HOT past few days. Crazy hot and humid. So instead of getting out on the water in the afternoon like I usually do, headed out at 9am.  Alan paddleboarded and I in my kayak.  Very calm, still water, amost mirror like.

2 adult swans swam up to my beach as I was headed to my kayak. 2 babies with them. They proceeded to esconce themselves on the beach, and every time I started down the last few stairs they would hiss, start to charge, and flap their wings at me. They are huge close up and I didn't feel like being attacked by 2 viscious swans. But I had to go right by them to get to my kayak. So for a few minute, there was an impasse, but I really wanted to get my day on the water. I finally just stomped my feet and strode purposely toward them, and they, hissing and snarling,  backed off to the waterline. I got my kayak and dragged toward the water and that was big enough for them to start swimming away under the dock, giving me a window of opportunity to paddle away to safety. So after that near death experience I paddled over to the eagles nest but didn't see any. Hot out, 93 degrees even tho it was after 5. Upon my return the swans were warliy watching me from under the dock, but must have decided I was a bigger threat than they could handle, so they stayed put.  Darn straight.