*Summer of 2010

This summer has been much better than I ever thought it would be. I went sailing with Dad & Myrna last week and it was awesome. We went to Bayfield on Sat. July 10. On Sunday we left the marina and sailed to Cornucopia WI. What a cute little town that was...if you can call it a town! I think it had 1 store and 3 restaurants. The locals refer to it as "Corny". I sat at the beach for an hour or so taking pictures of the sunset and playing in the water. Myrna and I wandered through a few cute shops that are at the marina there and later all 3 of us walked through the town...dad was in search of ice cream! I think he was having withdrawals because he hadn't had any from the Candy Shop in Bayfield since our arrival. Once we left 'Corny' we sailed back along the shoreline with the Apostle Islands in view on the other side. I got some great pictures of the sea caves on the mainland. Going between Sand Island and the marina was a bit hairy due to the shallow water there. The lowest I saw was around 6 feet. Myrna got us through it on the way to Corny and her and dad both got us through on the way back. I'm happy to say they are excellent sailors and we made it through without getting caught up on the shoals. We anchored off-shore near one of the islands...I think it was Hermit...we had Happy Hour there and then sailed back to bayfield for supper and showers. On Monday we sailed amongst the islands and on Tuesday we sailed over to Madeline Island where dad ended up working on the boat. The foot pump for the water was leaking and the alchol stove was clogged. While he worked Myrna and I wandered more shops on the island. I was in search of souveniers for Jayden, Gage and Gabriel. I also saw some cool things to add to my list of crafts to make. Can't tell ya though coz you may get one for a Christmas gift! We passed an ice cream shop and I mentioned that if it weren't so hot we could bring dad some ice cream. It would have melted fast because it was near 90 degrees that day. Once we left Madeline we had some great sailing!! I took another turn at the wheel and it was fun!! The waves were making the boat rock in all directions. We had full sails! I loved every minute! Its amazing the power you feel from the wind. We went back to the marina for Happy Hour, supper, showers and some packing for home. On Wed morning before we left I walked to the Coast Guard Station and got a tour of one of their boats...how cool. We hit some storms on the way home and had to pull off the road in Hayward WI. The rain was coming down so hard that Dad couldn't see the road. Small branches were all over the roads and we saw a power line that had been knocked down. It was scary. Once we got home it was about 92 degrees with tornado watches all over the state. I won't be going to Wefest this year due to a change of plans but thats OK. In August I will be going to the Minnesota Bluegrass Festival in Avon MN with my friend Debbie Denzer and her boyfriend Dave. Dave plays Bluegrass and has a band. Its fun music! I'm looking forward to 3-4 days of some fun there. The following weekend I will be heading to Dubuque IA with my PT Cruiser car club. Deb