Avast!

We (Mr. Green, David, Jen and I) went boating on a river with a name that I can't pronounce - the Kankakee river. But don't be fooled by the name, this river has it all, including:

• Water, trees, rocks
• Sky reflections
• Waves or, as Jen called them, water "bumps" (I think her quote was something like, "You know, it's much harder to paddle when there's all these bumps in the water.")
• Drunken flotillas of frat boys in canoes with flags
• A legion bar with $1.25 beers and $1.50 cocktails
• Turtles, frogs, and herons
• Aged weaponry
• Really tiny water falls (about 2 inches tall, but nevertheless frightening to go over)
• Gigantic flowers

It was so much fun, and I got to wear my brand new pink water shoes! Here are some pictures, and the first is of ...

 ... aged weaponry! This was in front of the legion bar and, to the right, you can see a bit of a Vietnam war era helicopter. But let's get back to ....

 ... my pink shoes! The matching pink arrow indicates the location of the tiny waterfall. At this point I was thinking to myself, "wow, this is nice, there's a bit of a current here so I don't even need to paddle!" Then I noticed the waterfall and got a little worried. But it was fine: I got stuck on a rock and had to wiggle my butt back and forth until my kayak got loose. It was a very dignified moment.

Giant flowers to the left and giant bird house to the right. What kind of bird would live in that bird mansion? Jub jub? Parakeet? Toucan Sam? Big Bird? 

Anyway. Yes. Boats. It was fun. Let's go again this weekend!!!