After a grueling week being tied to the computer and phone it was pure joy to get outside today and PLAY! Our group of eight headed out to the lake for some good exercise and fun. Next weekend is Monterey! Whohooo...Ocean, otters, seals, pelicans and maybe....whales.

Our plan was to get some exercise and perhaps test out our cold weather gear...but it was 70 today...glorious, life changing, sunshine. The lake was flat and calm, no current at all.

Last week the wind was kicking up white caps out there. I had some great fun playing in the rough water, but today it was like the middle of summer. This way too dry winter will come back to haunt us in August when we run out of water.

We sure live in a great area. This weekend, friends went skiing on fresh snow, some went snow shoeing, others went hiking and I even saw some water skiers on the big lake...all in March.

Here's hoping the nice weather holds out for our coast trip next weekend.

Paddling on...