Sister Sailing Trip, Part 2

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17901366.post-48689679805922367222008-08-10T11:09:00.005-05:002008-08-10T11:43:46.071-05:00Sister Sailing Trip, Part 2We were three pairs of sisters on this trip, I realized. Yes, yes, too cute. Karin kindly dropped off her photos this morning, yay! More photos of the sailing trip! Yesterday's blog entry with my photos was pretty disjointed, so I apologize. I try to find a story in the photos or a unified approach to presenting any one trip or blog entry, and I just wasn't very creative yesterday. Nor today. But, luckily all six of us are super cute ;), so the photos themselves are hopefully engaging enough on their own. Sunniva and Anna-Sofia's very first dinghy trip! We leave our 33 foot home to venture out into the great, great world! Our destination? Beach fun on Julian Bay's shallow, sandy shores! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wuy-kjH5uyY/SJ8VEQecb2I/AAAAAAAADjU/8U8Q1pmCBNc/s1600-h/girls+1st+dinghy+trip+-+julian+bay+8-5-08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wuy-kjH5uyY/SJ8VEQecb2I/AAAAAAAADjU/8U8Q1pmCBNc/s320/girls+1st+dinghy+trip+-+julian+bay+8-5-08.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232924454914125666" /></a> Sunniva writes an A for Ace in the sand with a really big stick. "Are you writing an S for Sunniva?" I ask. "No, an A for Ace," Sunny replies. Of course. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wuy-kjH5uyY/SJ8VE7M7GuI/AAAAAAAADjc/X1voc7NBSDM/s1600-h/Sunny+writing+an+A+for+AS+in+sand+big+stick+8-6-08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wuy-kjH5uyY/SJ8VE7M7GuI/AAAAAAAADjc/X1voc7NBSDM/s320/Sunny+writing+an+A+for+AS+in+sand+big+stick+8-6-08.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232924466383362786" /></a> Look, the boat! Look, the lake! Look, Abby and Maria! I have no idea what Anna-Sofia is pointing at, but it is awfully cute. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wuy-kjH5uyY/SJ8VFIXwdqI/AAAAAAAADjk/XdbLJ9NGnH4/s1600-h/ace+pointing+8-6-08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wuy-kjH5uyY/SJ8VFIXwdqI/AAAAAAAADjk/XdbLJ9NGnH4/s320/ace+pointing+8-6-08.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232924469918463650" /></a> Notice my toddlers are wearing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rash_guard">rash guards</a> (swim shirts). These are the best! I don't have to worry about piling sunscreen (waterproof, 30 minutes before going in the sun, etc.) on the girls fair, fair skin. They are totally covered, even their necks. Their little swim skirt bottoms are a hand me down from Lisa and Cait (thank you!) and should be ideal for going to the potty (should my girls ever feel the need to actually potty train). I love the rash guards. Love them, love them, love them. I also happily got them on sale from Land's End and I bought huge ones, so the pricey shirts should last another two summers. <a href="http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/superior/superiorfacts.html">Lake Superior</a> is cold, quite cold, with an annual average water temperature of 40 F (currently, the temp is about 60 F). (The cold helps create remarkably clear, clear beautiful water, with an average underwater visibility of 27 feet.) The lake is also very deep, easily reaching <a href="http://www.oceangrafix.com/o.g/Charts/GreatLakes/NOAA-Nautical-Chart-Apostle-Islands-including-Chequamegan-Bay.html">300 feet</a> between the close islands. But, the sun heats up Julian Bay's unusually shallow waters enough for some dipping. Here, Abby and Maria do some impressive log rolling with driftwood from the beach. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wuy-kjH5uyY/SJ8VFgFN4HI/AAAAAAAADjs/sYq3O9on4Ec/s1600-h/abby+and+maria+log+rolling+8-6-08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wuy-kjH5uyY/SJ8VFgFN4HI/AAAAAAAADjs/sYq3O9on4Ec/s320/abby+and+maria+log+rolling+8-6-08.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232924476283150450" /></a> Anna-Sofia and Abby: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wuy-kjH5uyY/SJ8X89tnNfI/AAAAAAAADj8/t13PhZ7-0ug/s1600-h/ace+and+abby+on+log+0+8-6-08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wuy-kjH5uyY/SJ8X89tnNfI/AAAAAAAADj8/t13PhZ7-0ug/s320/ace+and+abby+on+log+0+8-6-08.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232927628153271794" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wuy-kjH5uyY/SJ8VGEuq2EI/AAAAAAAADj0/aaueXuO6-T8/s1600-h/ace+and+abby+on+log+1+8-6-08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wuy-kjH5uyY/SJ8VGEuq2EI/AAAAAAAADj0/aaueXuO6-T8/s320/ace+and+abby+on+log+1+8-6-08.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232924486120691778" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wuy-kjH5uyY/SJ8X9OHRs7I/AAAAAAAADkE/AXfYxkxAcdU/s1600-h/ace+and+abby+on+log+2+8-6-08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wuy-kjH5uyY/SJ8X9OHRs7I/AAAAAAAADkE/AXfYxkxAcdU/s320/ace+and+abby+on+log+2+8-6-08.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232927632555881394" /></a> Don't forget Sunniva! In this photo, you can see the brown stripe in her left eye, above her pupil. Both my girls have beautiful eyes (yes, of course I am biased), and Sunniva's brown stripe in her very blue eyes is just so cool. It is hard to see and in this photo, you can't quite tell that the stripe goes the full length of the iris. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wuy-kjH5uyY/SJ8X9dmcp7I/AAAAAAAADkM/4nnSS9w32vY/s1600-h/hi+sunny+8-7-08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wuy-kjH5uyY/SJ8X9dmcp7I/AAAAAAAADkM/4nnSS9w32vY/s320/hi+sunny+8-7-08.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232927636713154482" /></a> Ahhhh, such a great trip. See you next summer, Apostle Islands!laurafingersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07375817148969604868noreply@blogger.com0