One Excellent Weekend

We're thrilled our friends Ann and Eric moved back to the area. Yesterday we met for a Mongolian barbecue lunch and then went to see The 100 Foot Journey. Any foodie or travel junkie would love the movie, although I highly advise going on a FULL stomach. This morning we were up early enough to see the super moon set. We fueled our bodies at a quirky locals buffet--two unhealthy, filling breakfasts for well under $10--and hit our favorite river for an eight-mile paddle. We saw egrets and herons, the usual 12,237 turtles, and plenty of gators. Lingering too long in the side channels, we got stuck in a rapidly developing thunderstorm. We slid our kayaks under a dock to wait it out as the rain blew across the river in sheets. We were completely drenched and had standing water in our boats by the time it was safe to work our way back to the put-in. We can't wait to get out again!