A Weekend Of Friends And Sea Adventures!

Nutty weekend. Lots to report. Saturday started with me officiating a wedding in Central Park, which left two people and their families very happy. Later that same day my friend Heather, also known as Good Time Heather, was in town, which means that food and drink was in order.

Heather et moi. We date back to Syracuse 1997.


Jen's side ponytail.


During coffee after dinner I started trying different functions on my camera. This is Erin, a latte and available light.


Ridonkulous rain.


On Sunday morning I got up bright and early for a three hour tour of the New York Harbor on a sailboat that is almost 100 years old. The trip almost went the way of Gilligan's Island when a dark cloud loomed and dumped rain all over us.

Nice little canoe.


Manahatta


It's Lady Liberty. Oh, hai!


The captain during the rainstorm.


Jay on the crew took care of the sails when the rain hit.


Everyone covered in rain and orange ponchos.


The rain. She's over it.


Splash-tastic.


...and I closed out the weekend with a four mile run in the East River Park.

I went on a quick sail around the New York Harbor on Sunday morning, which was awesome. Especially so when the sky turned dark and then it poured down on us. Photos to come later on.

Off on a Sail!

A few days ago I went for a sail in the Long Island Sound with many Millards. Not only was it a good way to hang out with the fam, but I also got to try out my new Olympus camera. The best part about all these shots was that because the sun was so bright, I couldn't see exactly what I was shooting half the time.

My mom is not much of a sailor. She wore the life jacket the whole time and when we got really good wind screamed and tried to climb off the boat. I wish I was kidding.


A big sail.


At one point during the trip the birthday card for one of my uncle's gifts flew off the package and into the water. Most people would just have let it sink to the bottom of the ocean. Not us. We had a man overboard drill until we retrieved the card. It was soaked and torn in two, but the birthday wishes had to be delivered.


The Manhattan Skyline


It was the most perfect say for a sail. Here is Le Doug digging the serious wind.


I don't know much about raising sails or rigging jibs,. Luckily, other people in the crew did.


See! Other people were out on Sunday, too.


This photo was taken by a nine-year-old girl. Not too shabby.


Le Doug et moi, on the open sea.


Moi, Apres-sail