Garden!

I began planting a garden early to mid April with the hope that at least a little bit of the produce would ripen in time to actually be eaten before I left for the summer. And it did! 

Some of the snap peas were ready to eat today! 

Other garden inhabitants include spinach and green onions. Both are in need of thinning. 

(That is grass in the bottom left corner)

Green beans

 Yellow squash

There is also garlic, potatoes, carrots and tomatoes that aren't pictured. Much of this won't be ready before I leave on my summer adventures. I will have to teach someone else to take care of everything or hope that it can survive with limited supervision.  

 

Preparing for Ski to Sea - Boating at Lakewood

Several of my friends created a team to participate in one of Bellingham's biggest events of the year, the Ski to Sea race. Ski to Sea is a seven-part relay race from Mount Baker to Bellingham Bay. 

Begin: Mount Baker   

Cross country ski -> downhill ski/snowboard -> running -> road bike -> canoe -> mountain bike -> kayak    

End: Bellingham Bay

While all canoers participating generally practice so they are familiar with how they can work together as a team, my friends desperately needed it. One had never canoed before. With that as the impetus, several of us went out to Lakewood to go boating two weeks ago.

    

Lakewood is the name of a piece of property owned by Western Washington University on the shores of Lake Whatcom. There the university rents boats to students for incredibly good prices, $3 for kayaks or canoes, a bit more for sailboats and rowboats (and maybe windsurfing boards?). The racers got a canoe, I got a single kayak and our two other friends got a double kayak. 

Ski to Sea here we come!

Paddle, paddle, paddle

The beautiful Lake Whatcom

We were all tired by the end but none more than two canoeing. While the kayakers traveled a greater distance linearly we are pretty sure out intrepid canoers paddled a greater distance overall when taking into account the zigzags.