Thursday Night Kayaking

We had another great paddle last night out of Newport Harbor. We headed over to Arch Rock in some relatively large, sometimes breaking, wind waves. Although it was definately smaller seas than last week, it was still a challenging paddle with lots of opportunity for bracing practice. On the way back into the harbor we played around Pirate's Cove for a while. Check out the video of John getting pulled into a hole by a small swell.

Memory Verse Of The Week

Memorial Day Yard Work

Memorial Day Weekend Kayaking

Kayaking - Small Craft Warning

Last night we paddled out of the Coast Guard Beach where the small craft warning flag was flying. As we neared the mouth of the harbor, the larger swell was evident. The marine forecast was calling for 6' to 9' swell and 15-30kt winds. The wind was pretty strong but the swell didn't seem to reach any more than 5 or 6'. We played it safe and didn't stray far from the harbor but went south toward Big Arch Rock for maybe 1/2 mi or so. It was a fun paddle with lots of bracing required as the swell and wind waves tossed us around. Everybody stayed right-side-up.

Memory Verse Of The Week

Camporee - Some More Photos

Camporee - Tired Campers

Camporee - Gordon On Kitchen Duty

Camporee - Last Day

Camporee - Thur Eve Service

A short video

Camporee - Thur Eve Service

Camporee - Gordon Chopping Wood

Camporee - Campsite

Camporee - Lunch

Camporee

Praying before heading off to the Royal Rangers Camporee.

Kayaking

I went out for another great night of kayaking last night. There were 5 of us plus two new folks joined us last night but the new folks decided to stay in the harbor. It was fairly windy last night which made for some fun paddling. Once we rounded the jetty and lost the protection of the rock wall we experienced the full force of the wind and the fun waves it was kicking up. The swell was fairly small last night so it wasn't that "confused" out there like it was a couple of weeks ago when I took my unintended swim. When we were about 3/4 of the way to "the rock", I decided to look back and make sure Kevin and Ces were still with us and we couldn't see them so we (Blake, Tsunami Chuck, and myself) decided to head back. On the way back we spotted them hanging around near the end of the breakwater. It turns out that they decided to hang out in the harbor with the new folks. It was a fun night of paddling!

Memory Verse Of The Week

Mother's Day

Another Beach Night

We had another fun night at the beach. I got home at 4:30pm, loaded the kids into the car, stopped at Subway to pick up subs (and to give a $7 bill gospel tract to the gentleman who made our subs), and headed to Crystal Cove - my latest favorite beach. It was high tide so the tide pool was full of creatures for the kids to explore. We even got a nice close-up view of a sea lion taking a break on the rocks. To take the picture I was only about 15' away from him! He didn't even seem to mind me being that close! God's creation is so amazing!!

Kayaking

I had a good time kayaking last night! The photo below is of a fun little spot near the mouth of Newport Harbor called Pirate's Cove. The tide was just high enough last night that you could find a path through the rocks when a swell came in, but it would leave you high and dry between swells. We played here for a while and then headed out to the buoy outside the harbor where we played in the considerable swell before getting out of the way of some tugs with a barge in-tow. It was a good night of paddling!

Photo Caption Contest

Today I entered in a photo caption contest.
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My caption is this:

"So which one of us was created and which one evolved anyway?"


Obviously something as complex as a robot must have been created. Equally as obvious is the fact that we are much more complex than a robot and therefore must have also been created.

Nan and Grandad Finished Cutting Wood