he tried to surprise me

My Beloved tried to surprise me at Thanksgiving and it did not work out.  He had ordered me a new row boat!  This is a Dory from the Adirondack Guide Boat company.  Shortly after buying my Pack boat, I started wanting the dory.  She holds more people and weight and is wider so it is more stable.  Especially after having the Small Mister in my Pack boat, I wanted to go bigger.  My Beloved had ordered her be delivered to the mountain when we were there last November but she got there the day after we left.  Our down the mountain neighbor took delivery and kept telling my Beloved she was a beautiful boat every time they talked.

This is Silver Lake where we took her out.  My Beloved tried to get pictures of me rowing but missed me every time.  The Dory the biggest boat the Adirondack Guide Boat company builds.  Biggest in terms of width and what it can haul.  She is still a light boat. 

I thought she moved faster in the water then my Pack boat.  She felt much more maneuverable in the water, especially with three people in her and a small boy hanging over the edge.  Small Mister can run around in her and we do not feel like we will tip over.  We are going to have to figure out how to put a line on him so he is always attached to the boat.  He wears a pfd but the boat moves!  It would be hard to turn to get him fast if he falls in.

My shoulders have come a long way but I was not able to stay out as long as I would have liked.  They were also not up to the wind that was on the vast majority of the lake.  As soon as I hit that, my shoulders said no.  My Beloved saw white caps!  Next time we are on the mountain, I will take her out again.  I cannot wait.  One gentleman has taken his own version of this dory and rowed around the islands off the Alaskan coast.  I would love to do something like that some day!

I can be such a dirt bag.

We hit our normal under the weather coming back from the mountain.  It is a bit frustrating but it is what it is.  I kept going forward but required more sleep.  It has also been lovely to have Small Mister back with us for most of the summer.