Before we came here we spend a couple days in Seattle with Theodore's sister. We had so much fun exploring the city and hanging out. We mainly visited coffee shops (of course) and went to parks with water fountains (great opportunity for the children to get wet). The hit however was going on a free boat ride on union lake. They have old wooden sailing boats that they invite you to come on. Our boat had to be rowed out of the harbor onto the lake. We felt like we were in a Horatio Hornblower movie. We had great fun pretending we were sailors and rowed with everything we had. Mateo got a little restless on the small vessle and threw something over board. Just a piece of rope, but important enough for us to turn around and fish it back out of the water. It all just added to the excitement! ;)
When I was younger my family did a lot of sailing over the summers. We had a small sail boat my dad took out on lakes in Italy. There is something very calming and soothing about sailing. On a typical day with a good wind blowing and calm sea, the atmosphere is peaceful. The sound of the wind and the splashing water soothes everything. I loved watching the sun shining through the water. To me nature creates the most amazing pictures. I treasured the feeling of relaxation on the boat. After this very busy school year I invite the feeling of peace and calmness more than I needed too in a long time. I am glad both those feelings are coming over me.
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