Weekends are fun

On Saturday, we went SAILING!! It was one of the first sunny days in a while (no, Florida is not as fun when it's raining) and we took the boat out through the bay (blackened with rain-wash), pushed and pulled it across some ankle deep water over the sand bar, broke the waves (which was admittedly VERY scary), put the dagger boards in (much nicer now), and sailed the clear blue-green water of Florida's Gulf of Mexico! WHOOP!

Rob was master of his craft standing on the catamaran, angling the rudder just so to take the boat to faster speeds. I am slower at mastering the craft and feel a little like Peter on the rough waters of the sea going, "whoa! Can we not rock so much? I really don't want to tip over!" But I felt much better when I would look at Rob and see the calm and confidence on his face. Ah. Rob helps me practice trusting the Lord - "I really don't see what your plan is or how it's going to work... okay, let's do it. Oh! Look at that! It worked!" That's pretty much how it goes. :-)

It did become a little alarming when the wind picked up on our way back to the boat launch and the wind that we caught pushed us a little nearer the edge than I cared to sail. Rob was still enjoying himself immensely - right up until he lost his grip and fell very suddenly off the boat! Thankfully, he's a good swimmer and caught up by the time I had almost stopped the boat. Whew!

Sunday, we went to the beach again - this time to go fishing. Rob caught three! The first was a stingray! No stabbing here. It was neat to touch it though - they're so soft! Then Rob caught two saltwater catfish. We've heard they're not good to eat so we threw them back. However, Gus swam in after the first one and retrieved it back to shore!!! We wish we'd brought the camera because it was a hilarious sight - our ridgeback swimming back in the waves with a catfish in its jaws!