End of the Summer

Well, Summer's coming to an end, and I finally have time to post something new. I didn't get out kayaking much this year - one of my kayaking buddies had a baby girl in March, which of course has commanded his attention, and Doug & Lori started up a restaurant down in Hood River, Oregon, called the SawTooth Roadhouse. I'm really hoping to get down there and check it out sometime in October.

So, I've spent the summer working on my kayak, fixing the gelcoat, adding some new decklines, and doing some internal surgery on it. I'll be down in Homer kayaking this month at least.

Mark and I finally bottled the wine we started in April. Since then, we've made another couple batches. I think the first will be ready to drink in another three months. We just bottled the second batch last Friday.

In the meantime, I've been considering doing a batch of mead. Because of an unusually cold summer, I hear the Alaskan honey supply has been decimated this year, but I probably shouldn't be using premium ingredients for a first batch anyway. Mead takes a long time to age, so the sooner I start the better.

I also cut a ridge-vent into my roof this summer. Nothing says committed like taking a circular saw to your roof and cutting out a two inch gap along the length of it. This was one of two major goals I had for the house this summer, so am very happy to have it finished.

I ran my first 10-k race this summer as well. I didn't win, but I had a great time running it with a few other friends.

Well, that's it for now. More as life unfolds.