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I did a lot of hiking this past weekend but no paddling. So I decided that paddling after work today was an excellent idea. As you can see from this picture, the setting was quite lovely. Unfortunately I was stuck in a canoe with the world's worst paddler. This guy was a public menace! Whichever side of the canoe he was paddling on, he scooted all the way over to the edge of the canoe. I was doing all I could to keep us from tipping over. At times I couldn't paddle because I was holding the sides of the boat as I leaned over the edge to keep from capsizing. And despite being out there for 2 hours, he never got any better. If anything, as he tired out (the wimp!) he just got worse. The lack of paddling pictures is because I never dared pull out my camera. We were in constant danger of going over. Grrrrrr.

Today is another hot day. I've lost track of how many days in a row it's been over 90 but it's been quite a few. And today's just one more on the list. This morning at 8:30 a few friends and I went canoeing on Lake Michie in Durham. It was so humid I had to keep wiping off the lens of my camera. *whew* As soon as we got on the water the sweat was pouring off us. The rentals were very reasonable. Six dollars a half-day (6 hours max) for Durham residents and 8 dollars for non-residents. Since they're tandem canoes, it's 3 dollars per person. Not bad. We only stayed out for a few hours but it was more than enough. I think I lost 3 pounds in sweat. The picture above is one that Juliet took of me to get back at me for all the ones I took of her when she wasn't expecting it. I'm bad that way. Since I was facing the wrong way and just shooting over my shoulder---not many turned out. Most of them are of the bottom of the boat. Oops. The picture to the left is f...