And we finally got the boat out on the lake!  The Avon was taking on too much water and one board was starting to crack.  After we got her out of the water, we saw that two patches had come off the bottom, letting water into the floor boards, and the floor boards them selves were shifted, which was causing the rubbing/cracking.

So – we let it sit to dry out in the yard for a month so the boards would un-swell. 🙂 Not because we are procrastinators, and we had very few days of sun this summer.  . . . .

Here are a few lake photos for ya –

My new number board I made for the boat. Tired of re-applying the numbers!  Made this one out of a pizza box. 🙂
This is the view coming back towards our cove. I’ve heard it called Horseshoe Cove.
The Neotsu Creek runs into the cove at the upper NE corner near our home.

This didn’t come out as well graphically.  There is a huge rock coming up out of the lake.  About as high as the brush there.
Really interesting! I’m going to go over on a quiet day and scratch it to see what kind of rock it is.

This is our home and boat house, with the vacant lot next door.
I think the vacant lot and the little to no activity on both sides of us is why we have so many birds around us. 🙂

I think this is from D River Side by my friend’s house looking back north.
There really isn’t a way to show you how beautiful 3 and a half miles of sunshine and beautiful water looks!

Just past Regatta Park going back north.  Great Ride!  When we got home the boards had not shifted,
the water was not coming in the boat, and the boards are dry. Woo Hoo!
With all the jet ski’s out there today there were tons of waves/wakes to jump in the Avon.
Jon had a great time. I only had 1.5 heart attacks. 🙂