The island has broken all records this year. We had a crazy winter and now a crazy summer. It has been so hot here - in the 90's. For those TN people - you would say - so what - that is normal for us? Well, you have central air. Not too many homes have that up here. They say that it is not a necessity. We have had to close up all windows and put sheets over our back windows to keep the heat out - not that it has worked. Last week our house stayed in the 90's. This is inside our house!!!! Thank goodness for a basement home. We slept there at night but the day was spent at lakes and even the nights at the lakes or beaches. Dad would come home from work as we were pulling in from being at the lake all day, and we would jump right back in the car. We have discovered once again some new spots. We found a new beach (was not our favorite) and a new lake that is a bit further of a drive but very nice. I am not use to seeing the bottom of lakes, rivers and oceans so it is a bit daunting to see crabs running everywhere and fish swimming around your feet. The lake has plants at the bottom (well duh!); however, I have never been able to see them before. Conor and I were taking a long swim and I looked down to see these green things coming up from the bottom. I screamed and headed for shore. Conor said, "I hate to tell you this, Mom, but they are all around you." Shane could not believe that I was freaking out over plants. I told him that it is his fault for all of the scary ocean movies that we have watched over the years. Our next adventure is going to be swimming in the ocean (Maple Bay)at midnight (If we can talk Dad into it). They say that at night the ocean is lit up by plankton and it is beautiful to swim in. It stays light here till around 10:00 PM so we would have to go at midnight. They assure us that there is no sharks and that they swim in this all of the time. I think we are going to try to do it with our singles group. Hey, this blog is about our adventures so we need to keep looking for new ones.
