August holiday weekend

This August holiday weekend, started away from Lake Ontario and instead we went to Darien Lake.  3 car loads of Johnson family members descended on the amusement park.  Special thanks to Terri for organizing and for watching Dahlia sometimes so Bill and I could do some adult rides and hang with our Brady bunch nieces and nephews...  Still managed to get a bit wet on some rides and in the water park, where Dahlia had a great time and I tried to keep up to her!

Sunday we tried out our new boat (see previous blog http://melaniepriceadventures.blogspot.com/2011/07/whatever-floats-your-boat.html )and then Bill and I went back again on Monday to get a longer swim in.  Both days Lake Ontario was busy!  Yeah!  And the amount of people actually out in the water was amazing!!  It means Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and other such groups have been doing a great job with caring for Lake Ontario! A couple of years ago, you would see maybe one person in the water off Hamilton's shore and people would think that one person was crazy or would grow a 3rd eye or would be sick after,,,even though they were sweating buckets on shore and wishing they felt it was safe to take a dip too...  Well now more swimming areas are open, more of the time.  It's great!!  Kudos to Lake Ontario Waterkeeper - the charity I'm raising funds for with my swim across the Lake (soon - see up-to-date plan: http://melaniepriceadventures.blogspot.com/2011/07/main-event-swim-crossing.html ).  Help them to continue to "help put the Great back into the Lake" at www.canadahelps.org/gp/11261 

Thanks & keep enjoying & caring for Lake O!

P.S. Funny comment of the day - while Bill was kayaking beside me swimming, we came along another kayaker, who said to Bill: Couldn't you afford 2 (kayaks)?  LOL!