Dee's birthday was on a Saturday a couple of weeks ago and she wanted to take a sunset sail on Lake Murray. All week long, it was either raining with thunderstorms or threatening and Saturday's forecast wasn't looking very good, but we made the arrangements and hoped for the best. Paula Adams, our captain's wife, assured us if that if the weather didn't cooperate, she would call us and make arrangements for another time. Saturday arrived and as we pulled up to
Lanier Sailing Academy, the clouds seemed to break up a bit. Dee and I piled on a nice 22 footer along with Brian Adams, our captain. The weather turned out to be perfect! Living in the 'Sunny South', I've come to expect hot and humid as the main course of the day and night, but we were pleasantly surprised with a nice cool breeze. As we made our way across the lake and the sun steamed towards the horizon, we encountered other boaters along the way and managed to learn a bit about how to sail. Brian was a gracious captain, telling us stories and giving us pointers along the way. The time came to turn around and as we slowly made our way back, the sun all but slipped away, leaving us with a full moon to guide us back. I mean really, can you ask for a more romantic night?
Dee's birthday was on a Saturday a couple of weeks ago and she wanted to take a sunset sail on Lake Murray. All week long, it was either raining with thunderstorms or threatening and Saturday's forecast wasn't looking very good, but we made the arrangements and hoped for the best. Paula Adams, our captain's wife, assured us if that if the weather didn't cooperate, she would call us and make arrangements for another time. Saturday arrived and as we pulled up to Lanier Sailing Academy, the clouds seemed to break up a bit. Dee and I piled on a nice 22 footer along with Brian Adams, our captain. The weather turned out to be perfect! Living in the 'Sunny South', I've come to expect hot and humid as the main course of the day and night, but we were pleasantly surprised with a nice cool breeze. As we made our way across the lake and the sun steamed towards the horizon, we encountered other boaters along the way and managed to learn a bit about how to sail. Brian was a gracious captain, telling us stories and giving us pointers along the way. The time came to turn around and as we slowly made our way back, the sun all but slipped away, leaving us with a full moon to guide us back. I mean really, can you ask for a more romantic night?
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