June 4, 2006

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  On Saturday, Sueann and I celebrated our 6-month anniversary.  We went up to the north bay to go kayaking for a few hours.  I was really worried about going since I'm so out of shape, but I told her about a month ago that I was planning this, so she was already excited.  The day ended up being a great day to go.  It was just a little chilly with a breeze, so when we were kayaking, we weren't sweating at all.  It probably also helped that we were in an open 2-person kayak, so our butts got wet, so that helped keep us cool.  We kayaked out to a small beach and just chilled out there for about an hour before heading back.  All in all, it was a good experience, even though we had to trudge through disgusting mud in order to return the kayak.  The tide had gone out, so when we returned, we had to walk through sticky mud which we both suck into mid-thigh.  It was disgusting, but didn't ruin the experience.

  After that, we went up the road for fresh oysters.  It was both our first time shucking and eating  raw oysters on the spot.  We had no idea what we were doing, but the people there were so helpful.  At first Sueann was freaking out about how we were going to open the oysters and eat them, so she wanted to eat the ones that were already shucked and jarred.  I was thinking, "What the freak?  I didn't come all the way out here just to eat jarred oysters."So instead, we decided to get two dozen oysters, one dozen smalls and one dozen mediums.  The girl at the counter said the smaller ones were sweeter and better tasting, so we decided to try them even though they were so small.  Boy, was she right, the smaller ones were noticeably better tasting, although the mediums were satisfying in terms of having a bigger mouthful.  Shucking was a bit of an adventure at first, until someone was kind enough to help us and show us the ropes.  By the end we were feasting on raw oysters with lemon juice with spicy cocktail sauce.  Sueann was smart enough to also bring barbeque chips and rosemary bread.  It was a great meal meal to cap off a day of kayaking and fun.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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