Jan 11th: A gloriously hot day with no wind in the morning. The boys were happy dashing about on their bikes and enjoying the maiden voyage of the remote-controlled boat we bought Jonathan for Christmas. After lunch we all enjoyed a trip out in the boat, but there wasn't a breath of wind so we used the outboard to get out into the lake, bobbed around for a bit, and then used the outboard to get back to the harbour! The boys spent the afternoon playing in a treehouse they found while I read a book. By about 4pm the wind had picked up so Steve decided to go out for another sail. This shot is of him in "Mellow Puff" from where I am sitting on the shore. About ten minutes later it all started to go wrong and he capsized the boat in shallow water with strong winds and waves pushing him into the shore. Fortunately we remembered friends of ours were camped further along the lake and they were kind enough to use their powerboat to tow Steve back to our harbour later in the evening.
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