Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Despite an iffy forecast, Greg, my brother-in-law Rob, and I decided to take the kids out on the pontoon boat yesterday.  Now that I'm going back to work, our multiple, mid-week trips to the lake are over, at least until next summer.  We always have so much planned on the weekends, that our pontoon boating in general is going to be very limited now.  We may be able to go out this coming Saturday, but  we wanted to squeeze in another outing while we had the chance.  It was drizzly when we left Hollidaysburg, but by the time we got to Huntingdon, it was humid but dry.  I'm always amazed at how different the weather is at a place that's only 30 miles away.  I guess it's the mountains, or the water...I don't know why, but it's always just a little different.  We hopped on the boat, traveled around and did "boat things" for a while and just when we were getting into our groove, the storms hit.  I can't say I was surprised.  The weather man said there was a chance of scattered thunder storms.  So we packed up our stuff and headed home around 1:30.  4 hours on the boat is better than none!  

  

It started out promising.  After a little ride down the lake, the sun came through the clouds and the gang got in for a swim. 

The kids even swam to the bank and wandered around collecting rocks.

"This sure doesn't look like Michigan's shore line!" 

They swam for over 30 minutes and then decided 

that it was time for some lunch and relaxation under the bimini (or afimaby, as Sharon says!)

And then the rain hit.  

It started slowly, and we thought it would pass, but as you can see, it did not.  When the thunder and lightning started, we had no choice but to get off of the water.  

Even with the rain, the kids had a good time.  

We just bundled up in wet towels and headed home.  

The "boys" (Greg and Rob) stayed to fish and, as is typical for a rainy day, caught us enough fish for both of our families to eat dinner.  All in all, it was a good day.  It could have been longer for the kids and me, but I'm not complaining.  I'll take what I can get!