More Swimming, More Sun & More Dancing

Another beautiful day in the mountains.  It's in the mid 80's and clear skies.  After dancing this morning, 80-90 dancers gathered in the grass meadow for a pot luck lunch.  That was followed with an afternoon of swimming and paddling.  The kids enjoyed themselves and made new friends for several hours.  Terri and I spent most of our time in the shade of the trees down at the dock.

Roseta practiced her swimming and then gave lessons to a young friend.  It was the blind leading the blinder.  But they enjoyed themselves.

Jake swam all over the lake.  The kid must be part fish.  Speaking of fish the lake is full of trout and you can see them by the hundreds as you row around the lake.

They have a fish food dispenser and the kiddos love feeding the fish. It's an epic battle between the 3 resident ducks and the swarm of trout once you throw a few pieces of food into the lake.  The food doesn't sink very fast so the trout are coming to the surface to try to beat the ducks to the food. 

The largest Rainbow trout I saw today was over 16 inches and he came right out of the water to get to the food first.  He didn't get big by being shy.

After swimming, it was time for some paddle boating.  Four or five kids aboard and off they went.  The lake is crystal clear so you can see to the bottom anywhere in the lake.

We'll be dancing more tonight after dinner.  The kids all hang out on the lawn or at picnic tables that are just outside the dance hall.  We'll bring a laptop tonight so they can watch an outdoor movie in the dark while we dance.

So far we like retirement.