Horse'n around

A partially free weekend. The kids and I took advantage of the 70 degree weather and went horse back riding with Sonya. We have a little bit of everything here in Southern Cal. We had a lot of fun. It's been awhile since I rode a horse, but Sonya brought me quickly up to speed. The trails are great, at one point going through a place they call "Sherwood Forest". Beautiful vistas, unbelievable sunsets, and quite meadows. But oh, that saddle thing will take some getting used to. More on these trips later !

Call me Ishmael

Marissa and I were able to go deep sea fishing last weekend. This was Marissa's "Dad" trip. I practice taking the kids out 1-1 on some kind of adventure that they would enjoy and Marissa this time wanted to go fishing. So we had a blast. We went with a few friends and had a great time. After Marissa downed her energy drink she was ready to go after only 3 hours sleep. What a trip ! Marissa caught a great fish and wrestled with it for some time. We got it to the side of the boat and were waiting for one of the deckhands to grab it with a hook. The guy next to us cast his line and got tangled with ours and somehow broke our line while he was trying to get it undone. Bummer... it was a great fish. about the size of the one you see her holding, which the one, and only one I caught. Better luck next time. We had great action but couldnt quite get them all the way in.