General Family News
May 2008 - Posts
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On Sunday (the 4th), our entire family went on an afternoon boating excursion. We portaged our canoes to our creek, and paddled up the creek till we got to the Occoquan River. The weather was cool and breezy, if a bit sunny, and we saw several blue herons and gulls. We leisurely paddled about 3 miles to Lake Ridge Park. Arrived there, we tied up our canoes, and walked a mile to a nearby shopping center, where we found a place to eat dinner. The restaurant we decided on was House of Chou, and the food was delicious. The atmosphere was very nice as well, and there were only a couple other people there. After our meal we walked back down to the pier, unlocked our canoes and paddled for home. By the time we got to our creek, dusk was setting in. We managed to portage our canoes back in the dark, and hiked back up our hill, one very tired and somewhat wet-looking lot.
However, in the end we agreed it was worth it all. We certainly had had a most enjoyable time, taking turns paddling, inhaling the pleasantly pungent aroma of black locust trees, reading damp paper maps, trying out a new restaurant, enjoying God’s wonderful creation, and just being together as a family. 
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