Spring is here

We finally have some nice weather -- defined as "not raining, temperature over 70." Yesterday we had a few daffodils blooming, today they and the pansies are all out. Buds on the branches, Canada geese honking as they skim by. Time to get the kayak out.

Speaking of kayaks...if you go to Google Maps and ask for directions from Virginia Beach to Brisbane by car, you'll get directions, including Kayak across the Pacific Ocean, 2756mi from Seattle to Hawaii, then another 3879 miles to Japan (when the directions switch from English to Japanese), then another 3358 miles to Australia (and back to English). Total 16,017 miles, in 56 days 5 hours. About 5 days of that is driving, which means you're expecting to kayak 10,000 miles in 50 days, or about 8 miles an hour. Might need to invest in a kayak sail.