This was a very full week. In addition to doing some more hiking and kayaking, we had guests for a good part of last week. First came a visit from Marie-Paule, a friend we met through boating back in St. Augustine. We had a great two day visit, and managed to do a lot together.

After that, Glennis and Kyle came back for the weekend and this time brought their good friends Miller, Dacia, and Makai. Paula and I were pampered with superb cooking on Friday night by Miller who made crawfish etouffee. Then it was Glennis and Kyle on Saturday night who made a terrific shrimp scampi and steaks on the grill. Tom added a Caesar salad to the mix. We played some fierce games of cards each night and enjoyed each others company a lot.

Young Makai was really cute and provided a lot of 2-year old entertainment for the rest of us. Even the thick layer of smoke that blew into the Lake Tahoe basin and remained the entire weekend didn’t dampen the good time.