Weekend Fun

We were both off from work this weekend, so we tried to have as much fun as we could. Also we were supposed to have thunder showers on and off. What better way to start a rainy gloomy Saturday than to enjoy Southern style brunch. 

Sunday was warmer with more sun. We opted for a quick fishing trip in the morning. The river was full of mist. 

 

I was completely surprised by this 19" brown on my first cast, just as I was saying that I had never caught a keeper with this particular lure! The fish took some line, jumped, and fought some more. 

Since Joe was off call and could be out of reach for cell service, we decided to go for a drive in the afternoon... just to check out another part of Lake Superior shores, 2 hours away. A change of scenery... in hope to get our batteries recharged for another work week.   

Bento Lunch

Our usual lunch at work is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich... easy enough. Joe makes it and I wrap in the morning. Day after day... we were just tired of the same ol' PBJ. So I prepared lunch boxes for today. I had an unusual Monday off and spent some time to put them together. I could NEVER do this every morning like many people in Japan. But it was certainly a nice change.

Happy Summer!

It's perfect UP summer weather outside, sunny and warm, but low humidity... this is my work weekend. But we did have fun last week when it was 90 degrees and muggy. A rare combination for up here. Went fishing early. Joe caught this big brown quite unexpectedly!

Then we spent the afternoon at the beach. The sand flies were pretty bad, so we were forced to stand in the water most of the time, including lunch. The water of Lake Superior was still chilly!

Next day was stormy all day. Perfect for a lazy Sunday. We tried the new pizza place, owned by our favorite French bakery. Totally worth an hour round trip!