This is one of the reasons I love living here. Yesterday we went out on our friend Ben's new boat. I'd never been on a small boat before (it's an 18-foot bow rider), but once I got over the initial shock of the realization that they jump out of the water when going over waves, I loved it. I am a sea/ocean/water person to the core. I took a couple of mouthfuls of saltwater, and my face is now much more colorful than it was at the point this picture was taken (and it hurts like a MF), but I'm not complaining. It was just so much fun and I can't wait to do it again. 