{"id":4632,"date":"2014-08-28T20:08:29","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T03:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=4632"},"modified":"2014-09-02T20:18:29","modified_gmt":"2014-09-03T03:18:29","slug":"sailing-with-elizabeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/sailing-with-elizabeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Sailing with Elizabeth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight was our last summer sailing event.  It is a signal the the summer will be over soon.  I knew I would have to take advantage to the event and get on the water with Elizabeth.  As we were getting ready to leave, she grabbed her life jacket and said, &#8220;wa wa&#8221; as an indication that we were going to the water.<\/p>\n<p>We arrived and put on our life jackets and picked out a sailboat.  We took it to the dock, placed it in the water and got ready to board the small vessel.  Soon enough we were out on the water.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_180847e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_180847e-430x342.jpg\" alt=\"20140828_180847e\" width=\"430\" height=\"342\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_180847e-430x342.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_180847e-1024x816.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_180847e-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_180847e-400x318.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We sailed around for a while.  she really enjoys it when the wind blows harder and we pick up speed. She also likes saying hello to the other boats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_182722e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_182722e-430x322.jpg\" alt=\"20140828_182722e\" width=\"430\" height=\"322\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_182722e-430x322.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_182722e-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_182722e-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_182722e-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trying to keep control of the boat while taking my phone out of the protective ziplock bag and take a picture is always a challenge.  Then trying to get a picture with a smile is sometimes a little more difficult.  We were smiling back and forth and making faces as I clicked pictures.  I always s seemed to be slow and miss the smile. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_182924e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_182924e-430x340.jpg\" alt=\"20140828_182924e\" width=\"430\" height=\"340\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_182924e-430x340.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_182924e-1024x811.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_182924e-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140828_182924e-400x317.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Knowing Elizabeth, she wanted to touch the sheet, the line used to adjust a sail against the force of the wind.  Pretty soon she was in the back of the boat with me demanding that she take hold of the tiller.  I let here put her hand on the tiller and she thought she was promoted from two year old to admiral by the smile she had on her face.<\/p>\n<p>We will have to get back out on the lake soon.  I also think swimming lessons are in order.  Of course then she will want her own boat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight was our last summer sailing event. It is a signal the the summer will be over soon. I knew I would have to take advantage to the event and get on the water with Elizabeth. 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