Wet Weather on Lake Arenal
First I'd like to apologize for my earlier post about comments. I thought everything was setup to accept 'em but it turned out the add a comment link wasn't appearing on the page. Thanks to, Don, up in the great white north for setting me straight. Took a bit of digging around to figure out why and even though I didn't really figure out why, they're back on again. So, please feel free to post yer comments here on the blog. They'll gather dust in the approval queue until I get around to checking but the only ones I delete are obvious spam.
So today's post is all about apologies. This one is about the lake cam. Don't know what happened this week, too mired in code development projects and the weather has been gloomy so I forgot to get out and snap the daily photo. Not that most would notice. Probably could've just changed the dates 'cause the clouds have been hanging low all week.
Of course it would be nice to get the real lake cam active so the photo would be updated regularly but that's another issue. Actually, the holdup is having a protected place for it. Not only weather but things tend to grow legs around these parts...
Maybe now we can move on to the real reason for the post, updating rainfall numbers. Here's our report for the past week starting today and going backwards in inches; 0.5, 2.2, 1.2, 0.4, 0.3, 1.2 , 0.3, for a total of 6.1", Our total for the month with 1 more day to go is 30.4".
Oh yeah, this is a site about kayaking? I wrote about that already and oddly enough we've not been out since. That's close to 2 weeks!
We are looking forward to taking Rob&Tony out. Had them scheduled for Monday but it was raining and blowing. At least that's what Tony said but they're way up on top of the ridge. It does rain and blow a lot up there. Anyways, when she called to cancel, it was pleasant enough down here at lake level. Didn't look all that rough out on the water either. No kayaking this week, yet.
Weather map for today courtesy Weather Underground.
We are actually itching to be on the lake. Or out of the house. With everything so wet, we get stuck indoors way too much. That or I'm in front of this TV-typewriter attempting to earn a living. Our last lake outing was on a powerboat so not quite the same as gliding along in a kayak.
And now for the prizes. Since PuraVidaDon was the first one to comment since my no comments post, he's the winner of 1-free kayak tour on Lake Arenal. Congratulations, Don! Come on down!
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see, now I thought the reason I couldn't find the comment link was because I am stupid. Nice to find out this morning that I am not....well, at least not this time. But then the free kayak lesson wouldn't have done me much good up here in the mountains of NJ. We have had our first snow fall already! Jim stayed at a hotel by work rather than fighting the closed interstate and traffic.
Much better
See, I knew people wanted to make comments here. Too bad it took so long to figure out what was wrong.
There are mountains in NJ???
So much for global warming. I see the UK is getting their first October snowfall in74 years!
Don't think we'll see any of the white stuff here but a comment was made about that yesterday. We're sitting in the Bambu Bar having a beer with some friends, one of whom hails from the great white north. As the fog is rolling in just after dark, and we're all wearing sweaters and jackets and, gasp!, long pants, he says, "looks like snow". And it did. Brought back vivid memories of my earlier days living in the snowy regions. Yuck!
Comment about not kayaking
Okay, so we are the newbies here on the lake. It has been five straight days of rain, and we too were anxious to get out on the lake. So, we did use the weather for an excuse, but you know that will only last for so long.
Some friends are coming down here in about three weeks, so kayaking and Gingerbread are in line for things to do and see. The guy is a chef for Marriott and will love to meet Ayal (sp?). See you soon.
Rob and Toni