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July 15th through 17th, 2005

We came up Friday, golfed and then hit the sheets for we needed to get up early to inflate balloons on Saturday (the wind was prophesied to be nil in the early morn) The morning was largely windless and balloons were filled. Only two of the 150+ were judged feral and escaped to the U.P. The wind started a bit despite the prophesy but the camera reached unheard of heights. Paddle boats were called in to pull the project south and then allow it to drift north in an effort to push the view even higher. With the control lines aboard, the vessels were sent south. A bit more height was gained in addition to a "soaker". After a while, the camera was determined to be out of film and the craft was lowered to Terra (OK, no more Latin for another 10 months.) Later that day, Ed & Maren invited a bunch of people to their place for authentic New Orlean's cuisine minus the heat. The food was very tasty and the view was great. The lite wind made good water for kneeboarding. ...and skiing. ...and crashing. Not much of a skip here but plenty of splash. I'd give it a 6.7. Rafto was not played. Even after a good taunting The old boat about 30 feet from our shore has crossed from Raft anchors are settling into the soft bottom and holding better as a result. Cribs are getting there summer coat of algae. The water temperature on the the surface was over 80°F all weekend. I don't ever remember it being this warm. Large schools of panfish are on the cribs also. There is a thermocline at about 14 feet where the water drops to around 65°F. There should be another deeper, but we went diving without tanks and didn't get much further down. Many walleye have been spotted feeding on the north end along with bass and a few trout. The sun was brutal all weekend. The daytime air temps approached 100°F and the nights were well above 60°F. We will be back next weekend for a week. The webcam is still waiting for a part. I think it's being walked here from Japan. Starting the 22nd, I'll be posting daily updates as long as our strength holds out. It's been a long, hot summer.<br><br><br>-Nemo

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