Trilobite

Yesterday Christine and I took the ferry to Wolfe Island and rode our bikes out to the beach. It was 10km each way, and maybe a couple more kilometers of hiking along the path to the water. We had a really nice afternoon of swimming and relaxing in the sand. The water level was much higher than I’ve ever seen it there. I took lots of movies instead of pictures with my camera, but they didn’t turn out very well. Maybe I’ll edit some of the better ones and make a short one or two minute montage.

After work today I bought myself a guitar. I got the cheapest one at the store that wasn’t made of plywood. It cost me a couple hundred dollars and I’m not sure if I can afford it with my student loan payments starting this month, but I figured I’ve got more money now than I will after I start making my payments. I’ve been feeling pretty restless lately and really wanted to start playing an instrument again. I was considering buying a keyboard, but I think I’d rather start with a stringed instrument. Maybe all those years of playing violin will make it easier to learn. I also bought book of guitar lessons and worked my way through the first one. Now I can play three notes and I have a blister on my finger!