Tonight we met each other after a busy week of work, summer school classes, and Scout Day Camp downtown at the Promenade Park's Jefferson Street dock. Becky had called in an order of our favorite sandwiches from Panera and had picked them up for our dinner cruise.

Mark & Leslie got us a gift certificate to the Friday Sandpiper river cruise for Christmas last year, and tonight we finally cashed it in. We boarded right @ 5:45pm under threat of being left on the dock if we were late. Capt. Tony was our river boat pilot and Mary was our tour guide. The Sandpiper is a long flat boat with benches along the edges and up the middle.

Mary entertained us along the way with funny stories and pointing out sights along the river, like these clouds...

...and this heron.

A couple of times during the trip, the boys and I

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