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Saturday, May 17, 2008 --- 70 days ago http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDaily-Latest/~3/291543539/
| As I lie in bed on a 70-degree Saturday morning, the sunshine streaming in through my window is an immediate invitation to the outdoors.
I rub my eyes, swing my legs around the edge of the mattress, and for the first time since September, the cool hardwood floor is a welcome sensation against my bare feet. I take a step to the curtain-less window to view the Space Needle in all its glory. My eyes slowly scan downward as cars whiz along the University Bridge. Then, just underneath the highway, a sparkle catches my eye.
It’s Lake Union coyly beckoning— and I’m easily persuaded.
I throw on a skirt that’s spent eight months praying for sun, and call a friend, Anna, who’s looking for something to take her mind off her 60-hour workweek. We walk down the Ave toward Boat Street, welcoming the warm breeze.
The sight of a small green house tucked among large, brick University buildings tells us we’ve arrived at our destination: Agua Verde Café and Paddle Club. As a Mexican-cuisine enthusiast, I had been to the restaurant plenty of times. But I never got around to renting a kayak — or maybe I just never had the “cojones,” as the establishment’s owners might say.
Around the restaurant’s corner, we see a line of 10 narrow docks with equally narrow boats idling next to them. Roy G. Biv comes to mind as the vibrantly colored kayaks bob up and down in a row. The water sparkles as a flying duck lands; its skidding creates gentle rip ... |
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