A Visit to the Swimming Area

With the heat wave stretching on, Helaina, Rachael, Sam and I made a quick visit to the local swimming area after dinner last night - for the first time in years.

Helaina and Rachael went swimming, but Sam doesn't swim and I prefer not to. Instead, Sam and I walked along the banks and the edge of the river, pretending we weren't as hot as we were.

Sam had thought ahead and brought his metal detector with him - and he managed to find just under three dollars worth of change - while I managed to lose about the same.

And while we didn't stay very long, it was long enough for Helaina and Rachael to have cooled off - for at least as long as it took us to walk back to the car. And for a little while, Sam was distracted from the heat - and made a little money, besides.

All in all, not too bad for a quick visit...