My old high school buddy Jason is in town for a couple of days. When he get in on Thursday we were able to meet up with another friend that had just gotten to town for a couple of days. We had dinner at the local Ale House and a quick game of darts at another nearby sports pub before heading home for the night. On Saturday morning I noticed that where was going to be an electric boat parade downtown and decided to go check it out. After a few phone calls, I found a few friends interested in joining as well. Marianela and her sister had a cousin from DC visiting, so I was fortunately able to get enough gear together for everyone. 
Jason and I headed to Brandon and loaded the 4 kayaks and gear and drove down to the public boat ramp and unloaded the gear before the rest showed up. After a brief false start (when the nice marine patrol officer reminded us of the need for lights [doh!]) we headed towards Channelside where the boats were hanging out. As we headed up Garrison Channel we were able to enjoy the line of boats as they followed the Starship Dining Yacht on their way back out. There was a short drizzle of rain for 10-15 minutes, but it was light enough to not be a pain. after it passed the water was like glass and the air temperature quite comfortable. After some hard paddling, right at 5 miles for the entire loop, we headed out to get some food. We just missed the operating hours of every place that we could find on Davis Island, so we ended up heading to Channelside for some food goodness at Bennigan's.Overall, it was a great way to enjoy a comfortable evening, get some exercise, and experience some different perspectives on the water.
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