6/25/09 (Thursday): I'm in the home stretch now with the chemo--one treatment to go! It's been very hot and rainy here, so we've cut back on our outdoor activities a little.

We kayaked down Rock Springs Run one day. The rain had turned the normally crystal clear water kind of brown. It had also brought down a number of trees.



At one point, we had to call the outfitter to send someone out to remove this huge tree (covered with poison ivy) that was completely blocking the way. It was very interesting to watch these three guys and a chain saw in a small boat. At one point, they dropped the chain saw in the water and had to dive for it! Afther a few tries, it started up again and we were soon on our way.

This alligator was about 9 feet long!


















We also enjoyed the annual Dykes family reunion. Due to our travels, Wiley and I had missed the last two reunions. From left to right, we have Wiley, Joyce, Wiley Sr., Marguerite, Cathy, Bruce, Katelyn and David.




We didn't have any organized activities other than our potluck supper, but we enjoyed visiting with everyone, the breeze off the water and the big shade trees. We're already looking forward to next year's get together!










After all the heat we've suffered for the last couple of weeks, yesterday dawned cool and foggy. We were up early, and decided to take the kayaks out on the Wekiva River. There were jeweled spiderwebs everywhere. Those are some pretty brave spiders to build their webs out over the water!





I close with this shot of me the day after a chemo treatment. I hope no one is feeling too sorry for me!