August in San Diego

It is already back to school time for most of my friends and their kids. Even though I am not teaching, it is hard to believe summer has gone so quickly. For me living on the West Coast, the most obvious sign is how early the sun sets here. We wonder how we will exercise Hana in the evenings when dusk comes earlier and earlier.

This past weekend we picked up the new kayak and realized paddling tandem is much different. We will be working on this and will be sure to share our stories and pictures. :)
We also got to spend some time with our good friends, Lynn & Dave, who are now residents of AZ and realized they should have moved one state further west in order to enjoy summer outdoors. It was a great day poolside catching up with friends.
While we were with friends, Hana went to a new daycare to meet her own friends. I think she loved it - she was completely exhausted when she got home. She had been outside running for about 6 hours and even waded into the salt water pool to keep cool. I am hopeful she became a more confident dog due to her experience and won't shrink back at going again. We even picked a daycare with a web cam so we can check on her and check on the facility. As another dog friend put it, you want to make sure the tour you get is the same for the dog and they aren't throwing them in a kennel somewhere.