June 4th - 5th - Lake Critters in Addition to Fish

Yesterday and today the weather turned really hot - up to 98 degrees each day. Quite hot for Minnesota. Because of the heat the fishing has slowed up as has our desire to get out in the boat in the heat. We have fished in the morning with limited luck. I caught one this morning that was a size that had to be thrown back. Carlene and John caught four smaller keepers.

Kellen has been entertaining us in the afternoon riding a water bike and getting up on a paddle board. Here are a couple of pictures.

One of the other creatures on the water, which we don’t see in Missouri, is a swan family that swims by every morning. Parents with six youngsters.

One of the adults is tagged on the neck. We don’t know if it is the male or female. It is interesting to see how they feed the young. They kick with their feet to stir up stuff on the bottom and also duck their heads down in the water to stir stuff up for the babies to eat as it floats to the top.

Another creature up here that we don’t see in Missouri is the Loon. Most move around individually searching for food but sometimes they are in pairs. They are beautiful birds. It is amazing how long they can stay under water. On the boat tour the other day they said they can dive down to 30 feet easily and have been known to dive up to 230 feet deep. We also learned they cannot walk on land.

The last creature to catch our attention is a turtle who came out of the water to lay her eggs on the beach in back of the cabin. Here is a picture. Fortunately so far nothing has dug up the eggs.

The hottest days are supposed to be over. We have AC in our RV but the cabins are not air-conditioned so they get pretty hot even with fans going. Fortunately it cools down at night and everyone has been able to sleep.