I liked this post by Jim Adams of the National Wildlife Federation about a kayak in Alaska. Always nice to hear about someone who has their priorities straight:
Mom was coming for a visit to discuss the wedding plans. And we were starting a long-overdue remodeling project. And Meg's night classes would begin again Monday. The sensible thing to do was to buckle down and get things done at home — so Meg and I packed the car and headed south to Seward and Resurrection Bay for some kayaking on what could be the last sunny weekend of the short Alaska summer.