It went OK. There has been a surplus of wind these past few weeks. Most every day has had a small craft warning for the bay. Winds were strong enough to forbid the tyros from going out in it. I've been waiting for a lull in the winds on the weekend. I want to take the new kayak out to Sand Island lighthouse for a look-see. Staging for Fort Morgan it will only be about a 6 mile round trip. It's doable, but I would prefer calm seas and little wind.

I haven't tried the packets but I've had the green tea in the bottle. It was a little too sweet for me but you can probably adjust that with the packet...just not use as much. Great idea for the condiment wallet. And I call it a "glove box" too.....is there another name? I guess it should be called the "map,insurance verification,salt packets,pen and owner's manual box". LOLOL

I'm not even going to debate the fact that cats are not wildlife that need to kill and are parts of ecosystems. I'm not saying I don't understand the problems here, but you posted something geared at the violence cats do to birds from a human emotion which isn't exactly nature. Being i see birds kill eachother every day it kind of just seemed a little over the top. Also why do you think cats don't have a need to kill? Why don't they? They instinctively hunt, do you not think it is maybe nature's way of them getting nutrients they need biologically speaking due to what is missing in grain based diets when they are actually true carnivores? I'm not saying that cats don't interfere with the ecosystems I just find it ironic that a domesticated animal is denied a natural instinct. ( just for the record I don't have a cat)

I�ve never made it but the horchata we drink in Spain is made from tiger nuts, water and sugar. No cinnamon. We used to drink this ice cold in summer in Mallorca where they sold it in large iced dispensers at the bus stops and in cafe bars. The chufa nuts were also sold in rolled paper cones at bus stops. Horchata de chufa is also sold here in cartons like milk. It�s not too sweet, tastes a bit like a vanilla milkshake (not so thick) and is very refreshing on a hot day. Here�s a quote from Wikepedia. "In Spain, it usually refers to orxata de xufa (horchata de chufa), made from tigernuts, water, and sugar. Originally from Valencia, the idea of making horchata from tigernuts comes from the period of Muslim presence in Valencia (from the 8th to 13th century). It has a regulating council[4] to ensure the quality of the product and the villages where it can come from, with the Denomination of Origin. The village of Alboraia is well known for the quality of its horchata. It is served ice cold as a natural refreshment in the summer. Tigernut horchata is also used in place of milk by the lactose intolerant." SharonCb