227/365 - Kayaking with Marley at Lake Mashapaug

We took Marley kayaking and swimming at Lake Mashapaug in Union, Ct. today. For two years we have been taking her to Laurel Lake in Lee, MA but it is closed to boats because of some type of mussel invasion. There are not that many lakes that I would actually swim in, but Lake Mashapaug is one of them. It was very crowded today because it was so hot, but the water was beautiful. It was so warm it hardly took any getting used to. We paddled out to a little island and then did some swimming. This time we brought some blow up raft type things and Paul rode her all around on that also. There was one place, in between two islands that was shallow enough for her to walk between. She also paddled the kayak by herself and actually went around an island all by herself (with Paul in the other kayak right next to her). We had a great time. She slept over tonight and I thought she would fall asleep the minute her head hit the pillow. When I went upstairs at 11:00 pm she was still reading!