When I was in my teens and early 20's I went boating, waterskiing, wakeboarding, and kneeboarding on Utah Lake several times. I always thought the lake was dirty and smelled bad. Hadn't been back to the lake for years, even though we literally live less than ten minutes away from one of the marinas. On Tuesday, we went sailing with
Bonneville Sailing and our friends John and Courtney. We had never been sailing before and were so impressed! It was so calm, relaxing, and fun at the same time. We all got to take a turn steering and being the "skipper". Our guide taught us how to sail and once he felt we all knew what we were doing he threw a life jacket overboard and yelled, "Man overboard!" We had to turn the boat around and rescue him. We got the life jacket safely back on board on our first try. :) I have a whole new respect for Utah Lake. No dirtiness or bad smells at all. The lake is turning a new leaf.
Then on Saturday we took our new paddle board out--to the marina by our house. So fun! The beach was sandy and soft, the water was warm and shallow--
perfect for our little girls! I didn't take pictures, but here is what the paddle board looks like. Ours is 11 feet long. Like surfing and canoeing combined. If anyone wants to give it a try, just let us know and we'll take you!
