Sea legs!

When Captain Mike Sheafe calls, you better answer. The invitation to go boating around Boston Harbor on a gorgeous evening was hard to resist, and had me eagerly running down the plank to get to the boat. Audrey was more than a little sketched out by the idea, though. Them ain't sea legs yet:

Once on board the boat, she was still feeling a little sheepish.But we gave her a talking-to...

...which seemed to reassure her.

Then we put her to work -- pulling in the bumpers...

...monitoring the motor...

...and keeping an eye out for sharks:

I think we made Captain Mike Sheafe proud...
...and we felt a little victorious ourselves. I mean, we did just conquer the sea, after all.

In the end, we needed to reflect on what it all means:
Thanks again to our great friend Anne for taking these pictures and documenting the fun for us! Despite taking most of the pictures featured on the Diva Gremlin blog, Anne has yet to appear in one -- a situation which will have to be remedied soon...