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Growing up in L.A. means that the closest thing that I’ve ever been in a middle of lake or a river was in a canoe in Disneyland. Me + BFFs + classmates + other strangers in a 20 passenger canoe = all sorts of fun in high school on our annual working field trip. I also found it to be a good time to reminisce and sing, “Yo-ho-yo-ho! A pirates life for me~!“
But, there we were the other day in Solon, IA.
We were in a red paddle boat in a middle of Lake Macbride, a real lake created by Nature.
And then, it suddenly started to rain. There were pedals by our feet.
There’s also this metal circle – a steering wheel of sorts.
Must pedal to land or else, we will melt. We should’ve checked the weather before we left. Ingrained So. Cal. habits sure die hard.
Thankfully, the rain was only drizzle. We enjoyed the rest of our time in the middle of a real lake. With the sight of the paddle boats at the dock, it was land ho! 
We safely made it back from our $10/hour paddle boat lake adventure.
Much thanks to Jane, an Iowa City native in SF, who recommended Lake Macbride Boat Rentals!
