Although, I'm almost dog-tired, I promised myself not to go to bed till my impressions is not recorded up till the time as all still vivid in my memory.
So, we've just came back from Kisbodak. The place where we usually attend 3-day long water tours, where we pitch a tent and go for canoeing. It is relaxing. Entertaining. Constructive. And so much more. Every single outing is a new experience and generates feelings. Feelings in plural. Definitely only positive ones, this time mainly satisfaction and pride and some unidentified.
Happiness: I'm honestly very happy to hand over the feeling and taste of such water tour to 2 newly got funs; to a Curves and yoga trainer and her girlfriend who is actually a speech therapist. I just let them know this possibility and gave them a lift. They both enjoyed the whole program and filled me with warmth seeing their astonished faces and hearing their grateful words (actually more times than expected)...
Miracle: A real wonder that usually happens on the water thanks to the interesting (true?) stories and huge knowledge of the tour guides.
Beauty: Of course, there is nothing to compare with the beauty of nature. The sky is always the most beautiful above that area as never seen amount of stars shines if we decide to look up. But. By the end of the first day everyone looks prettier because of the flush on the faces presented by the Sun.
Privilege: Rowing in the same canoe with a tour guide and being aware of having a professional steerer is an invaluable privilege and definitely gives the feeling of safety.
Recreation: Rowing helps to empty the mind and make you think of nothing else but of the water.
Mysteriousness: This year, I managed to take part in the tour beginning very early in the morning. The aim would have been the observation of the animals. Slowly, quietly. Listen closely and watch. The golden sayings of the day was heard at this time: "We saw only a castor, but it flew away, too." "It is Sunday for the animals, too, that is why we cannot see them."
Achievement1: Giving my best and using my muscles with every single palm pulling appeals to the words of praise. Actually, no pain, no water blisters, no muscle strain this time. Probably, I became trained! :-)
Achievement2: I just wanted to add something to the evening and was time to try preparing pancakes on open fire. Success! I made - I do not know how many - pancakes with the greatest pleasure until 11 PM using 2,2 lbs of flour, 12 eggs and 2 litres milk. The remains were warmly welcomed as well by the children next morning.
Honour: It's really a great honour that I'm always asked to be one of the jurors/tasters and decide about the best dish made on open-fire. This year, it was 8 kind of dishes. Chili con carne was preapred by our team (more exactly by Gabi) this year and found to be the second best. Just like the boar stew last year. Another - not a little important - honour for me that I was labelled as a bow ornament by the tour guide while rowing in the bow of the canoe in front of him. Last but not least, it was me, who was able to see every little thing first.
Pride: Matter of self-congratulation since it is me who discovered and introduced this place to the cousins and they not only return with us year by year but also invite their friends as well, so we're more and more year by year and have fun together recalling the happenings of the previous ones. It will be surely mentioned next year that Gábor took a long pull at the bottle containing cooking oil thinking that it was water seeing nothing in the dark...
