Floating birthday party

Margaret and Caroline got to go to quite an unusual birthday party today--on a boat! We've made friends with a family that lives on their sailboat at Swantown Marina here in downtown Olympia. They have 2 daughters, one in Caroline's Daisy Scout troop (Annie) and another who is 9 (Sydney). They're from Portland originally, but based in Oly now while they're in training for a global sailing adventure sometime in the next couple years (closer to the San Juans and in between Seattle & Portland where Dad flies as a commercial pilot). They're homeschooled right now so they can take off whenever they want, but they attend St. Mike's church, which is how Annie got connected with Caroline's scout group. All four of the girls get along GREAT, and the birthday party was very fun. I think it's so neat for Margaret and Caroline to be exposed to such a different way of life--how often do you get to go fishing on a playdate?