I love floating. One of my favourite things in the world is floating in the ocean in Florida. I sit in a blow-up ring (worth $2 from CVS) and enjoy the rolling waves. Salt water smells and feels great, and I can float for hours. I never watch “Shark Week” so I don’t worry about anything as the water gets deeper. The further out I go, the happier I am.

For my 40, floating in the ocean wasn’t possible so the next best thing is floating in a lake. The lake my friend’s cottage is on is big without being too big, with rolling mini-waves and fantastic scenery. I have always loved sitting on the dock at her cottage, enjoying the view. It’s a great place to contemplate life.

For my ‘Float in a lake’ I planned to sit in a large ring and float far out from shore to contemplate turning 40. The lake is not particularly deep and I could get a really long way from shore without approaching the traffic of boats. I could almost feel the cool water on my feet and the hot sun on the rest of me as I floated for hours.

Unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate. It was a cool, windy day and when the sun was behind clouds I didn’t want to think about getting in the lake. Luckily I found a window of sunshine and managed to float for about ten minutes. The large black inner tube was ‘out’ as I needed my entire body to be under water in order to stay reasonably warm!

It was a completion of #26 without the desired contemplation of life and the Top 40 countdown. They are still ten minutes to be proud of though, because my twenty-something self would never have gotten in the water.

Here’s to embracing adventure in my 40s!

I had to keep my body underwater to stay warm, but I managed to float in the lake.

It wasn’t the hot, sunny day I’d envisioned but floating was fun, just the same.