Foggy lake with XP55

Just before the Thanksgiving feast, Black Friday, and all the rest of the joy and chaos, I got a note and a coupon from Staples informing me that a kind of camera I'd been considering for a while was not only available at a stellar price, but if I acted right away, I could take an additional 25 percent off.  Who could resist? A waterproof, shockproof, and freezeproof model was definitely on my wish list, and though the Fuji Finepix XP55 was quite a bit more basic than the higher end cameras I had researched, the price was definitely right and how often did I need GPS coordinates when I was diving down to 45 feet anyway? The answer, most definitely, is never. I needed a camera I could take with me in the rain, snow, and cold, and if I could wade with it into a lake, well, that would certainly take care of my needs. So, with the fog thick, rain threatening, and my granddaughter giving me the OK to go out for a quick hike, I turned on the little Fuji and headed off into the dank gloom. I didn't bring an umbrella and I left my dSLR, along with a bevy of plastic bags, at home. I wasn't unhappy with the photographic harvest.