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July 4th Preparations

Published on July 2, 2008 in Vacations & Trips. 1 Comment Tags: , , .

Heather and I spent last weekend at lake Tenkiller with my Dad and Susan.  We weren’t camping unfortunately so we ended up making two trips from BA down to Tahlequah but it was well worth it.  Saturday was overcast and a little bit chilly on the lake which is the main reason we made a return visit on Sunday and Sunday is the main reason for this blog so I’ll get to the funny part.

A little back story to set everything up.  Most lakes allow you to make reservations for camping spots in advance.  We had made reservations on Ft. Gibson lake for the 4th of July, but with all of the rain we’ve had Ft. Gibson has been a little less desirable than other surrounding lakes.  So the opinion was we’d like to camp at Tenkiller if we were able to find one of the few spots that are first come first serve.  Sunday’s mission was simple find one of those spots at one of the many campsites around the lake.

As Heather and I are arriving at the lake we pass David and Susan who are just leaving on a reconnaissance mission by car to stake our claim.  We pull up to the current campsite and start relaxing for the day.  A short while later we get a phone call from Susan telling us they just found a great spot but they’re in a standoff with some other people for the spot.  The apparent campsite rule is you can’t pay for a spot until you have a tent setup.  So Susan instructs us to grab a tent throw it in the boat and get it to the new spot ASAP.  She also tells us that the people they are in a standoff with have people bringing a tent by boat as well.  My Dad, Heather and I look like we’re doing some crazy Chinese fire drill by securing everything at the campsite and running down to the boat holding ice chests, towels, a wiener dog and a tent.  We load the boat in record time, pull anchor and prepare for hyperdrive.  We had a general idea of where the new campsite was from the water but weren’t 100% sure as we pull up to one site we ask some swimmers where we are and they tell us “Cookson” which is the wrong spot.  Back to hyperdrive and on to the next site which was luckily the right site as we see David coming out to meet us and get the tent.

I don’t have any pictures of any of this because we were so rushed getting everything finished up.  The good news is that we secured a great spot for the 4th of July and will be headed out there sometime this weekend.  We hope everybody has a great holiday weekend and be safe! 

Memorial Day Weekend Getaway

Published on June 10, 2008 in Family News. 1 Comment Tags: , , , .

I know Memorial Day was over a week ago but I’ve just now recovered from my sunburn to allow me to sit in a chair. Heather of course left the lake with a beautiful bronze tan while I returned home looking like a lobster, again. We headed out to Blue Bill Point on Lake Ft. Gibson to meet up with the family on Saturday morning. This was our first trip to take with the girls so we were a little nervous about how well they would do in the car. We loaded up all of our camping stuff and strapped the girls kennel’s to the top of the car and headed out for the weekend.

We made it to the campsite around 11ish and setup camp and after all that hard work we finally had time to sit down and enjoy a tasty beverage before getting our turn on the boat. I was able to get a few passes in on the wakeboard before I passed out from exhaustion! I haven’t really been active at all since my knee surgery last September and boy did it show. The weather was great everyday with the exception of Sunday night’s rain. We headed down to Fun Island, a small island on the lake with a sandy beach, on Sunday for a couple of hours just to check it out. The recent flooding had the lake in pretty bad shape but the weekend was a blast overall. Don’t forget to check out our Memorial Day Pictures.

I’ve been pretty busy putting the final touches on my annual float trip coming up on the 21st of June. This year we have four bands booked and the fun starts on Friday and goes through Sunday. This should be our best trip yet as long as the weather cooperates. If you’re bored or interested in attending the event this year feel free to check out the site Frosty Keg Float.

We also wanted to send out our Congratulations to our friends Dustin and Jae who just found out they are expecting a new baby boy (yes, it’s a boy… I just know these things) in February.  Heather and I are looking forward to being one cool Aunt and Uncle to the little tike.