So since Justin and I have been together, our only out of town trips have been to the deer lease or his parents. I keep telling him I want to do something different but we haven't had a chance or just haven't done it. Well Friday on my way home he calls and says that our friends are going to the river and he would love to go but didn't figure I would want to. I'm a planner and he knows that but I surprised him by saying I'd love to. So he headed off to buy a tent while I fought the traffic home.
The first night we stayed at our friend's parents house on Lake Medina. Our supposed 4 hour trip to Bandera turned into around 6 hours or more. We finally made it to the house around 1 am. The best part about getting somewhere new in the dark, is waking up to the surprise view you get the next morning. With all the rain this year, the lake was all the way up and it was beauitful. They said that it had been so low the last couple of years that you could walk almost all the way across.
From there we packed up and headed for River Road. I think we made it to our campsite around 4 Saturday afternoon. I feel like all we did was drive the entire time, but once we got there it was worth it. We got our stuff together and headed for the river bank. The people we were meeting up with were hanging out on the bank a few feet down. We tried to make it over to them which proved to be more of a disaster than we thought it would be. Half of the group was seperated and being that most of us had never floated, it was a bit of a task to get back together. In the process I slipped away from Justin and he had to come grab me. He pulled me over to the rocks so we could walk back to our group. Well when I got out of my tube the rocks had already started their damage. I cut my toe and lost half of the nail...ouch! Justin started leading the way and got ahead of me. Being in flip flops and trying to carry a tube, I lost it on the slippery rocks. I hit knees first. Man did I have to talk myself for a long time to get up. I finally did and made it over to Dexter who had his daughter and the coolers. One of the girls with us got trapped on a small rock in the middle of the river for about 30 mins without a tube. We finally got over to her and figured out the new game plan. Once we made it through the shoot we were good to go. Now that is what I was thinking about when we said we were going to float the river!
Even with the cuts and purple knees we had a great time. I wasn't sure if I could handle tent life, but one night wasn't so bad. I sure was ready to get home and get a shower though!
The first night we stayed at our friend's parents house on Lake Medina. Our supposed 4 hour trip to Bandera turned into around 6 hours or more. We finally made it to the house around 1 am. The best part about getting somewhere new in the dark, is waking up to the surprise view you get the next morning. With all the rain this year, the lake was all the way up and it was beauitful. They said that it had been so low the last couple of years that you could walk almost all the way across.
From there we packed up and headed for River Road. I think we made it to our campsite around 4 Saturday afternoon. I feel like all we did was drive the entire time, but once we got there it was worth it. We got our stuff together and headed for the river bank. The people we were meeting up with were hanging out on the bank a few feet down. We tried to make it over to them which proved to be more of a disaster than we thought it would be. Half of the group was seperated and being that most of us had never floated, it was a bit of a task to get back together. In the process I slipped away from Justin and he had to come grab me. He pulled me over to the rocks so we could walk back to our group. Well when I got out of my tube the rocks had already started their damage. I cut my toe and lost half of the nail...ouch! Justin started leading the way and got ahead of me. Being in flip flops and trying to carry a tube, I lost it on the slippery rocks. I hit knees first. Man did I have to talk myself for a long time to get up. I finally did and made it over to Dexter who had his daughter and the coolers. One of the girls with us got trapped on a small rock in the middle of the river for about 30 mins without a tube. We finally got over to her and figured out the new game plan. Once we made it through the shoot we were good to go. Now that is what I was thinking about when we said we were going to float the river!
Even with the cuts and purple knees we had a great time. I wasn't sure if I could handle tent life, but one night wasn't so bad. I sure was ready to get home and get a shower though!
1 comment:
I'm glad ya'll had a good time! I'm also glad that you both returned safe...except for the body slam you made on the rocks!!
Love,
Mom
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