Last weekend, almost exactly 2 years after our first such outing, we found ourselves on this lovely river again, with camping gear in the boats.
Above is the view downstream from our starting point at the the FM 969 bridge. The weather was much nicer (for the most part; more about the negatives later) for this trip than for our jaunt in 2010. I remember the start being quite chilly then, but last weekend's temperatures were delightful...we didn't even pack a sleeping bag.
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| our campsite on Boy Scout Island |
As you see, we did put up the rain fly on our tent, but although rain was forecast, we just got sprinkled on a little bit Sunday morning.
The negative weather feature was a pretty strong headwind, which makes the paddling part of the trip less fun than optimal. However, it wasn't a steady wind and it dropped off frequently enough to give our shoulders a periodic rest. As usually happens on camping trips, micro views (which require a macro setting, oddly enough) are as interesting as macro views (which require a wide-angle lens). An example of the former is the natural planter box you see on the right. This large driftwood tree near our campsite had started to split, giving a little colony of plants all the encouragement it needed. (For an example of the latter, see yesterday's Wordless Wednesday post.)
A big draw on these river campouts is getting to sit around a fire and visit with friends...
...and, of course, eating. It helps when some of said friends are maestros of campfire cooking, presenting us with such gorgeous, and scrumptious, dishes as this seafood frittata. A five-star breakfast Sunday morning! What more could you want?!
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| you'll have to take my word for it, but it tasted as good as it looked! |
And as if gourmet campfire food wasn't enough, several of us headed home via the center-of-the-bbq-universe (otherwise known as Lockhart, TX) for lunch at Black's, one of the local institutions.
Sausage, cole slaw, mac/cheese, and sweet tea! A perfect coda to a nearly perfect (only "nearly" because of that pesky wind!) weekend.
3 comments:
What a great trip. Looks delicious on all fronts.
Thank you so much for sharing this trip with us! One day I will get back to nature and camping again but for now I'm enjoying city and town breaks with a touch of nature. Our holidays in South Africa were often camping and hiking ones, perhaps if we move back we'd do that again?
I love your photos, especially of the camp fire and the natural planter box.
I've loved camping since I was a little girl. We don't do it enough. But I like city living, too. Why not do both?
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