the great outdoors

so this weekend we K & I went camping at Pace Bend (for the
non-Austin Texans out there -> it's on Lake Travis). We packed
all our camping toys (bikes & kayaks) and gear for a weekend
outside. When we moved out of the coastal bend, K packed all
our gear into one gigantic box. Opening this box was like opening
a giant Christmas present filled with all sorts of good camping surprises.


Our camp site was on the top of a small cliff (40 ft or so).
We had a great view and a nice quiet place to chill.



Although the only neighbor couldn't keep his mouth shut,
he was at least quiet.




So we "bombed" the kayaks off the side of the cliff and locked
them to a tree with a pretty fun rope swing. We wrapped my
tow rope around the tree to help us get in and out of the water.
After one lunch we came back to find my tow rope was the new
and improved rope swing! We had to test it out a few times
before climbing up the tree to retrieve my precious rope.

Me tying up the kayaks after a lake travis excursion...




This big scaly dude came down from one of the trees for an
evening snack.



Well if you "bomb" your kayaks off a cliff, you have to re-bomb
em' back up...I had a great idea of tying both kayaks together
instead of pulling them up individually. Seats were getting stuck
on rocks and we almost gave up a few times. But with the jet ski
guy circling and two boats stopping to point, how could we give up?

Victory!