Category: Lake

Jun 11, 2010

Mile marker 44

Day 1 of the annual Up-the-river-cruise with a bunch of sailing friends.   The winds were strong today (gusting to 30), which is both good and bad.  Good because the catboat doesn’t sail well in light winds, but bad because it makes for quite the workout.

We left the marina at about 11 AM and made it to our destination 33 miles upriver at about 5PM.   By 6PM all 7 boats were rafted up deep in the cove near Krause Springs, across from Grelle Park.     It was a great sail, but we’re glad to get on with the swimming/eating/playing part of the trip.  Everyone was in the water as soon as possible.

This is a shot at mile marker 44, a bunch of trees growing in the middle of the river — we know them as The Floating Hallalujah Trees of Lake Travis.

It’s a treat to be able to see this part of the river.   With the lake 50′ higher today than it was in September, alot of what we are seeing was probably dry for some time.

Looking forward to the next few days on the lake with friends.

Jun 6, 2010

Hobie fun

Whooooweee, what a fun-packed weekend.   We hung out at the marina on Saturday, floating and fishing around B-dock.   Today, we came out with Jen to take their Wellcraft out to the cove, since the catboat is having its motor serviced.   We anchored and floated for a while.

Then Lori, Dave, Jake, Irene, Laura and Arnie came out on Camelot and joined us in Arky South.

Lori let us bring her Hobie cat to the lake today.  So, after we got back to  B-dock, Monte put it in the water.   The guys flocked to it.  Wally sailed it off the trailer.  Then Tony took it out.  Then Marty took it out several times, giving Kurt’s grandkids a ride.  Then Monte took it out.   Then I took it out, with Monte aboard.   Finally, the winds died;  which was good, because we were pooped.

Afterward, a bunch headed to Los Pinos for some dinner.

It was a very fun weekend… it was great to play with everyone!    Also saw Michelle, her niece Michaela, Robert, Joe, Nick, Isabelle, Morgan and Dimitri, Kurt, his daughters Jessica, Jennifer, hubby Lewis and grandkids William and Wesley.  Whew!

May 29, 2010

First raftup

Ahhh, a 3-day weekend!   This is the weekend of the Turnback Canyon Regatta, a 2-day race up the lake and back.  We had talked about cruising along and spending the night up the river.  But as it turned out this morning there was no wind.

By noon the racers had already motored by the marina, sails down.   So, we decided to go to the South Arkansas Bend cove to raftup with Marty, Sue, Lori, Dave and Jake.  Doray and Tom came out to float with us for several hours, too.

Even without the wind, today was as an absolutely great day.  Temps in the 90s;  water temp over 80;  a full lake.   A perfect combination for an afternoon of floating.   We brought the kayak, so everyone got a chance to explore.

Arky south has great sunset views.   This is a classic.

May 22, 2010

First float

We headed to the lake for a sail today.   It was very windy out, but Ryan and Mary both tried their hand at the helm and did great — first time sailing for both of them.

We anchored up in Arky south and took the first dip in the lake of 2010.    The lake temperature is about 73 degrees, and was a bit chilly for the first 5 mins or so, but it was great to be at waterline again.  🙂

Lori, Dave and Jake showed up a bit later on Camelot.  And Marty & Sue tied up to them on Caribbean Hug.    It’s beginning to feel alot like summer!

May 9, 2010

Hangin' at the marina

Happy Mother’s Day to all you wonderful moms!!!  Where would we be without our mothers?

Crepes for breakfast – yum!    Then we went for a sail with our friends that are visiting before they had to head back home.

For the rest of the afternoon, we hung out and enjoyed a slow-paced, mostly overcast day on B-dock fishing and visiting with Joe, Marty, Sue, Wally, Tony & Michelle.   Jim and Teri made a drive-by to say hello before going out on their mother’s day cruise.

Why do weekends go by so fast?

Apr 11, 2010

Camelot crew
Camelot

Wrapping up the psycho-killer reunion weekend, we headed to the lake today.   We took Cupholder out.    On our way out of Hurst Cove we saw Joe and Ken & Chris and their grandkids.

Lori and Dave took Camelot out with Wendy, Denyse, Lisa and Laura on board.   We sailed a bit and rafted up in Arky south cove for several hours.   On the way home we tied up to Joe on the mooring ball for a bit and fed the fish.

It was a good end to a fun weekend.

Mar 13, 2010

58 degrees

We spent the day at the lake with B-dock friends Marty, Sue, Koko, Kurt, Wally, Tony, Michelle, Dolly, Robert, Ace, Teri and neighbor Dave.   The breezes were light but enough to sail out to Arky south and back.     The water temp is a chilly 58 degrees (!) but it didn’t keep these young ladies from taking the plunge off the dock opposite our boat.    It’s amazing that over the next 4 months or so the water will get about 30 degrees warmer.

Mar 6, 2010

March sail

Our first self-portrait with the new camera.   Out for a chilly Saturday sail on Lake Travis.   This photo was taken on our way back from Arkansas Bend.   The lake is nearly full again (678′).  Now we just need warm weather.  When we got back to the marina we saw Teri and Jim, who were spending their first weekend on Island Time at their new slip on E-Dock.   Yay, more people to play with!