Maiden Voyage

We broke 'er in this weekend, the camper that is. We stayed close to home at Lake Catherine (one county away). It was a lot of fun and very relaxing. Sleep is way better in a camper than a tent, by the way.

My friend Chassity and her dog Rashad came for a visit on Saturday.

Pretty sure the sun never came out but we had fun regardless.

What is that blur? That would be Mamie. She has never been to the lake before but was quickly fond of it. Not being a lover of baths she was not too crazy about getting in the water; that is until Rashad who is part Walker part Lab made a break for the lake in an effort to chase the geese and ducks. At first Mamie would follow him to the water's edge and stop until his return but after a minute or so something snapped in her and she flew in the water, running/swimming way past the depth of her head. She was insane, diving, swimming, running and rolling in the water for about 15 minutes. The above picture captures it well. Like Jesus, our dog can walk (or sprint) on water.

Rashad, who is several years older that Mamie, quickly realized he lacked the stamina to keep up with "Miss Baywatch".



Afterwards, we took our nasty, muddy, wet dogs for a hike to a small waterfall. They were too busy for photos.



Beau and the kids at the top of the waterfall.

Again, it is a small waterfall but still pretty.

After the hike, my parents and later Beau's parents joined us for burgers and brownies. The dogs also enjoyed burgers, or at least the scraps.

Because she was so nasty from her lake romp, Mamie got a bath in the camper. Once she was dry we didn't hear much from her as she passed out for the remainder of the evening. She never really regained consciousness until Tuesday. Needless to say, camping is a fun activity for pups.

This is what we woke up to Sunday morning. Loading up and leaving was lots of fun in flood conditions, especially since we forgot to pack rain gear.

From there I left to celebrate BF Irish's birthday. We saw a movie (Water for Elephants) and ate dinner. The whole time in the theater I kept thinking, "Is that a campfire I smell?"