Grand Lake

We spent a weekend at Grand Lake Oklahoma. It's a really beautiful place and it was great to have a couple of days to be on the water and be away from the constant noise of the DFW area. We actually got to see some stars last night. That's not something we can do at home. 

The first evening there, I got some good photos of the sunset from the boat dock. It was really pretty. 

Friday we spent the day on the lake and it was awesome. A much needed break with waves, water and sun for all plus a picnic on the boat of sandwiches and snacks. It was wonderful. 

I was having trouble sleeping Friday night so I got up and Snickers, our 1 year old dog, wanted out. This was about 2 am. Snickers went potty and then started sniffing the ground very intently and was heading down the hill towards the lake. Everyone was asleep so I was whisper yelling at him to come back but he wouldn't even look up he was so obsessed with whatever his nose has picked up. So I went down the hill's wet grass (it had rained earlier) in my bare feet, grabbed him by the collar and dragged him back up the hill until he realized that he really did need to get back in the house. We got back to bed without waking anyone else (as far as I know) and I continued to browse random news articles on my phone and wonder if I'd get back to sleep or not. About 30 minutes later there was a very wild sound coming from just outside. Something like a cross between a small dog yipping and a young child screaming. It was a fox barking. Both dogs stirred and started barking back. Suddenly I knew what Snickers had been so obsessed with. It was wild. 

Saturday morning, after a wonderful and huge breakfast, we went kayaking to a nearby cove. The water was great if not a little choppy from a small, constant parade of boats heading to some kind of party at one of the marinas nearby. It was quite peaceful and calm once we got to the cove. The air was still though which let the heat of the sun win over the cool lake breeze, so we didn't linger. But it was very enjoyable. 

We had another fun boat ride Saturday afternoon, dodging the other boats heading to the festival. Some of the usually more popular coves were quiet which was nice. We grabbed some drinks at a resort bar then headed back. We had a great dinner of steaks from the local butcher shop, roasted vegetables, salad and rolls. We stayed up late talking, drinking and looking at the stars. 

It was a great weekend vacation. Very relaxing and enjoyable in a beautiful place.