Well my first trip to Lake Powell was a success. I didn't really know what to expect, since I've heard people talk about how awesome this place is for about 10 years, and it seems like everyone but me has vacationed on a houseboat. But lots of other people also think Twilight and Avatar are awesome, and I'd beg to differ. ANYWAYS, houseboats ARE awesome, and Lake Powell was a ton of fun. Paul and Mary (Matt's aunt and uncle) were incredibly nice to invite us and feed us and play with us there! They are such cool people. Even though it was just a 4 day trip, it feels like it was much longer. We rode jet skiis (all day every day) read in the sunshine, played in the red sand, swam (and bathed) in the lake, napped on rafts, looked at the
unbelievable stars and planets, hiked to see indian ruins, and other lake activities.
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And we also went spelunking in that cool cave! |
Another neat thing I witnessed for the first time was cooking a turkey in the ground! We (Matt and his cousin) dug a deep hole in the sand, lined it with big rocks, burned a lot of wood down to ashes and coals until the rocks were glowing hot, then placed the foil covered turkey in there, covered it with rocks and sand, and let it bake for 6 hours. It was delicious!
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| This is the turkey being raised from the hole! |
I love vacations. Taking vacations is more important than... not taking vacations.
Looks like a great trip! I'd love to go to Lake Powell again sometime and especially with Paul and Mary. They really know how to have a good time.
ReplyDeleteLake Powell was one of our family's best vacations. They all loved it. (Paul and Mary are PROS at it too. They know all of the fun places to see and hike and they really know their food! So glad you got to experience it! Did you water ski?
ReplyDeleteThis makes ME want to go to Lake Powell with Paul and Mary! Sounds like a great trip and I'm glad you had the chance to go. And I'm totally with you on the vacations thing!
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