Part 3...My Favorite...LAKE POWELL!

LAKE POWELL was WONDERFUL! I loved it. We spent one week there and it went by so fast. The trip had many surprise visitors (Bryant and his kids and then Alex and Amanda came with Cache. They flew in from Carolina.) Michael and Jamie's Family was there all week. Of course Mom and Dad. Bryce and a friend, Steve came for part of the time. And then Paul Golbergs Family (Paul, Katlyn, Jordan, and Danny) came all week. He works with my dad and they live in Minnesota. So all and all we had around 18-21 on the houseboat at one time. It was a lot of fun.

Summary of events:
Monday we shopped and got on the houseboat. We left in the afternoon for our destination (Gunsight). Just our luck...a storm rolls in and it got a little scary. The houseboat was swaying side to side pretty good. The kids loved it! The cupboard doors were flinging open and close. It was really windy and rainy. It luckily stopped in time to tie in and settle the boat in.

Tuesday was a cloudy day...I was a little sad that day. I don't like Powell cold...just sunny and hot! We still had fun in the water.

Wednesday was hot and sunny! Yes!!!!! Alex and Amanda arrived and we went on a boat ride. We had a scary experience with a bunch of young adults that said our boat wave damaged their houseboat. They said the wave caused their ski boat to hit into their houseboat and break their metal gate. Give me a break. They chased our boat down and one guy on a jet ski came 5 feet of our boat. It was scary. We had so many children on board. We stopped and they were yelling at us. My dad called the patrol and they came. But by then the guys took off. It was a scary experience.

Thursday-Friday was hot and sunny again....I was in heaven! We just played and played. The kids had fun cliff jumping. Easton loved it! Easton even tried wakeboarding (once) but the boots were too big. The kids loved the slide. I couldn't even count how many times they went off it. They are at the perfect age for Powell! We relaxed during the afternoon, went on boat rides, went on wave runner rides, swam, wakeboarded, kneeboarded, etc.. Lots of fun!

Saturday was our last day...we made the most of it. We were going all day. We had a great time. We went on a boat ride. I loved riding around and looking at the beautiful surroundings. I think I took it for granted when I was a teenager at the beauty we were surrounded by. Lake Powell is breath taking. The cliff, the colors, the water...there's no place like it. It is just beautiful! Saturday night ended with a bang...A really cool lightning storm. It was so neat. We sat up on top of the houseboat and just watched the lightning strike. Well until it started our way and we had to get the houseboat ready for wind storm. It was really cool!

Sunday we took the boat in and my parents and I stayed one more night on the slip. We just relaxed, cleaned up and I did a High School Musical puzzle with Brooklyn...Which was missing one piece. I hate that.

It was a great trip! I love lake Powell. The Kids loved it! I was in heaven! I missed it just driving away. The beauty, the fun, the enjoyment, the Sun!