The Deadly Duo on the Comal!

With Texas temperatures soaring  into triple digits, it was time for a float on the Comal.  Karen and I packed our stuff, and headed to New Braunfels for a float.  Arriving we applied several layers of sunscreen, rented our tubes, filled our ice chest with goodies, and jumped into the cool water of the Comal.  A lazy two hour float, with two chutes for a little excitement was the plan for the day. The spring fed river provides enough flow.....so no paddling necessary!  I was thrilled to see a

Boy Scout Troop learning to scuba dive in the river.....future divers!  We stopped later under the shade of a Cypress tree for a refreshment break and a drink.  Arriving at the take out point.....we hauled all our stuff up to the street for the shuttle bus ride back to the starting point at Texas Tubes.  Finding a shady spot we enjoyed some snacks and a drink, deciding to do the next float without the ice chest tube.  More people were on the river now, but the crowd was not rowdy....lots of families.  We decided to get out at the first take out this trip, making the float a little shorter....so we could get

back, take a shower and go to Clear Springs Cafe on the way home......those delicious onion rings were calling. 
Awesome fun...with awesome friend!!!!!

Bonaire Bound With Eels on Wheels 2013

On board the United overnight "killer" flight to Bonaire with the Eels on Wheels group....it was hard to sleep on the plane .....we landed and hit the ground running!  It was really tough, since we couldn't get in our room until about 4:30 pm.  Patsy Kott was my roommate and she arrived a day after me.  I was assigned to the " Estrogen Boat" the Alice H with Jill and the gang.  We had two guys in chairs on our boat....Joe and Don, both were lots of laughs and fun.  We did 3 dives a day, two in the morning and one in the afternoon.....after the last dive of the day we all headed to the pool for relaxation. One of the highlights of the trip for me was being able to dive the Salt Pier, a first for me.  The other highlight was finding a octopus out on the reef on a afternoon dive.  I enjoyed taking photos, and got some awesome shots of the octopus.  We ate all our meals at the resort, since it was part of our package.  We walked into town a couple of times, mainly to enjoy some delicious gelato and do some shopping.  It was great to see old friends and I had a chance to make some new ones.  The trip home began with pick up at the resort at 5:15 am, with a 7:30 am flight...it was a smooth flight and we landed before Noon.