Weekend before last we were able to share our lake experience with my Mom and my Aunt Carnice. Fall colors were in full force, the weather was absolutely perfect, the company was better and the food was delicious. By the last count there were 97 houseboats tied up on one short stretch of shoreline. Our group ended up with 13 boats tied together. There were a few regulars missing. Notably my washer partner! By the way, we are undefeated and are currently legends in our own minds! We began on Friday night with a cruise down the lake to get to the rendezvous spot. Along the way we ate chili and soup shared with good friends. While Momma had been to the lake with us before, this was her first time out from the dock.
A good night's sleep and the real fun began. Carnice, Cannon, and I made a run back to the dock to pick up one of his friends. It was a cool ride but the scenery was outstanding. Shortly after we returned to the houseboat we had smoked brisket and Boston Butt for lunch. Kittrell and Steven showed up in the runabout. Momma, Carnice and I, along with Zoe and Koko took a cruise down the lake. We saw the Hurricane bridge, Al Gore's houseboat, Alan Jackson's lake house, and went all the way to Center Hill Dam. As we floated just above the dam we saw what we believe to be an eagle. We has a leisurely trip back, enjoying the fall colors, the lake houses and just the simple pleasure of each other's company. We also walked the shore looking for unusual rocks. We found several and developed stories of what they were when Indians roamed that part of the forest. One was determined to be an Indian diet device, a flat rock approximately 3X3 with a hole in it. The rock was hung by a thong through the nose so that it hung in front of the mouth making eating very difficult :-). The remainder of the afternoon was spend preparing for our community fish fry. As usual some of us were concerned about having enough food, but just like the Bible lesson of the loaves and fishes, we had ample delicious food.
Sunday morning broke sunny and relatively calm. We had nearly 50 at our worship service. If you ever sing "How Great Thou Art" on the top of a boat with God's majesty all around you, singing it inside will never be the same! After a short discussion we untied from the bank and took off for a three hour cruise. Under the bridge, circle in front of Floating Mill, back toward Sligo, around the Big Island and then back to the slip. During this cruise we dined on Shrimp 'N Grits, homemade chess pie and chocolate cake. Once the boat was safely tied up Momma and Carnice packed up and headed back home.
Once again another great weekend punctuated by family, friends, fun, and food. Thanks so much to everyone who had a part! And thanks to Momma and Carnice for coming to share our love for the four "F's" on Center Hill Lake!
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