Houseboat Memories 2003

For all of you that have never had an opportunity to go on a houseboat to explore and enjoy the beautiful views of this country by water, I believe that you are missing one great time. Those 10 people that went down to Lake Cumberland Kentucky this past week found themselves away from traffic, work, the regular hustle and bustle of everyday life and experienced nature and the peacefulness of life in the middle of a 60,000 acre lake with mountain tops of green and sky of blue.

Lying on a raft, or, trying to land on the raft, as you are sliding down the water slide is a most exhilarating start to your day, as is the jump off the second deck of the houseboat. And doing this in the morning before the alcohol really started is the amazing thing. I think we are just kids trapped in adult bodies. We slid down sitting, lying on our tummies and Oh, while shampooing our hair or bodies. Art really looked good, but I think he left some of his chest hair on the slide.

There was an abundance of water toys to relax on and for Jeff H.the wind surfer seemed to be his best mode of transportation on the lake. Jeff and Christine, Brian and Elena had their doublewide mattress to float on and consume their beer. Shannon had her long; gee, I really can’t give it words, you needed to be there. The rest of us made do with our plain and simple inflateables. We got some tubing and a bit of skiing in as well as a wonderful full moon light cruise. I think this year Alan’s boat hit 1 or 2 waves head on that brought a wall of water over the bow. We didn’t sink but towels and bodies got wet.

The weather was so nice and we had a breeze through the evening hours that it really made it nice to sleep. Judy of course found the couch much more comfortable as it was, than as a fold out bed. I believe that everyone came away with a different perspective of relaxation than they were expecting. I hope the physical part of this trip kept away any extra pounds from being added on from the food and beverage consumption. There were lots of pictures taken and videos, some of which will be posted on the Website and in the newsletter. Take a look at them and maybe next year, will be your year to play hooky from life for a few days. Till then.