After working through six days of 10 hour shifts straight and not getting home until 3 am every night, I finally got a break of 3 days off of work. Bobby and I went to Turner Falls, OK with his half brother Keith, and wife Danielle, with their two kids Connor and Christopher, and Bobby's brother Chad.
We got there around 9pm on Wednesday night and set up camp in the dark. When we were finally able to lay down and sleep it was a little past midnight and we both had to sleep on the hard floor with rocks underneath us. My back was killing me that whole trip... But, during that first night, coyotes were howling and raccoons were knocking down the trash can right near me and bobby's tent and it sounded like they were breakdancing in the trashcan for two hours. It was very annoying and loud.
The next morning, we rockclimbed up the side of a mountain, and once we reached the top, we went into the "robber's cave" and sat and relaxed for a minute. We then went back to camp and ate lunch and then all got into our swimwear and headed out to the Blue Hole which is a natural swimming hole at the bottom of the falls. it was SOOO nice and COOL. and there was a metal water slide and a diving borard at the other end. it was SOOOOO much fun!! It was the first time bobby and i have ever swam together and it was great! He was holding me almost the whole time, and I felt weightless with me in his arms and being in the water. It was great :) :)
That night we slept in our tent again and the Coons came back to the trash can to try and tip it over, but danielle very cunningly put a huge metal grill on top of it so that they wouldn't be able to tip it over. ...Well, lots of banging happened in the middle of the night, and they finally tipped it over..except it was only one raccoon this time. But the grill fell right in front of the trash can lid when it tipped over and the coon wasn't able to get the lid off of the trash can. hahaha. it was fun to watch.
Anyhow, we swam some more the next day and then bobby and i came home.
It was a trip much needed and good memories were formed from it. :) :) yay!