We haven’t been here before. This was a new experience. We went camping at Council Grove Lake just north of Council Grove Kansas. This was a great campground, with concrete sites and coverd picnic tables. Electricity and water, and right on the lake. We went with our friends, Daryl and Jen and their family. Penny and I were kidless this time. Jeff didn’t want to go.
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We ventured out on Saturday morning for a one day trip to Lake Afton. It was supposed to be warm. It was warm and windy. Oh well. We got a little fishing in, but mostly just hung out and enjoyed each other’s company.
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We finally got a descent weekend and ventured out to Lake Afton.
We de-winterized the trailer Thursday after setting up in the driveway. Everything is in working order.
It is kind of sad, but this was our last trip to the lake in the trailer for the year. We set out to have some fun relaxing, fishing and enjoying the weather for a weekend. We did just that.
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At the last minute on Friday night, we decided to go to Lake Afton for the weekend. It took about 40 minutes to get the camper and truck ready, and Jeff and Clayton were on the road. Penny followed a little later with the rest of the ‘in progress’ laundry.
It was a nice relaxing weekend. We spent a lot of time fishing, but Penny is the only one to actually catch something. It wasn’t for lack of trying.
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We spent a week in the Ozarks with Gayle and Darlene, and had a great time. We started at Tom and Louis’ Mother’s house in Garfield, AK. on Beaver Lake. She has a nice house and dock and a boat as well. We camped in her front yard with Gayle and Darlene. We did some chores for her while we were there, later got some boating and swimming in. We stayed two nights and had great cool weather while there. Video at the end of post.
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Here we go again. It seems like we always go to Afton. Oh well. At least it’s camping.
This time Gayle and Darlene came out, and used their camper. Gayle’s friends Daryl and Jen also came out and camped in their hybrid travel trailer. We had a great time, and caught some fish. We did some swimming and enjoyed ourselves as usual.
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We did it. We braved the crowd and camped at Lake Afton Thursday night through Monday. We took Jeffrey and his friend Tyler. We found ourselves a semi secluded spot away from the crowd. We had a lot of fun. We did some fishin’ and some swimin’ and some campfire. Penny and I went fishing Friday morning and each caught a small fish. — UPDATE — Video is done. Check the rest of the story.
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We had such nice weather this weekend, we couldn’t resist. We packed up the trailer and headed to Lake Afton. We took Jeffrey and Tyler and their bicycles. This was the first trip with the new truck and it worked great.
Steven and Chandler came to visit and got some fishin’ in. We had a lot of fun.
We went out on Friday and came back Saturday. The weather was getting very windy and they were forcasting storms so we came back Saturday. A short fun trip. Just what we needed for those winter blues.
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We got the camper out again. Back to Lake Afton again. Clayton and
Jeffrey towed the trailer out Friday after work/school and set it all
up. Penny joined us later that night after work.
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Gayle and Darlene invited us to Darlene’s birthday party with family and friends at their house. Penny and I checked it out and had a great time. They sure have a lot of kids and grandkids. We had a little rain but it turned out great anyway.
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Gayle and Darlene invite us to spend the weekend at El Dorado State Park for a crew party with Gayle’s work friends. We took the trailer and Gayle and Darlene stayed with us. Lots of people showed up Saturday for the party. We went boating, tubing, swimming, fishing, and just plain visiting. We got to meet some really neat people and had a great time.
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The band heads to Dighton, Kansas to headline the Dightons Backyard Bash. Penny and Jeffrey go as well and camp at the fairgrounds in Dighton. It is a 4 1/2 hour drive to Dighton from Wichita. We all meet out there for some barbeque, car show, and live music from 5 bands.
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We went to Lake Afton again. This time Clayton’s band, Shagdaddy had a gig at a wedding reception. The reception was in a pavilion at Lake Afton. Louis, our lead singer is a friend of the groom. We camped at a site within a hundred yards or so away from the pavilion. Clayton went to play the gig from 6 to 9 on Saturday, but that didn’t cut into our camping fun too much!
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Clayton and Penny spend the weekend at Lake Afton with Gayle and Darlene. We all stay in the pop-up trailer and Gayle and Darlend did most of the cooking. Even thought the weather was cold and windy on Saturday, we all really enjoyed relaxing and enjoying each other’s company. Besides, Sunday the weather was beautiful! We celebrated Penny’s birthday as well.Penny decided a while back that this was how she wanted to spend her birthday, and she got her wish.
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