When I was a girl between the ages of 12-16 we camped at Lake Eufaula every summer. My parents set up camp for at least a month. They worked as nurses and went to work but my brother and I stayed at the camp with other family or friends. I can remember going home one day for a quick supply trip and taking a shower. My hair was filled with little pebbles from the lake. I loved those trips.
I met another Vonda at that lake for the very first time in my life. I learned to waterski when I was 12 and the same day I was “making music” with a glass bottle and a rock. I fell, the bottle broke and I cut my hand rather badly. I wasn’t able to be in the water the rest of that trip. In fact, months or maybe a year later I had to have glass cut out of my hand. It had healed with the glass still there.
I hadn’t been to Lake Eufaula in probably 35 years. I passed it on the way to my mom’s but never stopped. My sister in law and her husband have a boat so last Sunday we went with them out on the water. It was a fun evening and I had a great time.
We’ll be camping at Belle Starr Campground soon. There’s sure to be more adventures. I hope your adventures continue this Fall. I’m still waiting for it here in Oklahoma.
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