Weekend at the Lake

My return to Louisiana would not have been complete without a trip to the Place's Lake House (which is actually a condo) on False River.  So, on Friday afternoon I packed an overnight bag and headed out to the lake.  I had a special delivery with me from my trip home this summer, I hope you are able to figure out what it was by the end of this post.  We enjoyed a lovely dinner, followed up with frozen yogurt for dessert.  We watched a little bit of Olympics, played bumper pool, and enjoyed the evening on the deck beside the lake.

The view from the main floor deck.

On Saturday my time was short because I needed to head back to Opelousas at 12:30pm.  Despite limited time, we still managed to enjoy a few activities.  We went down to the Pelican Yacht Club where Doug taught me how to fly the spinnaker, which is a sail that we had not used in the past.  The wind was limited so we didn't actually put the sailboat in the water; instead we rigged only the spinnaker while on land and then practiced using it that way.  After that we took out the motor boat.  First it needed a trip to the gas station down the road for gas, oil, and one other engine fluid.  Then we got on the water and took it up to the house.  Having attempted water skiing in May, without full success, I took advantage of the opportunity to try again.  Through many attempts, I did finally get up.  After that I thought about taking a break and trying again another day, but I kept going for a few more tries.  I actually managed to get up all the way and ski for a little while before stopping because I was tired.  The timing was perfect, because we got back to the Lake House with enough time for me to change, eat a quick lunch, and head back to Opelousas.  Sadly I did not have my camera with me on the boat for a picture of water skiing, maybe next time. I had a great time and it was a wonderful way to spend my last weekend of summer vacation.