July 29 - Heading to Lake Norfork

About every other year, the Gouldings head to the lake for a week.  Four years ago, it was Chit Chat Chaw Resort at Bull Shoals (Arkansas) with a group of family and friends. Two years ago, Blackburn Resort on Norfork Lake at Mountain Home, Arkansas with just the five of us. This year, Hand Cove Resort on Norfork with family and friends.  Each trip, we try to find the 'ultimate' in cost/quality.

Here's our crew this year:

Brenda - me, Mark's wife, Molly/Abby/Emily's mom

Lovin' the windblown 'do

 Mark - my hubby, kids dad, 99% boat captain

Teens - Abby, Emily and Molly

Marianne - Mark's sister

Christine - Mark's niece and her boys, Reid & Cade

Kristin - friend, mom to Dustin, Ashley, Hannah and Luke

 20-somethings - Dustin & Ashley and Jolie

 

 Teens - Luke and Hannah

 

Sorry, Hannah!!! No pic.

MaryLynn - friend, Kristin's mom

Sharon - friend, Kristin's sister

Our first day was a long time of travel. Norfork is about 6 hours from KC. Well, 7 if you count all of our stops. The roads close to the lake are winding and hilly which didn't help a few of our travelers with the motion sickness. We had to make a desperation stop for the Dramamine!

Our destination - the Hand Cove Resort. When we finally arrived, we did the usual of throwing everything around the cabin and head to Walmart.  We needed the perishables, squishables, and can't-live-withouts - milk, meat, bread and chocolate!  Because it was evening by the time we were settled, we didn't get a boat the first day. Our evening was spent eating, fishing and sitting around outside catching up with each others lives.

Emily refused to touch the worm so Aunt Wanie had to take care of it.

Mark fishing in the distance. (I think we were too noisy!)

I was just taking random photos and didn't see the spider until I uploaded the pic!

Randomness

 We crashed fairly early so we could get a good start on the busy day ahead. (OK, it was ME who crashed early....)