August 2012 - Houseboat on Lake Amistad

Summer was coming to a close so we immediately jumped on it when friends of ours had the wonderful idea to rent a houseboat on Lake Amistad for the weekend.

Lake Amistad is bounded by Val Verde County on the Texas side and the state of Coahuila on the Mexican side of the border.  It is a huge lake at just over 100 sq. miles and is managed by the U.S. and Mexico. 

Our houseboat was a little larger than anticipated (we could have held a wedding reception on the second floor) and we got ourselves into some tight spots trying to navigate the canyons. 

Despite driving for several hours total, we covered less than half the lake.  I have visited Lake Amistad before, but I didn't realize how massive it was until we spent three days actually on the water. 

We had toyed with the idea of renting a couple of jet skis to take along with us, but nobody felt comfortable driving the thing, let alone towing two other vehicles behind.

 

"Pulled over" for the second time by border control.

Mary was the only one legally allowed to fish in the lake.



 

 

 

 

 

The water was so clean and a great temperature for swimming.

 

Mary with baby Alejandra

 

Other end-of-summer fun included...

 

swimming

 

flying

 

 

quickly trying to fit in all the summer "homework" projects from school

 

 

...and visiting the Midland Rodeo at the Horsehoe