Sister Trip (sort of) to Bonham State Park

Jeanne came to town last week, and we took a little RV trip (Linda, Jeanne and me) to Bonham State Park.  My wonderful hubby George was kind enough to take us to the Park late Wednesday afternoon, and help us get set up.  Then, he went back home to work the rest of the week, and left us girls there to have some sister time.  

We missed Sue and since she wasn't with us, we named this squirrel after her.

Meet Susan Gayle.  

 She's maneuvering and eating a HORSE apple.

How appropriate!

The girls on their rope line.
Can you see them?

Linda and Jeanne went fishing.

They're the pink dots on the dock.

Linda caught this whopper!  I think his name is Moby Stick.

We love this quaint little park!  It's our second time here.  It's 90 minutes from home, and there are only 14 RV sites.  We had our choice of 13 spots, and took the awesome #1 site.

This is the way the Park looked that first night.

 Pretty empty--only one other RVer.

This pic and the one above show all the RV sites.

Reservations are necessary but the RV sites are not assigned.

It's first come, first serve.

There's a small, very sandy beach to the left of the pavilion and in front of the volleyball area which is in the sand you can see, just on the other side of the trees.

Jeanne was the only one who swam.  She said you could walk a long way out and only be to your waist.

Gotcha Jeanne

David came out around noon on Friday, but had to leave after breakfast on Saturday.

George arrived in the early evening on Friday.  He stayed until we all left together on Sunday.  YAY!

Saturday night George took off on his bike alone and navigated some of the bike trails.  One trail took him around the lake on the shore where he eventually landed in really soft muddy sand.  The bike went sideways and he flipped over the handle bars!  He was okay but when he got back to the RV, he realized his GPS has broken off the bike!  Linda, George and I trekked back to the scene of the crime, and after digging in the sand with a stick, we found it!  Yoo-hoo!

During the trip, we also rode bikes, played Scrabble, rented a paddle boat, and of course, pigged out!  It was a fun and special time!

Still Smiling,

D~~~~  

RV Trip to Cute Little Bonham State Park

This past Saturday, George and I trekked on over to Bonham State Park in Bonham, Texas in the RV. We recently bought bicycles and passes for Texas State parks so we were (and are) on the lookout for parks with bike trails. Bonham State Park has 11 miles of trails and it's only 90 minutes from our house. A couple of state parks are much closer but this was a last minute trip and the closer parks were full.

According to the Texas State Parks video about Bonham State Park, it's one of the smallest parks in Texas. In fact, there are only 14 RV spots! Nevertheless, it's a comfy little place for fishing, swimming, hiking and biking. Paddle boats and canoes can be rented too.

The view to the lake from our RV.

We took a morning walk on Sunday.

George and the girls walking

down to the covered pavilion.

From the pavilion, looking 

over to part of the RV area.

We were parked next to trees on the farthest end.

You can see our front wheels just above the 

gray and yellow tent and just past the white pickup. 

From the pavilion, the left side of 

the lake and a volleyball area.

Can you see the two chairs on the point?

People are fishing in that spot.

From the pavilion, the 

right side of the lake.

As you can probably tell, the beach is 

near the pavilion too. The ducks were 

keeping it warm until swimmers arrive.

In the distance, at the far end of the 

lake is a wooden one-lane bridge.

George and the girls.

Three girls.

We really loved this quaint park!

Amidst all those trees around the lake is a road. George and I biked around it and it was fun, except for the part where we couldn't make it up a hill so we had to walk our bikes up but it didn't take long. The park is so small that the entire ride around it took less than 20 minutes. I think Geo said it was about a mile and a half--something like that.

The night before, George explored one of the trails on his bike. He said the trail was quite wooded and he cleared out every cobweb in the process! One cobweb was stretched across the bike path with a GIANT SPIDER in the middle! YIKES! He threw his arm up and kept truckin' along. That experience is the reason we decided to ride on the road. Fall would be awesome though and we will check it out then.

Sunday was Father's Day, and Josh and Sheri came out for the day.  Michael had to work so Michael, Crystal and the boys didn't make it. We chowed down and had a nice visit. Unfortunately, we forgot to get pics. 

On Monday morning, we planned to bike around the lake some more before heading home but it was pouring rain. All in all, it was a very nice spur-of-the-moment trip and we will go back.

Happy Trails and Smiles to you!     

D~~~~