I haven't posted as much lately due to finishing a HUGE software system/project/site I have been working on for several months. I am just now getting some breathing room. In case you are interested, you can see the public part of the project here:
http://www.venue.com/
It has been tough finding time to get to the lake, and the low levels have made it worse. There is basically only one ramp in use at oroville, and its a steep muddy mess. Good thing I have a couple of serious 4wd vehicles to take care of the job. Normally, the Garcia's (thats us) go on the lake 2x during the week, from like 1-2pm til dark or maybe a bit after. We stay away on the weekends except to occasionally take out the pontoon and waverunners.
Well, the ramp is way too much work and too far for weekday afternoon trips. But due to this, NO ONE is on the lake, even on the weekends. So for the last 3 weeks, we have been going all day, from 8am til dark on the lake for at least 1 weekend day. And for the last 2 weeks, my parents and their family have been going with us, which has REALLY been a blast.
My dad has a big 26' Chapparal cuddy cabin and it is WAY too heavy to try to launch and retrieve. So we have been emptying our warehouse on the weekend, and we bring the tige, the waverunners, and my parents use the pontoon. Man, the convoy on the freeway, it gives me a chubby.
So here is what our little private party has been looking like.
Here is RJ cooking on the barbeque, we have had homemade carne asada, and burgers, and sausages cooked on the grill. The pontoon with the grill is a GREAT companion.
This in the afternoon, but you can see how little activity. Those boats across the way are actually in the main Bidwell Marina. This is the MAIN body of water on oroville. See any boats? This is on LABOR DAY Sunday.
I usually start the morning, by asking all the kids who wants to tube. Normally I don't even take a tube. But we had like 13 kids under 10. As you know I have adopted 3 kids, rescued from the county, and they are 10,7, and 3. My parents have adopted several and are in the process of adopting several more, totalling about 13. Every single one of these kids has a story that would tear your heart out. Some of them could do nothing more than site and rock in a corner when they first showed up, no joke. Some of them are still diagnosed as mentally handicapped. Not for down syndrome, just as a result of neglect, and some of them drugs. I love seeing them smile and enjoy the water and the tube. I am uncle Bob to them.
This is Jesse and T-Bone in the back, with several of the other kids.
You can see Maddie in the back here.
My parents have finished adoption on this one. He is special to me because to help my parents with him, we had to foster him for a few months before my parents could adopt him. He is also one of the only fellow beaners.
Another great one. She kept saying, "ok, uncle bob, you are not going to go fast, right?"
More to come...
http://www.venue.com/
It has been tough finding time to get to the lake, and the low levels have made it worse. There is basically only one ramp in use at oroville, and its a steep muddy mess. Good thing I have a couple of serious 4wd vehicles to take care of the job. Normally, the Garcia's (thats us) go on the lake 2x during the week, from like 1-2pm til dark or maybe a bit after. We stay away on the weekends except to occasionally take out the pontoon and waverunners.
Well, the ramp is way too much work and too far for weekday afternoon trips. But due to this, NO ONE is on the lake, even on the weekends. So for the last 3 weeks, we have been going all day, from 8am til dark on the lake for at least 1 weekend day. And for the last 2 weeks, my parents and their family have been going with us, which has REALLY been a blast.
My dad has a big 26' Chapparal cuddy cabin and it is WAY too heavy to try to launch and retrieve. So we have been emptying our warehouse on the weekend, and we bring the tige, the waverunners, and my parents use the pontoon. Man, the convoy on the freeway, it gives me a chubby.
So here is what our little private party has been looking like.
Here is RJ cooking on the barbeque, we have had homemade carne asada, and burgers, and sausages cooked on the grill. The pontoon with the grill is a GREAT companion.
This in the afternoon, but you can see how little activity. Those boats across the way are actually in the main Bidwell Marina. This is the MAIN body of water on oroville. See any boats? This is on LABOR DAY Sunday.
I usually start the morning, by asking all the kids who wants to tube. Normally I don't even take a tube. But we had like 13 kids under 10. As you know I have adopted 3 kids, rescued from the county, and they are 10,7, and 3. My parents have adopted several and are in the process of adopting several more, totalling about 13. Every single one of these kids has a story that would tear your heart out. Some of them could do nothing more than site and rock in a corner when they first showed up, no joke. Some of them are still diagnosed as mentally handicapped. Not for down syndrome, just as a result of neglect, and some of them drugs. I love seeing them smile and enjoy the water and the tube. I am uncle Bob to them.
This is Jesse and T-Bone in the back, with several of the other kids.
You can see Maddie in the back here.
My parents have finished adoption on this one. He is special to me because to help my parents with him, we had to foster him for a few months before my parents could adopt him. He is also one of the only fellow beaners.
Another great one. She kept saying, "ok, uncle bob, you are not going to go fast, right?"
More to come...
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