Powell (take 2)

My second trip to Lake Powell started out in Napa with Kendall and Patrici at the Rodrigo y Gabriela concert. I had been wanting to see Rodrigo y Gabriela live for so long -- and, they were perfection!! They played on a charming little outdoor stage at the Mondavi winery.

Such a beautiful start to the vacation!

Then we spent a day in Calistoga checking out Kendall's new hotel, riding bikes through the vineyards, and listening to flamenco guitar music on the patio. Sigh... :)

We left for Powell a bit later than expected, getting us to Vegas for a few hours of sleep before we hauled ass to Antelope Canyon to barely make a 4:30pm tour. TOTALLY WORTH IT! Antelope Canyon was gorgeous!! And, close to our launching site at Powell. :) Afterwards, we finally had Navajo tacos (something Patrici had been wanting to try since the last trip!)!

A loaded and wonderful few days before we even got on the houseboat!

When we finally got to the marina at Lake Powell, it was me, Kendall, Patrici, and Kaleigh. The rest of the crew was scheduled to arrive the next day, which meant I was the best candidate to help launch the speedboat. Basically, that meant I would drive the truck with the trailer back to the parking lot once the boat was in the water. Piece of cake, right? Until I got slightly lost and then hit a jeep with the trailer (well, I really just hit wheels, so no biggie, right?) and yeah. All real harm was averted. 😬

But THEN, I fell off of the houseboat.

It was nighttime, and I was on the back of the boat and wanted to get to the front of the boat. I went to step on the dock and missed, falling with one leg into the water and the other leg sprawled across the grated concrete leaving me with a pretty scraped up foot. UGH! Kendall patched me up with iodine and bandages and, thank goodness, it turned out to be very manageable. !

The rest of the trip was full of all the things. :) We had 17 people on the houseboat this year, including 2 kiddos and 1 baby.

Here are the moments:

Meeting all of the lovely Iskanders
Brennen and Layla's adorable "New York accents" ;)
Brainstorming ideas for Annette's book
Rain, lightning, waterfalls
Discovering that Dan and I DO like some of the same songs :)
The Moki Steps hike
Stephen going home early :P
Dan's wine
Kaleigh, Patrici, and I's stage combat performance
Wakeboard surfing progress
Getting to know Arlene
Face mask night!
Swimming the narrows with Kaleigh, Dan, and Danny
The beautiful rainbow bridge canyon jet ski ride
The "I don't wanna go flat!" song evolved from Crossy Roads saying "going flat" vs "dying" :)
The ever eventful hotdog/jumbo dog ride(s)