jimmy_the_builder
Well-known member
I've been over here in Texas for the past week or two doing a bit of work; swmbo came out for the weekend and on Sunday we headed out to Lake Travis and rented a little speed boat for the afternoon.
Lake Travis isn't a natural lake - it's basically the Colorado river with a big dam that was built around 1940. The dam has created a body of water which is 4.5 miles wide at its' widest point, and 63 miles long.
We rented a 19 foot bowrider, which was perfect for the lake. We saw tons of power boats, and I think one raggie. The water was 82F I think the chap at the marina said; it was certainly very warm.
Interestingly, although the boat was a 2006 (according to its' hull number), it had clearly had a hard life, although it ran very well. It had 1300 hours!
I'm afraid my pics aren't very well organised, so in no particular order....
Here are some ducks in the lakeway marina:
Lake Travis is surrounded by v expensive real estate, each house has its' own floating pontoon:
Near lakeway we found this beach ... it's just like East Head:
... NOT!
Customary wake shot:
It was a beautiful day, 31C in the afternoon.
Back at the marina we saw this chap:
The boat cost $300ish for four hours incl gas and ice. Very easy to organise, no need to book, just roll up with credit card and ID - UK driving licence was good enough.
Finally, and only cos we were in Texas of course, I've rented this small runabout for the trip. It makes me look like a local!
Cheers
Jimmy
Lake Travis isn't a natural lake - it's basically the Colorado river with a big dam that was built around 1940. The dam has created a body of water which is 4.5 miles wide at its' widest point, and 63 miles long.
We rented a 19 foot bowrider, which was perfect for the lake. We saw tons of power boats, and I think one raggie. The water was 82F I think the chap at the marina said; it was certainly very warm.
Interestingly, although the boat was a 2006 (according to its' hull number), it had clearly had a hard life, although it ran very well. It had 1300 hours!
I'm afraid my pics aren't very well organised, so in no particular order....
Here are some ducks in the lakeway marina:
Lake Travis is surrounded by v expensive real estate, each house has its' own floating pontoon:
Near lakeway we found this beach ... it's just like East Head:
... NOT!
Customary wake shot:
It was a beautiful day, 31C in the afternoon.
Back at the marina we saw this chap:
The boat cost $300ish for four hours incl gas and ice. Very easy to organise, no need to book, just roll up with credit card and ID - UK driving licence was good enough.
Finally, and only cos we were in Texas of course, I've rented this small runabout for the trip. It makes me look like a local!
Cheers
Jimmy
