Day 8 & 9: Water, Water Everywhere

Saturday and Sunday we spent time at the lake which was such a change from the court rooms and crime scenes. It was worth the 2 hours car journey there and was nice to have a change in scenery.

Saturday morning we traveled down to the lake. It was such a lovely and picturesque lake. The water was nice and warm so it wasn't a nasty cold shock when you get in. Though I was concerned about a snake/eel I saw (then again it could have been a twig lying ontop of the water). It was nice to just lie back and take it easy, either sunbathing or taking a dip in the lake.

After this we went to the hotel to drop off our stuff and even more relaxing. When I saw the hot tub, I thought, 'Yes I am totally going in there'. So about 20 minutes later the group were in the hot tub taking it easy.

The next day we were back at the lake but it was a bit more active than before. We were going jet skying! This was something I have wanted to try for a while but either never had the opportunity or was really expensive. So I had a chance to be a passenger and driver on a jet ski. Being the passenger is far more scary than being the driver (depends on who is driving the jet ski). As the passenger your more likely to fall off than the driver. A lot of the time I was holding on, not wanting to end up falling into the lake. But when I got to be the driver, I had a lot of fun. Even though the water was being splashed into my face I was still hitting 25 mph. It is way different to driving a speed boat. I much prefer jet ski!

Later on that day we were heading off to the rodeo, so we wanted to look the part. We went to Wallmart to get some cowboy hats to wear for the event. We made our way to the rodeo and was expecting the whole cattle rustling, horseback riding and bull riding. But in my opinion I didn't find it overall entertaining. To begin with they had the saddle bronc riding, where the cowboys had to stay on the bucking horse. But looked a bit cruel for the horse. Next was the cattle rustling, but the way they lassoed the calf looked as though they were chocking them.They had picked them, to throw them on the ground so that they can tie them up by the legs. The one part I did like was the barrel racing and that was only because it was just riding the horse and nothing being aggravated to throw someone off. I can say that I have gone to see it and it is an experience but will probably not choose to go to one.

I enjoyed the lake trip more than the rodeo. I respect the traditions of the rodeo but in my opinion it isn't my cup of tea.