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[Trimix2dive]

The votes are in and the results are in:

LAKE TRAVIS - August 12-14. Windy Point Park and Camp Ground
Loose Schedule with Options
Friday Night: Fend for yourself (some of us will be there to set-up the underwater scavenger hunt for Saturday Late Morning.
Saturday (morning) breakfast, dive, late morning scavenger hunt (placed articles).
Saturday (lunch) peacemeal bring your own lunch
Saturday (afternoon) scavenger hunt (most unusual article found in lake), by vote.
Saturday (night) Our very own Texas BBQ King aka Steve Sadler will be driving his smoker to our event so he can smoke up the BEST TEXAS BBQ you all have had! We'll have a BBQ feast with all the fixens and we'll also have our 'bitchen breakfast burritos' both Sat and Sun morning all for $30 a person!!!

Please let Kim aka fingrabber know who is 'in' for the bbq...you will NOT be disappointed!!!

Payment:
You can send a check to: SingleDivers.com at 3957 Gaspar #200; Dallas, TX 75220 or send the $30 via paypal to kamala@singledivers.com

Sunday morning - eat - dive - and pack-it up for home.
Sunday mid-day- 3 options: winery tour, down town touring, or I'm going to innerspace caverns just N. of Austin and visit the caves (its a great tour if you've never done it before.)

Windy Point fees:
$10 per day entry fee
$10 per night camping fee
$ 5 air fills (as of my last visit)
Tank rental is not available. So, bring your own from your local dive shop if you don't have your own.

Hotels and Motels available from:
Motel 6 ($ 39.95) to Down Town Hotels ($$$$ ????)

ACITIVITIES
www.innerspace.com
austin.about.com/od/wineries/
www.6street.com
www.austin360.com
www.cncaustin.com

Any and all input would be greatly appreciated. I look forward to seeing everyone there.

To hook up with roommate for those staying in hotels, contact SassyRabbit. She will be acting as the sounding board for who needs what in that area.

Local regional people will be contacted by SassyRabbit (Houston), DrDiver (Austin, San Antonio), and Dustbowl Diver (DFW, N. Texas). These are only the major metropolitan areas. All Single Divers in Texas are invited to attend and enjoy the fellowship and diving. We also include any and all of our friends outside the state who would like to attend this gathering.

Regards,
Steve

And, who is going?? Just check this out:

Kim aka finGrabber
Katie aka thesassyrabbit
Sandy aka Scubapunk
Steve aka Trimix2dive
BJ aka bjknight64
Tracy aka austinbrunette
Tom aka tdtexas
Victoria aka TexasStarFish
John aka DustBowlDiver
Jessica aka Ladyfish
Craig aka texadiverdude
John aka PlatypusMan
Lindsey aka divecutie
Tina aka Twinklez
Phyllis aka Stingray1
Sydney aka sudsymark
Kevin aka BigTallHippie
Kawika aka Kawika
LewisR
Hawkeye1251
Julio aka JulioJoglar
Ray aka Fin-again
Julie aka ScubaDiva
Travis aka DeepDiverStud
Chuck aka scubachuck
Teresa aka tuttt
ZD aka zendiver
Travis aka leaudaustin

People Doing the Saturday Nite BBQ & Sat/Sun am Burritos:

1. Fingrabber - pd
3. Steve Sadler - pd
4. TexasStarfish - pay at Lake Travis
6. Tom aka tdtexas
7. Barry aka wtxblaze

Edited by finGrabber, 10 August 2005 - 09:50 PM.

[TheSassyRabbit]

Great plan! Definitley looks like a fun and flexible weekend.

I'll be heading over on Friday. And I'm definitely in for the caverns on Sunday. I remember going to the caverns as a kid and would love to visit them again!

For any of you who, like me, are camping challenged in the heat, and want a roommate in a local h/motel, let me know (post preferable) and we'll see what we can find that is closest to the grounds.

Edited by TheSassyRabbit, 13 June 2005 - 12:23 PM.

[Trimix2dive]

The more input and feedback we can get before the event. The smoother it will go and the larger it can be.

[Dejah]

Sounds like a fun weekend..


Dejah

[drdiver]

Steve, it sounds like a blast!!! Can't wait!!!

[bjknight64]

Im already there! But are we leaning towards camping or hotel stay?

[austinbrunette]

a get together so close to home! I'm in and can't wait!

[tdtexas]

Woo-Hoo! It is my calander!

[TheSassyRabbit]

Im already there! But are we leaning towards camping or hotel stay?

It's completely up to you. If you are a happy camper, then by all means, pitch a tent, share one with someone else, sleep under the stars (with the mosquitos) If, on the other hand, you prefer not to camp, we'll have at least a few folks (me included) who will be camping out at the nearest h/motel.

[TheSassyRabbit]

I would love to be able to join for my first event. I have to see how my schedule pans out. Also, wondering what the cost of all of this would be. And as I'm relocating to Houston, how far away is Lake Travis from Houston?

Austin is about a 2 - 2.5 hour drive (or less depending on how you drive) from Houston. Very reasonable!

Cost: TM will post the cost to camp at the park, and the park entry fee (but it's a very small fee for both). If you choose to stay at a h/motel, I should have some approximate prices by the end of the week. The only other cost is food and beverage and/or night time entertainment.

We'd love to meet you if you can make it!

[drdiver]

Austin is about a 2 - 2.5 hour drive (or less depending on how you drive) from Houston. Very reasonable!

It's a bit farther than that. I would plan on 3 to 3.5 hours. Barstow's is a good 30 minutes outside of Austin.

[TheSassyRabbit]

Austin is about a 2 - 2.5 hour drive (or less depending on how you drive) from Houston. Very reasonable!

It's a bit farther than that. I would plan on 3 to 3.5 hours. Barstow's is a good 30 minutes outside of Austin.

Thanks DD!

I didn't account for the extra distance to Barstows - I would plan on about 3 hours (since I live on the far west side of Houston....) - if you were coming from downtown or Clear Lake, tack on another 1/2 hour or so +/-.

And, if there are enough folks coming from Houston, it's possible that there could be some carpooling action.... with riders sharing a cost of the gas with drivers....

[Trimix2dive]

Modified post with pricing is listed above. Hope this helps, will update more when pricing is available or change.

[dustbowl diver]

For any of you who, like me, are camping challenged in the heat, and want a roommate in a local h/motel, let me know (post preferable)

Since no one has volunteered to be your roommate and I feel the need to accept this assignment in good faith for all of my fellow brothers on the board!!!!

DBD