In classic Deb and Mark style, a last minute plan (plan "C" of the weekend) to camp out at Mark's uncles place on Lake Stonycreek came together with about an hour of planning and packing. It turned out to be a wonderfully fabu low key time with George and Chris, the weather was perfect, the water just right... even discovered that blowing, mounting and riding a cactus * is an excellent way to spend your time floating around in the water. Snorkeling proved interesting exploring the depths of the lake, finding schools of hundreds of baby bluegill among the algae grasses. Bass and Crappy eluded Mark's fishing lure as he cast off a few times to see if anything would bite. Had a great late night canoe around the lake where we were the only souls on the water. At the far end of the lake near the Indian Lake spillway was a party blaring Van Halen, they invited us up for some beer, we theorized they thought we were a canoe full of girls as we all had long hair :) Friday was the maximum for the Perseid meteor shower, so we did see a few meteors. It was rather hypnotic. Reclined on blankets, gazing up into the night sky with the whirring buzz of insects enveloping us. We all could have easily fallen asleep laying there on the dock. Each time one of us was ready to get up and stop watching there invariably was another streak across the sky. All this fun, completely sober as the beverage committee (aka Tom, et al) decided not to show. Which is fine. We had no access to phone service, unless we went for a drive, so communication was at a minimum. Although I am certain a larger crowd would have had the momentum to prompt an after midnight dip into the lake, with our bellies full of grill fare (pork chops, chicken, hot dogs and marshmallows), there was little to be done to motivate us off that dock. Morning greeted us with a mirror smooth surfaced lake, until some jackass decided 7:30 am was a perfectly reasonable time to use a jet-ski to run the mile and half length of the lower lake. This didn't stop Mark from heading out solo in the canoe with fishing gear in hand. Next time, a little more planning just might behoove us. It's such an easy drive and such a no-brainer for a low stress get away. Last year, we stayed at the lake a few times toward the end of the season and we remarked to ourselves, "we'll have to remember to come out more frequently next season!" This has been such a hectic summer, that this was our first return visit this year. We will plan another trip soon! *footnote: these are not two-man cacti, as one sustained minor injuries as evidence