bp-guy Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Saturday can't come fast enough for me. I have my 20 year high school reunion that night which I am looking forward to. Then sunday morning we head to Vegas for a day and stay at Sams Town. Monday thru Friday we are on Lake Mead baby! Me and the family along with Tony and his family are renting a 50 foot houseboat. 2 years ago we did the same thing and had a blast. This time we are bringing along one of those jet-ski boats that seat 5 people. And I am borrowing my father in laws 2-seat ski that is supercharged. We are launching out of Temple Bar Marina in Arizona. We did Callville Bay last time and headed up stream. Temple Bar is where we left off last time so we figured we might as well pick up where we left off. :angry2: :pile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wsky70 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Have fun and get alot of pics, enjoy your vacation...SF Woody :angry2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakster884 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Sounds like Hella fun. Enjoy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1BADYFZ Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Houseboats are awsome, have an awsome vacation.. :angry2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sincity_blondie Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Sounds like a great time Tim! YOu guys be safe and post pics when you get back! :angry2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot bob Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 hurry back were expecting you @ halloweeny dumont Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EY3BA11 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 give me a ring when you get in town.. I wont be to far from sams town.. Probably paintin and cleanin the new house.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp-guy Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 Nick- I want to meet up and have dinner with anyone that wants to join on Sunday night. Keep a few hours open and lets do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EY3BA11 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 you got it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandpirates2 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Tim - Just got off the water an hour ago, and it's getting cooler by the day, high was 84 today and water was at 78, down from 81 last week. Lake level is up by 8 inches from last week too....Have fun, you'll like Temple Bar big time, Sandy Point is a great place to tie-off on the house boat and run up to the Grand Canyon entrance with the jet ski's. The place should be vacant this time of year up there. Have fun be safe...... SP2 Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp-guy Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 Tim - Just got off the water an hour ago, and it's getting cooler by the day, high was 84 today and water was at 78, down from 81 last week. Lake level is up by 8 inches from last week too....Have fun, you'll like Temple Bar big time, Sandy Point is a great place to tie-off on the house boat and run up to the Grand Canyon entrance with the jet ski's. The place should be vacant this time of year up there. Have fun be safe...... SP2 Mike Mike- How do I find Sandy Point from Temple Bar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAND~~SNAKE Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Tim, Give me a call when your in town so I can get those aiming tools to you. To bad you did not come a week earlier I sold my boat to some guy who is driving up from San Diego sun to pick it up...Would have been nice to meet up w/ you out there.. pm sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp-guy Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 No problem Jim. Are you near Sams Town? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandpirates2 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) Mike- How do I find Sandy Point from Temple Bar? Tim - 36° 6'48.62"N 114° 6'4.22"W Go to Google Earth type in these Coordinates and it will take you to Sandy Point. The house boat people will also be able to give you a map of it as well. So as your leaving the Temple Bar Marina, you want to turn right going up stream. The best spots used to be on the far side of Sandy Point, but with the water levels it could have changed. Your only about 20 minutes via Jet Ski or Boat from Temple Bar, but it will take you a few hours in the house boat to get there. Let me know if you need any additional info. SP2 Mike Edited October 8, 2008 by Sandpirates2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EY3BA11 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 No problem Jim. Are you near Sams Town? They arent too far.. I can roll with you down there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp-guy Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Does anyone know how to get to the Skywalk on the indian reservation? It doesn't seem to far from Temple Bar but I can't locate it on mapquest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandpirates2 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 (edited) Does anyone know how to get to the Skywalk on the indian reservation? It doesn't seem to far from Temple Bar but I can't locate it on mapquest. Tim - On the West Rim of the Canyon, and its a big time drive from Temple Bar. We went right after it opened, and it's not worth the effort, the Indians got this thing all wrapped up, and it will basicly cost $25 to get into the reservation, $20 for parking, and then I belive its $25 per to get on the sky walk. "Which oh by the way - no cameras, or videos" Here a WEB-SITE that we found after we went.....pretty much as it is. http://www.indianskywalk.com/ http://www.destinationgrandcanyon.com/map.html http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/g...eservation.html SP2 Mike Edited October 9, 2008 by Sandpirates2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EY3BA11 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 the wife and i went.. there was something about spending 50 bucks to walk on a concret sidewalk that goes out over a cliff.. and not to be able to take pictures.. EFF THAT!! They charged you per pop per picture as well if they took them for you.. It is one helluva drive as well... hour and a half 2 hours.. a big chunk of it dirt road. I wouldnt waste my time on it again.. Granted i had a free pass going in but if i were paying.. i would just use the 100+ bucks your about to drop on more beer and hookers.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp-guy Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 thanks for info on that!! I will pass on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp-guy Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 Well, I had a blast on my vacation!!! My reunion was awsome. Met some friends I haven't seen since we left High School. Even my Varsity Baseball Coach was there... Drank all night and just laughed with good friends. Sunday we hit the road for Vegas. Got to Sams Town and got settled in our rooms. Let the kids watch the Coyote/water show there then we headed for downtown vegas to see the Fremont Street Experience. Had dinner at Golden Nugget and I met up with Nick after dinner. Me tony and nick bounced around the casinos for a while, also watched these 4 drunk mexican guys pass out on the ground! Everyone was filming them and taking pictures with their camera phones. Then we headed back to Sams Town and continued to lose money at the tables. Said goodbye to Nick (thanks for the ride and hanging out with us!!) and went to bed. Got up Monday and had breakfast the headed over to Temple Bar. The Hoover dam is CRAZY right now with all the construction and the vehicle inspections. They almost didn't let us cross with all the fuel we had on the boat (25 gallons). I noticed the guards they have there are the same company that we use to kick back the Illegals to Mexico. I told the guy who I worked for and he looked at me shook my hand and said "have a great vacation!" Got to the marina and checked in, only to be told it's too windy and we had to stay at the dock for the night! We were PISSED! I took the jet-ski out to see just how bad the water was. It was pretty bad. 4 foot waves almost knocked me off the ski. Next morning the water was like glass. We headed upstream for Sandy Point and beached the houseboat there for 2 days. There was nobody on the water but us. We had the entire place to ourselfs the first day, then we saw a few locals out fishing the 2nd day. Had a blast on the See-Do and jet-ski. I put 215 miles on my father-in-laws jet ski in 4 days. The weather was great. mid 80's and the water was a bit chilly when you first touced it but nice when you got in it. My kids never left the water and loved riding the jetski with me. Tony brought a inflatable raft we pull behind the boat and jetski. That thing was cool. It had stablizer wings and you can get it 90 degrees with the water and stay on it. Friday came and we headed in to check the houseboat back in. We had an issue with the 12 volt batteries going dead at night so we had to run the generator to keep the sensors from beeping all night. The manager was real cool and gave us a 50 gallon gas credit for the troubles. We only used 75 gallons all trip so we paid for 25 gallons. Headed back to Vegas and took the Ethel M chocolate factory tour. Woo Hoo 5 minutes later we were done! Bought some M&M's and left for stateline. Checked in at Buffalo Bills and hung out till the girls went to bed. Me and tony hit the tables again. I couldn't catch a break on 3 card poker to save my life. I found a blackjack table with some good people that knew how to have fun and win. At one point I was down to my final $35 bucks that I brought for gambling. I turned that into $600 in a few hours! 3:30 in the morning rolled around so I had to get some sleep. Back up a 7am we got ready and went to breakfast. Wife wanted to check out the mall at Terribles so we went over there. I headed out back to check out the sand drags. I didn't go in but walked around and looked at the cars outside the fenced area. We went back to our hotel to ride the rides before heading for home. Took the family on the log ride and got soaked. My girls rode the frog hopper ride. Me and Tony did the roller coaster. Checked out and made the long drive home. It was a blast and can't wait to do it all again. Here are the pictures I took. Tony still hasn't downloaded his yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wsky70 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Sounds and looks like a great time....SF Woody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EY3BA11 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 it was good hangin out with you guys on sunday night.. Man that tony is bad effin luck.. I was ahead on that black jack table till you 2 came strollin over from that let it ride table LOL... Still cant believe "TIMMY" i think your wife was right.. he is a fuggin dumbass LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBoreVegas Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Sweet looked like fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sincity_blondie Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Looks like you guys had a great vacation. Pretty crazy seeing no on else around on the water huh? What is that a picture of the 3rd pic down? Thanks for sharing Tim! Glad you guys had good times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp-guy Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 (edited) Looks like you guys had a great vacation. Pretty crazy seeing no on else around on the water huh? What is that a picture of the 3rd pic down? Thanks for sharing Tim! Glad you guys had good times! I have no idea of the name of that rock. I just took pictures of all the things that looked cool to me. By the way- no one noticed whats wrong with the 11th picture down? (the long skinny picture) Edited October 23, 2008 by bp-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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