Brandon and I had a wonderful, relaxing time on our honeymoon. We did a lot of fishing and canoeing that we didn't get photos of, because we were concerned with getting the camera wet, but we do have some to share with you.
Our cabin was adorable and really comfortable, with a fantastic view. (I took a video tour of the cabin that I'll be sure to post tomorrow.) Even better, we had the whole cabin area to ourselves from Sunday through Wednesday.
This is the view from the deck one morning. The river is just below the pavilion.
Our fire pit and the lot next door.
Our surrogate dog, Axe.
We fished long and hard and caught catfish, bass, sunfish, and drum but only ONE trout! We worked so hard for that damn trout that it had to come home with us. We didn't let it get us down, because the river was so beautiful. The water was very clear and cool, and I enjoyed drifting in the shade even if the fish weren't biting. Upstream from the cabin about a half mile are a series of rapids that look like they didn't belong in Oklahoma. They aren't dangerous, but the water is fast, crystal clear, and cold over the rocky bed. (I was very pleasantly surprised by the land in general. We had wild honeysuckle and huge cypress trees around our cabin; it was very lush and beautiful.)
The owners of the cabin were really nice and generous. We had a fish fry and they gave us a bag of crawdads for lunch. They gave us a card and a picture frame as a wedding gift, and were always available when we needed something. I'd really like to go back one day.
My first crawdad boil! I think I did pretty good, and we figured out how to eat them eventually.
On our last day we said goodbye to the cabin and Axe, and went on our trail ride. Now, most "trail" rides are mostly walking horses on dirt roads in single file, so I wasn't expecting a whole lot out of this one. I was so surprised. We went through creeks, up and down steep inclines, over slippery rocks and fallen trees. Several times my horse lost its footing, or had to hop logs. We had branches in our faces and at certain points I'm pretty sure there wasn't even a trail there. It was a beautiful view though. We rode to the top of a mountain from which we could see the whole river valley area. The ride was a little intense for someone with nearly zero riding experience, though. Poor Brandon fell asleep on the drive home.