Lake Tahoe and our guest

We managed to find our way to another BMX track for an Olympic Day race. South Lake Tahoe BMX was almost directly across from the lake. There was lots of business stuff to catch up on so I stayed inside the RV to work until race time. The boys made some new friends quickly and had fun racing that evening. Everyone made their main events and we even got a cool trophy shaped like Lake Tahoe to take home for Wesley's first place.

The main road around the lake was very busy with tourists. The campgrounds in the area were packed with hundreds of campers in for the holiday weekend. The first campground we tried was full so we called another around the corner. We secured a spot but it was after hours when we arrived and it was a little difficult maneuvering through the maze of tents and cars. I had never seen so many people in one park! It was dark by the time we set up so we skipped the fire and went to bed!

The next morning we drove on the East side of the lake to Nevada to pick up my mom. She would be joining us for the next 9 days on our trip in the RV. What a treat she was in for!

 
 Our campground was on the West side in California about halfway up so it took a while to drive the narrow, winding road. It was also very crowded on the two-lane road until clearing the busy town area. When we reached Sugar Pine Point State Park, we were a little disappointed that it wasn't directly on Lake Tahoe. That meant we had to walk or ride bikes to get to the water.


 
 



 My mom had to adapt quickly to our fast-paced lifestyle. We put her on a mountain bike and off we went to the lake. She had not been on a bike in 40 years! The water was a beautiful shade of deep blue and nothing like our lakes back home in Florida. The water was freezing but that didn't seem to stop anyone from swimming, boating, skiing, etc.

 

 
The boys went straight to the dock for some jumping and flipping. There were many others there daring to do the same.

It was our first night in the RV with grand mommy and we had to work out some minor sleeping arrangements before retiring after a long eventful day. The next day we headed back to the lake for some more water fun. This time, we packed drinks and lunches. It wasn't very busy when we arrived that morning but it picked up quickly as the hours passed. Jason and I rented a kayak and paddled around to get a different view while the boys swam by the shore. My mom didn't dare get in the frigid water but instead layed out to work on her tan with little Jason.