Lake Tawakoni

We arrived at Lake Tawakoni (pronounced ta-WA-kaa-nee) in Point, TX on February 3, just before the heavens opened to drench everything with cold rain and ice. We were originally scheduled to arrive on the 4th but changed the reservation to arrive a day early because of the ice storm coming in. Jim got the trailer leveled and the electric, water, and sewer connected just in time to retreat inside. It rained all night, turning to icy snow by morning. The next day was in the 20s and windy. We had several cold days and nights before temperatures returned to the sunny 60s.

View out my door just after we arrived

Lake Tawakoni is known as "The Catfish Capital of Texas". This beautiful lake functions as a reservoir and it's 20 minutes southeast of Greenville and about 48 miles east of Dallas. It covers a massive 37,879 surface acres in 3 counties, Hunt, Rains and Van Zandt. Fishing is very popular and you can find an abundance of catfish, largemouth bass, crappie, white bass, striped and hybrid bass. Jim looked into a fishing charter but when he found out it the price he said "There's no way I'm spending $400 to go fishing!" I told him he could but he still decided it wasn't worth it to him.

The hiking trails were wonderful and everyday Dora and I explored through the woods and fields. She flushed buzzards, rabbits, and whitetail deer. Fortunately she didn't chase them very far, although I had visions of her disappearing in the woods forever.

Dora, letting me know there's something fluttering in the bushes.

We met a wonderful family with 2 kids. Amy and Diego, Sebastion age 9, and Adelaide age 6. The kids were constantly entertaining us with things they'd caught at the lake. 

Diamond Back Water Snake, not poisonous. It's still shedding.

Seb is quite the artist! His parents are wonderful artists as well, his mom was an art teacher. Both kids seem to have inherited their parents' talents but Seb's artwork was very impressive. Since they are home schooled, part of the "homework" is making a journal and researching wildlife he sees.

Seb's art journal of critters he encounters

More of Seb's artwork

Amy, Diego and kids. Just look at Seb's silly face!

And speaking of artistic talent, Diego painted this picture of Dora and gave it to us just before we left. I'm in awe of people who are so accomplished. The have a YouTube channel where they teach kids to draw. Check it out

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBVyzFFdV2WDE5LE_2vmy9g

Of course, you know that if there's a BBQ place in the area I have to check it out. Soulman's BBQ has quite a few locations throughout TX. We went to the one in Greenville. The ribs were very tender and smoked without sauce so you could add your own. The only complaint was that they were too lean. I know, most people don't like fat, but I think that's the best part of ribs. So if you like lean, Soulman's is the place to go. Check out the warning sign on their storefront.

Check out the warning sign! Cute!

Remember I said we traveled a day earlier than originally scheduled because of a predicted ice storm? Well, that's how we're leaving as well. Another ice storm is predicted for tomorrow so we rescheduled our departure date for today. We'll be traveling to Lake Texoma in Gordonville, TX, where we'll be for the next 3 weeks.

Beautiful blue skies today, another ice storm predicted for tomorrow