Frio River - Neal's Day Trip

We had really enjoyed our previous experiences river tubing as a family, so when the Caraways told us about their favorite place to go we decided we should check it out.  We headed out to Neal's Lodges on the Frio River on a Monday morning.  We got out the door later than planned and didn't arrive until around 11 AM.  We were able to reserve campsite #3  for the day, which had a little spring water creek running through it into the river.  The spring water was extra cold and the site was nice and shaded which was perfect for the hot Texas summer.   Matt brought a lot of ice creams in a cooler with dry ice as well.

We brought food, but left the box with bread and chips on our kitchen counter.  Fortunately Matt was able to buy some at a little convenience store at the check in office.   Matt tried to give Asher a different popsicle than the rest of us, but he wanted the good stuff.

The weather was perfect and there were not a lot of people there.  The kids had fun on a rope swing next to our camp site, jumping off of rocks, and going down a giant water slide into the river.  Blake was too light and had to scoot himself along at the bottom of the slide.  Asher enjoyed throwing rocks, which Matt would pick up from the bottom of the river and hold for him to throw.  Matt set up his hammock, but didn't really get to use it.  Asher didn't want to take a nap in it, but later fell asleep as Matt took him for a walk.  We set him on an inner tube to sleep.

Julia had a rough day.  She didn't really have the rope swing technique down and dragged herself on the ground trying to swing into the river.  She got a big scrape across her leg and bum.  Later she lost one of her Keen river shoes in an area with a muddy river floor, and then hurt her knee.

We ended up staying until about 7 and then ate dinner at Rudy's on the way home.  The kids were tired when we got home close to 10 PM.