{"id":6002,"date":"2021-08-22T04:42:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T08:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?page_id=6002"},"modified":"2021-08-23T16:41:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T20:41:08","slug":"2021-7-5-14-mckinney-falls-austin-and-emma-long","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2021-7-5-14-mckinney-falls-austin-and-emma-long\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 7\/5-14: McKinney Falls, Austin and Emma Long"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2021 7\/6-7: Stu enjoyed two lovely days with Rebecca and Miguel at a site he arranged at McKinney Falls State Park, not far from Austin. Shirley, Rob, Joshua, Stephanie and Jacob joined Rebecca, Miguel, Sierra and Dylan for an impromptu dinner around the campfire. The next two days, Rebecca and her family swam and jumped off McKinney Falls.\u00a0 Nice time.<\/p>\n<p>The high points of the trip included a visit to the McKinney Falls upper falls, \u201cfamous\u201d as a perfect swimming spot with an exciting falls we could jump from if we were brave enough!\u00a0 Sierra first shamed Rebecca into jumping with her, then persuaded Miguel to jump with her again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-video\">\n<div id=\"mep_1\" class=\"mejs-container mejs-container-keyboard-inactive wp-video-shortcode mejs-video\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"application\" aria-label=\"Video Player\">\n<div class=\"mejs-inner\">\n<div class=\"mejs-mediaelement\"><video id=\"video-5327-2_html5\" class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rebecca-jumping-at-McKinney-Falls.mp4?_=2\" preload=\"metadata\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/video><\/div>\n<div class=\"mejs-layers\">\n<div class=\"mejs-overlay mejs-layer mejs-overlay-play\">\n<div class=\"mejs-overlay-button\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play\" aria-pressed=\"false\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mejs-controls\">\n<div class=\"mejs-button mejs-playpause-button mejs-play\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mejs-time mejs-currenttime-container\" role=\"timer\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6002 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2021-june-29-to-july-5-visiting-austin\/olympus-digital-camera-123\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls6-222x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls6-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls6-759x1024.jpg 759w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls6-1139x1536.jpg 1139w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls6-1519x2048.jpg 1519w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls6.jpg 1549w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5338'>\n\t\t\t\tRoman family at McKinney Upper Falls\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2021-june-29-to-july-5-visiting-austin\/olympus-digital-camera-122\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls5-300x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls5-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls5-1024x518.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls5-1536x777.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls5.jpg 1772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5337'>\n\t\t\t\tSierra LOVES to swim\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2021-june-29-to-july-5-visiting-austin\/olympus-digital-camera-120\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls3-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5335'>\n\t\t\t\tMiguel getting ready to jump off McKinney Upper Falls\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2021-june-29-to-july-5-visiting-austin\/olympus-digital-camera-121\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls4-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls4-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls4-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5336'>\n\t\t\t\tMiguel jumping off the falls\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2021-june-29-to-july-5-visiting-austin\/olympus-digital-camera-119\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls2-236x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls2-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls2-807x1024.jpg 807w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls2-1210x1536.jpg 1210w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls2-1613x2048.jpg 1613w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls2-scaled.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5334'>\n\t\t\t\tDylan loves his nap\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2021-june-29-to-july-5-visiting-austin\/olympus-digital-camera-116\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls1-254x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls1-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls1-868x1024.jpg 868w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls1-1302x1536.jpg 1302w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mckinney-falls-upper-falls1-1736x2048.jpg 1736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5333'>\n\t\t\t\tFamily ready to swim\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When there is an Upper Falls, there must be a lower falls. I bicycled over to the falls and arrived just after everyone else went back for lunch. It was a lovely setting for a civil engineering project. Two families of about 6 kids were building a dam across the stream below the falls.\u00a0 After they left, I took over and finished the project, disrupting Texas water flow forever.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5343\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5343\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lower-falls-dam-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5343\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lower-falls-dam-1024x697.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lower-falls-dam-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lower-falls-dam-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lower-falls-dam-1536x1046.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lower-falls-dam-2048x1395.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not much to see, but a 3 hour project for a 10 year old who is proud of the work!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>2021 7\/7: Stu arrived in Austin and shared a wonderful Ethiopian dinner with Nicole and her friend Carl. This was Carl\u2019s first experience with Ethiopian food and I can share that he washed his hands well before dinner.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-6002 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2021-summer-trip-to-dc-austin-and-beyond\/nicole-and-carl-ethiopean\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nicole-and-Carl-Ethiopean-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nicole-and-Carl-Ethiopean-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nicole-and-Carl-Ethiopean-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nicole-and-Carl-Ethiopean-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nicole-and-Carl-Ethiopean-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5372'>\n\t\t\t\tI can&#8217;t believe . . .\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2021-summer-trip-to-dc-austin-and-beyond\/nicole-and-carl-after-dinner\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nicole-and-Carl-after-dinner-300x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nicole-and-Carl-after-dinner-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nicole-and-Carl-after-dinner-1024x852.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nicole-and-Carl-after-dinner.jpg 1271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5371'>\n\t\t\t\tLamb, Goat (with bones), spinach, lentils, peas and eggplant.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>2021 7\/10: Miguel adopted a new (for him) historic smoker, larger than any I\u2019ve ever seen, it was easily big enough to cook for an expanded family. The first test on Saturday found lots of satisfied family and friends enjoying lunch\/dinner.<\/p>\n<p>2021 7\/11: Sierra and Stu are assembling a mobile puzzle, just like a puzzle but it moves and makes noise from the built-in music box. I knew before I sent it that \u201csome assembly would be required\u201d and expected to help Sierra when I next visited. I didn\u2019t know the assembly was well beyond the capabilities of a used-to-be engineer. The print was so small that only Sierra could read it and we were stumped until Rebecca suggested we photograph the directions and magnify them on the iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>I can almost see Sierra\u2019s look of curiosity turn to understanding as the seemingly unrelated pieces are more or less assembled according to the directions.\u00a0 Finally finished, she had her bath and returned to see the glue set up and the box ready to wind.\u00a0 It was hard to determine who was more pleased.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m hoping she can place it in her bedroom and wind it before she goes to sleep.<\/p>\n<p>There were many best parts of this leg of the trip for Stu. One of the best of the best was the several hours Sierra worked on building a music box. We shared patience, frustration, satisfaction, and patience, as we read only the fine print Sierra could see, peered at the iPhone enlargement Rebecca made so we could read directions neither Sierra nor I could see, and finally wound and listened to the music box.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t remember ever having such patience with Shirley, Josh, and Rebecca.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-6002 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2021-summer-trip-to-dc-austin-and-beyond\/20210711_untitled_0208\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0208-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0208-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0208-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0208-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0208-1361x2048.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0208-scaled.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5391'>\n\t\t\t\tPages of fine print instructions describing seemingly identical parts\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2021-june-29-to-july-5-visiting-austin\/20210711_untitled_0213-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0213-1-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0213-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0213-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0213-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0213-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0213-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5420'>\n\t\t\t\tGluing each part together\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2021-june-29-to-july-5-visiting-austin\/20210711_untitled_0216-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0216-1-203x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0216-1-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0216-1-694x1024.jpg 694w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0216-1-1041x1536.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0216-1-1388x2048.jpg 1388w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_0216-1-scaled.jpg 1735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5421'>\n\t\t\t\tPunching out the parts once we found them. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2021-june-29-to-july-5-visiting-austin\/20210711_untitled_9561-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_9561-1-300x193.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_9561-1-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_9561-1-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_9561-1-1536x989.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210711_untitled_9561-1-2048x1318.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5422'>\n\t\t\t\tThe smile of success\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>During Stu&#8217;s stay in Austin, Emma Long Park become his temporary home. This trip he had a large site on the Colorado River to enjoy with only the sounds of the birds at night.<\/p>\n<p>Emma Long Campground lies along a beautiful stretch of the Colorado River ideal for water <a href=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Wind-damage-at-Emma-Long-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5409\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Wind-damage-at-Emma-Long-300x229.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Wind-damage-at-Emma-Long-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Wind-damage-at-Emma-Long-1024x781.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Wind-damage-at-Emma-Long-1536x1171.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Wind-damage-at-Emma-Long-2048x1562.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" \/><\/a> and kayaking. The ski and wakeboard boats make weekend kayaking harrowing, but perfect weather greeted Stu for his last full day.\u00a0 The campground didn\u2019t like the idea of my leaving. She displayed her anger with a wind storm that blew branches off nearby trees and slightly damaged my car.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-6002 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2021-july-and-august-leg-2-northeast-to-philadelphia\/20210714_untitled_0227\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210714_untitled_0227-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-5405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210714_untitled_0227-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210714_untitled_0227-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210714_untitled_0227-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210714_untitled_0227-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-5405'>\n\t\t\t\tThe view from the campground\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2021-july-and-august-leg-2-northeast-to-philadelphia\/20210714_untitled_0229\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210714_untitled_0229-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-5406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210714_untitled_0229-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210714_untitled_0229-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210714_untitled_0229-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210714_untitled_0229-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-5406'>\n\t\t\t\tAll packed up and ready to go\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Stu finished his Austin visit with \u201cgood byes\u201d and hopes that COVID lets us meet again soon. I enjoyed Emma Long Campground as a home base and especially enjoyed a full day of Kayaking to the popular Ski Shores restaurant about 1 1\/2 hours of paddling down the river.<\/p>\n<p>Stu finished his Austin visit with \u201cgood byes\u201d and hopes that COVID lets us meet again soon. I enjoyed Emma Long Campground as a home base and especially enjoyed a full day of Kayaking to the popular Ski Shores restaurant about 1 1\/2 hours of paddling down the river.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2021-july-and-august-philadelphia-longwood-margate-and-the-beaches\/\">Click Here to follow us to Leg 3: Philadelphia, Longwoo<\/a><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2021-july-and-august-philadelphia-longwood-margate-and-the-beaches\/\">d, New Jersey and New York.<\/a><\/p>\n<input type=\"button\" value=\"Click here to return to the Previous Page\" class=\"alg_back_button_input \" style=\"\" onclick=\"window.history.back()\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2021 7\/6-7: Stu enjoyed two lovely days with Rebecca and Miguel at a site he arranged at McKinney Falls State Park, not far from Austin. Shirley, Rob, Joshua, Stephanie and Jacob joined Rebecca, Miguel, Sierra and Dylan for an impromptu dinner around the campfire. 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