Boating in April

So this weekend Travis and I had big plans to meet my family in Waco and drive to Belton for a wonderful day of water skiing and tubing on the lake. It didn't really work out... at all. We got to Waco a little late and drove through rain to get there. Travis's puppy Cash came with us and I was so impressed at how well behaved he was! He is so precious and a fun road trip traveler. David's girlfriend Hannah came over and we all piled in the car and drove to Belton. Dad hooked up the trailer and pulled the boat out of the enclosed stall. Immediately a rotten smell permeated the air. We all knew there was something dead in the boat. Gross. Dad rips the cover off, Travis jumps in to investigate and announces that he has discovered a dead coyote in the ski compartment in the floor of the boat! We mapped out what must have happened because we've all seen CSI. The coyote must have gotten hit by a car and crawled in our boat looking for a place to die dragging blood with him across the floor. Travis grabbed a garbage sack and Dad got one of the paddles and together they were able to get it out. We vaccumed and bought gloves and bleached and scrubbed down the whole thing. Now the boat has been thoughly disinfected and is ready for an outing next time. We launched the boat for about 15 minutes but it was raining hard so we came back in. I can't wait to try it again next time on a sunny day. I love tubing!