Table Rock Lake hits its highest level.

We have gone to Branson many times since we moved here, but this time we stayed in a little cove closer to Hollister. We were not far from the main attractions, but we really enjoyed exploring this part of the lake for a change. We stayed at the Red Bud Cove bed and breakfast. The building we stayed in with all the different suites use to be a barn! They did a fantastic job remodeling it. We had the upper room with a deck overlooking the lake. It was called "The Kentucky Room". It was spacious and comfortable. We had a delicious breakfast served very elegantly to us every morning from the main house. It was SO hot that week so we were glad to be close to the lake. The lake was unusually high this summer because of all the rain so there were trees to shade us as we floated around the cove. It was so relaxing and romantic. They had several swing chairs and benches right on the shore. It was 3 days of (as Kevin would say) chillaxing!

Our last night there we took in a show called "Six". They don't use any soundtrack, band or instruments. All the harmonies and sounds of instruments are made with their mouths!They had pure harmonies, amazing vocal ranges, we felt like we were hearing a full band! Really!! It was so awesome. We were right in the front row and they come right up to us and start singing and dancing. They were so funny, we laughed so hard! They did all kinds of music and they would change off as they all could sing as well. It always seems like you are hearing six voices though the whole time, its crazy. In their family there are 10 sons, he said "My mom kept trying for a girl". They did a touching slide show in her honor as they lost her to cancer a few years ago. Before the show we had some Thai food (our favorite) down on Branson Landing (yum!) (Its an outside mall.) We walked around there and Paul ran into a bear. Yikes! He tamed him though and showed him whose boss! There are many interesting sites, they have a lot of fountains. One of them goes right to the beat of the music that is playing throughout the mall area. Its so hard to get away but ahhh so worth it!(Thanks to Brad, our son for taking care of everything at home so we could get away! Its a lot of work.....He did great!)






We have never seen the shoreline this high!