Camp Fimfo!

Way back in March, our friends told us about this amazing property way out in New Braunfels that offered the experience of camping, with a little bit of the comfort of home. You can come out and stay in nature, but you don't need to pack the kitchen sink to be comfortable. You can bring your own RV, pack it all and come tent camping, or stay in a cabin - which is what we did. We booked adjacent cabins with 2 other families and Labor Day weekend was planned!

Camp Fimfo is an awesome place with a strange name, and it made us all happy for the weekend. 

This is about a 3.5 hour drive from where we live so we left Friday afternoon, hit a whole bunch of long weekend traffic, and arrived around sunset. Quick dinner, unload and then off  exploring.

There is a concert venue right next door, so we took in about an hour's worth of a free show, then stopped at the jumping pillow and returned to our cabin for the night. 

The next day started with fishing for the boys (and one very patient adult) and jogging for the adults. It is in hill country, and the hills felt like mountains, but it was beautiful outside with less humidity and nice to get out in the fresh air. 

The property is gigantic, and those who knew what they were doing rented golf carts to get around. All 400 golf carts were rented when we arrived, so it became obvious that we were there with a crowd. It became even more obvious when we got to the pool and waterpark, the place was PACKED. 

There were so many things to do, but the crowning jewel was the alpine coaster. We had these cute little cars with a hand brake that we had complete control of, you had to push down to keep moving, if you let go your car stopped. It was a blast! Despite nerves (mostly from my & Graham's car), we immediately wanted to ride again. This was super fun, and came with a great view, but a little too pricy to go more than once in a weekend. 

Graham and I got to be riding buddies; riders under 9 go with a friend.

Our final day activity was a float on the Guadalupe River. We started out all smiles and sunscreen and ended with some valuable lessons learned. Tying tubes together is a good thought, but bad idea. A low water level is more dangerous than it is high. The ages of the kids we went with is the youngest I would ever take. Black inner tubes get super hot in the sun. Only bring a hat that you're willing to lose. 

Otherwise, our weekend was filled with being outside, fun group dinners made in our little cabin kitchens, hanging out late enough that sleeping 5 to a cabin was a breeze and general silliness. S'mores are possible thanks to smart engineer dads that use the oven, even during a burn ban. 

Camp Fimfo was a blast. Worth the drive and the wait and even better with friends. We would recommend and return, but skip the tubing.