Garner State Park
Moved to Garner State Park today. It is on the Frio river. A great old park built by the CCC. We get set up and Dave and Elaine go for a walk. They find a much better area so we …
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meanwhile back at the ranch
Day after Christmas In the afternoon we went again to Gibson’s, (the hardware/general store), as we walked in Dave said “I want to work here!” It’s like an Elliots way back when. Then on to the ranch again. By …
Lunch
Lunch at the Hunt Store, which has everything, bank included.
Hunt TX
This morning Dave took us on a driving tour along the Guadalupe river. Area is full of summer camps for kids. Places rich for hiking swimming hunting. Deer everywhere. Elaine thought they were all young. No …
xmas pics
Christmas day. Dave fixes the cable tv so Elaine can watch the news in the evening. Took a bit tracing down the problem, It works! Elaine gave us a set of dominoes so we can play Mexican train. My niece …
Xmas eve
Jessamine’s parents live near Kerrville so we got to visit a Texas ranch. House set on the ridge, It is gorgeous here. And oh so many beautiful things to see. Dinner was a feast!
glitch
The fridge is on the fritz. But we are in a great place and help is on the way. Dave has to wait for the repairman. Elaine and I are going to town for whatever we can find. I got to …
Day before Christmas
So, we are decorated- We have cranberry fluff, banana bread, stollen and honey cookies. We are free on a sunny day. Life is good.
To Kerrville
Morning bright, clear crisp at 30 degrees but no wind. After a worry over why the fridge was off Dave found a loose wire. Brief breakfast and we were off towards Kerrville. Stopped at Wildseed farms because it is easy …
Getting Hye
First stop today, Garrison Brothers Distillery. in Hye Texas. Brr its cold today. 47 and windy. Bourbon makes it seem a bit warmer. The process of making bourbon is interesting. It has to be made of more than 50% corn. …
Pedernales Falls
Our evening for the next couple of nights is Pedernales Falls State Park. Nearest town is Johnson City. Got here around 5:00 just in time for a walk at sunset. Internet here is iffy so these posts the next couple …
Sunshine!
1:09 Aaannnd we have sunshine! Going to have lunch at the Koffee Kup in Hico. Great Pies Well, we ate too much to even think about pie. Elaine stop, Let me take your picture!
Texas trip
We are off to the wilds of Texas. Left home yesterday. Got all the way to the warehouse. 🙂 I love staying at the warehouse in the coach. It reminds me of being a kid: “Mom! Can we sleep in …
Texas trip plans
Dave and Elaine are the sunshine kids. So I thought we should go south for Christmas. Dave has been working on the trip ever since. He has a spreadsheet, google maps, regular maps, garmin… planning is one of his favorite …
Photos of new coach
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New coach to us
Just installed: U295
Cuthbert RV homebuilt
That is a great link. More than just a home built, but a engineering marvel. His other videos I found, show a tour of the RV by his son, and there are a couple more as well worth looking for …
Avalon
Just drove Mom’s Avalon, maybe a 2001, NJ coast to Buffalo, and around, and back, 1000 miles. Fit 4 to 5 of us around town, luggage for 3 up and back. Nice on the highway, easy in town. Huge truck, …
go smaller
It’s good to go smaller. We had an 18′ Work and Play, and it was always big enough when the bikes were out. We liked the huge one room set up without built ins.