Short entry today because we didn’t do much. Jim played golf while Jamie did some housework and then laid out at the pool. But I felt this entry was worth posting for my golf buddies as this course was beautiful. It’s right on the Rio Grande amidst beautiful mountains. In fact, they used to have a par 3 that along with playing the regular hole, you hit over the river into a green that was in Mexico just for fun….
Woohoo, finally got out of Corpus Christi! Not that we minded Corpus but damn is it windy there! We left Corpus on 4/10 heading for Lajitas, Tx in Big Bend National Park with an overnight in our old standby Walmart in the garden spot of Del Rio, Tx. Was a decent enough place to stop on the way. We made it to Big Bend on 4/11 and it’s beautiful here. Very desert like and campground is somewhat sandy but the…
I know it’s been a while since my last post. We spent the last 2 weeks working and attending our son’s wedding. Jamie left on March 26th to fly two trips out of San Francisco before the wedding and I left on the 27th for a trip to Mumbai. We both arrived in NJ in time for Brian and Winnie’s wedding which was on April 2nd. It was a wonderful wedding and we’re very proud and happy for the two…
We dropped Brent and Ashley off at the airport today and hit the road for Corpus Christi and the CCNAS. Corpus Christi Naval Air Station for you civilians, lol. One thing for sure, it is crazy windy here. No way we’re putting out the awning or chairs or anything. In fact, I’m hoping the motorhome doesn’t blow away, lol. It is a nice campsite, though. Right on the water with decent sized sites. Wish we could be facing the water…
Sunday was a down day but Monday we hit Austin with the kids. First stop was to click off another of our “best sandwiches in America” spots. This one was the Noble Pig in Austin and won the southwest division with there seared beef tongue sandwich. It was good but not the best of the places we’ve hit in the bracket so far. From there it was a trip down memory lane for Jamie. First we hit the Oasis. A…
Saturday we took Ashley and Brent back to Gruene. They had their monthly flea market so the girls were in there glory. Fortunately, they also had recreation for the boys. Gruene Hall had a band playing from 1-5. They were a bluesy type band and were fantastic. The lead singer and guitarist was Murali Coryell, who Brent was actually familiar with. He plays mostly small venues but has opened up for some pretty big names like George Thorogood, Greg Allman…
Today we hit the Natural bridge caverns and caves in San Antonio. They are the largest caverns you can get into in Texas. They also had a 60′ high adventure rope course that we all went on. Brent as a little fear of heights but he powered through it anyway. We were pretty impressed that he did it. After the caves Jamie searched for a good Mexican restaurant (I know, tough assignment in San Antonio lol) and she hit jackpot….
Today we moved from Fort Sam Houston to Riverwalk RV park also in San Antonio. We decided to stay longer in San Antonio and Fort Sam Houston didn’t have any sites available to extend. Also, Ashley and Brent came down to join us. In the move, Jim messed up his back. Not exactly on the agenda but it didn’t keep us from hitting the road for some St. Patrick’s Day fun and exploring. First stop was the Alamo. I think…
It’s been a while since my last post. For starters Jamie brought Cadence home and then we both went to work. I got back on the 10th and Jamie got home the 11th. Unfortunately, she also came home with the stomach flu. It basically decommissioned her for 3 days and she still isn’t 100 percent. But she fought through and yesterday, the 14th, we headed up to Austin for a little R&R. We went to the Omni Barton Creek resort…
Today was an interesting day. Jamie and her friend Kim took Cadence to church when we were in Houston and she was very curious about the whole religion thing. Not sure how baptism came up but she kept insisting she wanted to get baptized. She also wanted to go back to church. The two of them called her mom while she was with us and again Cadence brought it up during the conversation and Jamie asked what she thought about…
Friday we packed up and hit the road for San Antonio and set up camp at the rv park at Fort Sam Houston Army base. Barbecued and finished off with smores. Saturday we were gonna go to Sea World today but Cadence just wanted to stay at home and veg. One thing I will say about Fort Sam Houston is they have a ton of playgrounds for the kids. We took her to one in the morning and a different…
I’ll keep this one short as there’s not much exciting so I won’t bore you too much. Jamie, Kim and Cadence had a girls day at the park and Kim’s house. Jim went golfing with Kim’s stepdad, Clem, at a course he’s been wanting to play called Tour 18, where they have replicas of many of the tours most famous holes throughout the country. Finished off the day with a bunch of us going out to dinner for some crawfish!….
Wednesday we donned our cowboy boots and hats and headed to the Houston rodeo. This was nothing like the one in Dallas. It was held at the Houston Texans stadium and was pretty amazing. They had bronco riding, bull riding, cow lassoing and steer wrestling where they chase down a steer, jump off their horse and try and wrestle a steer to the ground. Oh and how could I forget the mutton busting. They had kids 5 and 6 years…
Today was a girls day for Jamie, Kim and Cadence. That means a day of shopping and lunch followed by Easter egg coloring and baking. For Jim, it was a day of golf. Jim got back to Bubba and Kim’s house to find Bubba working hard over his grill. We had a great BBQ that evening and, of course, Easter desserts. We headed back to the campground and Cadence set up her little fort under the dinette and passed out…
Sunday we packed up and headed for Houston. One of our tires was a little low so I tried putting some air in it but we were still having problems with our tires. Again, thanks Camping World. We were fortunate enough to find a tire place at a Love’s truck stop that was open and FINALLY, our tire problem is solved. That set us back an hour or so but we made it to Houston at about 4pm. Our friends…
Friday we slept in and had a late start. We went to a small area called Grapevine. Had lunch, did some shopping, then headed to another area called the Stockyards to meet up with Ross, our friend’s son that moved from Houston to Dallas after graduating and getting a job here. Had dinner and partied like 24 year olds. Had a great time and that was our day. Click on the picture above to see the rest of the pictures….
We left Louisiana for Dallas, Tx. We stayed at Sandy Lake Rv park which was pretty nice. Day 2 started with a trip to Southfork Ranch. For those of you, like me, who never saw the show Dallas that’s the site of the famous show, Dallas. Actually most of the show was taped in Hollywood. But the way the story goes is the producers were looking for an authentic large Texas ranch for the “Ewing Ranch” and came across this…
Today we went to lunch at Billy’s Boudin and Cracklins, a place Jim found that was highly rated for it’s Boudin balls, a mix of ground pork, rice and spices fried into a batter. Gotta keep trying local stuff! We had that and the Cracklins, I can’t even describe what they were except it seemed to me it was just some fried batter and spices. And also Boudin roll ups, same as Boudin balls but shaped like an egg roll….
Wednesday we hit the road for Lafayette. I debated skipping this town but had a recommendation from someone we met along the way so decided to check it out. First stop was the Houmas plantation, just outside of New Orleans. This was one of our favorite stops. It was another sugar plantation that was originally built in the 1700’s and added onto throughout the years. It is now owned and occupied by Kevin Kelly, some cargo port service president. Anyway…
Tuesday we went full force as it was our last night in New Orleans and, of course, we discovered a few more items we didn’t want to miss. We started the day on an airboat swamp tour. That was a lot of fun. We rode through the swamps, saw different wildlife including bald eagles, nutria (some kind of large rat that lives in the swamps) and, of course, gators. The guide even coaxed a 5 or 6 footer to the…