Colorado River, Columbus, TX Dec. 2018

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It is amazing the wonderful friends a person can meet while RV'ing.

On the road into the park we made a new friend, a beautiful German Shepard that loved to race all the cars.  You gunned the car and the dog would race you down his fence line, doing 35mph, that dog could still out run us.  He loved to run.

Len had to replace the hot water tank in the motorhome, home repairs even when the wheels go round and round.

Saw Richard and Betty that we had met in Florida, they ended up parking across the street from us.

Had a great time staying here.  Len was able to go out kayaking with friends he met in Florida, Gary and Linda, they were also joined by Katie and Greg..  We took several adventures with Gary and Linda Williams checking out the tourist areas, and local restaurants.  We checked out Hruska's down the road from the park. Great kolaches, so many choices, but Len liked the lemon and Gary said the pumpkin was delicious.  Cream cheese was my choice and it was delicious. Took a trip to Brenham to visit the Blue Bell Creameries,  enjoyed ice cream while we were there.  A wonderful visit to the Painted Churches in Schulenburg, amazing beautiful churches, the stained glass was so beautiful. In Columbus we were able to visit the Stafford Opera House and the Confederate Museum.  Len picked up some pecans, the squirrels helped him eat them while he was sleeping

The park had an early Christmas potluck which we all enjoyed.  Learned a new dice game (LCR) which was fun and easy.  Fun ornament bingo game one night, even if I did loose the ornament I REALLY wanted, and also a white elephant bingo after the Christmas potluck.  I did win a portable ice maker, which I have absolutely no room for.  I passed the ice maker onto are friends Scott and Helen for their summer home, in exchanged she made a beautiful set of towels for me.

On the move again...….

Lake Conroe, Willis, Texas - Dec. 2018

   
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 Arrived here on the 26th of November and we leave tomorrow after a 2 week stay.  We were here two years ago and they were making some additions at that time.  When we pulled into the park we were able to snag a spot in the new addition.  Nice concrete pad and large patio area.  Not many activities during the week but the weekends are busy.  Starting on Friday at one, they play surprise bingo (also on Saturday), bring a bag to carry your winnings home, you will need it.  The cabinet is stocked with chips, crackers, cookies and other snacks from the total of 4 times playing surprise bingo. At 5 o'clock, both on Friday and Saturday they play card bingo, did pretty good winning some of those pots too, they were cash winnings, but only a couple of dollars for each game.

     Several RV friends are also at this park so we were able to catch up with them.  Plus some others have stopped RV'ing and live in the area so we were able to visit with them also.

     Got the Christmas decorations up, they look so pretty.  Wonder if Santa will find this house on wheels.

     Len went out on the lake and did some kayaking with Gary and Linda that we met in Florida that are also staying here.  They had a good time till it got a little windy on the lake so had to bring the kayaks to shore.

     We went over to visit Daria, we had met her and her husband, Bob, when traveling in Maine four years ago.  Bob has since passed away, but we had a lovely time catching up with Daria and enjoyed lunch at the Fish Pond, we all had chicken fried steak, so good.

     Another couple we met back East, Gordon and Merlyn, stopped by to see us.  They bought a beautiful home in town, so good to see them and we did get to visit several times with them while we were here.  They even brought their grandson, Liam over to visit, we had met him a couple years ago when he was visiting his grandparents in New York. 

     We have crossed paths again with Scott and Helen.  Also Ed and Debi and Janice and Dave.  It is amazing the friends you are able to see while traveling.  Ed, Debi, Janice, Dave, Gary and Linda joined us at the Fish Pond for an early dinner one night.  Food is so good and a lot of it. I love their liver and onions, Len had a hamburger steak that filled the platter it was served on.

     The RV park does cooking decorating every year, there is a couple in the park that bake all the sugar cookies along with making all the decorating frosting.  This year they baked over 500 cookies, they do such a great job and have done this for 25 years. 

     The park also had a dessert contest, decided I would give it a try.  I made the toffee recipe my mom always used, it was tasty enough to come in second.  Won a gift card to Jason Deli for $25. 

     We were able to check out some tourist attractions in the area.  It is really to bad that businesses are not opened, the hours that they post.   Drove to Montgomery TX. we stopped at Fernland Historical Park. There are several log cabins there that are some of the oldest still in Texas.  Buildings weren't open but Len was able to get some pictures through the windows.  Then , we made a stop at Old Iron Works, they restore cars and you are able to wander through the showroom and the shop area and talk with the crew that is doing the restorations.  Also visited the Heritage Museum in Conroe.  We like to visit the local museums where we camp to learn of the area.

     The Kroger grocery store in town is amazing, like visiting a super Wal-Mart, but better quality.  Plus we get gas points for a discount.

     All for now...…….