Apache RV, ST. David, AZ

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First time here and only for 2 nights.  Several pecan orchards surround us and we were able to watch how they shake the trees to harvest the pecans.  Very interesting, while some have a machine to pick up the fallen pecans others do it by hand.  We stopped at a local orchard and bought some cracked pecans, two pounds for $10.

Visited Holy Trinity Monastery, it has a small RV park and small chapel, some very interesting information. Checked out their little thrift shop, you take what you need, leave what you want.

Took a drive on down the road to visit Tombstone again.  Didn't seem to be as many people as when we visited the last time.  Also noticed there are so many stores that have shut down.  We walked the main street, stopping in several stores.  Stopped in Big Nose Kate's Saloon (she was Doc Holiday's girl).  Had some good hamburgers for lunch and then it was dress up time.  Great thing about this place is they don't charge for "old time" pictures, Linda, the gal that dresses you and takes your pictures with your phone and or camera works on tips alone.  Got some fun pictures and I think we could of lived in the old west.

Tomorrow we head for Casa Grande for a 2 week stay, then onto Yuma for 3 weeks.

Thousand Trail Medina Lake, Lakehills, TX

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Just a week stop here this time.  We met up with RV friends Randy and Stephanie for lunch a couple of times, always good to catch up.

This park has very friendly deer and if you choose to feed them they are even more friendly.  Looks to have more deer than they have in the past.  Park seems to have been cleaned up from our last visit and looks very nice.  Barbara, the activity director kept us busy, with bingo and playing LCR (left, front, center, a dice game).  She is dong a great job.  We have seen the lake empty and this visit we find the lake over the banks, they have had a couple of months of heavy rain. 

Been to this area, San Antonio, several times but never visited the aquarium so we decided to check it out.  Turned out to be very interesting and even has some zoo animals.  Len fed the stingrays and some fish plus the sharks, yes, he still has all his fingers.  Enjoyed lunch at their little snack bar, not a big selection (pizza and nachos) but we enjoyed it.

Moving tomorrow and will start our journey West.  Till next time.

Victoria Palm RV Resort, Donna, TX

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Met up with RV friends Brian and Phyllis for our stay here.  Nice park, except for the loud music on the weekends coming from a nearby nightclub, pretty heavy on the bass.

Enjoyed happy hours, meals and tourist attractions together.  New Year's Eve we enjoyed a meal at the Golden Coral, and being the party animals we all are, Len and I were in bed by 9.  We enjoyed 3/4 pound burgers at Gonzales's one afternoon, just the right size when you share one. 

Len and I took a trip down to Brownsville (Brian was under the weather).  We stopped by at Fun-N-Sun RV to visit Karen and Jack, more RV friends, enjoyed their company and tour of the resort.  From there we made a stop at a flea market and a stop for a late lunch at Jason's deli. (got to use the gift card I won at the dessert bake-off in Conroe, TX.  After our meal we wanted to find the parrots that come across from Mexico every night about 6 o'clock to roost in the eucalyptus trees.  What a site that was, you really need ear plugs for that encounter, but a joy to see.

Made a trip across the border at Progresso to do some shopping.  One of the pharmacies will buy you a margarita after your purchase.  Nice little bar area, cheap beer, $1.50 each, live music and there was a good size group of Americans on the dance floor, seemed to be regulars there.  Phyllis and I both got a chair massage while enjoying our margaritas, good deal for 3 bucks.  We also enjoyed lunch at the Red Snapper, the restaurant overlooks the streets of Progresso.  You pay $1.00 at the turnstile to get into Mexico and 50 cents to get back out.  There is also a duty tax on items such as liquor so we will save those purchases when we are in Yuma.

Phyllis had secured tickets to Paperback Writers (Beatle impersonators) at Southern Comfort, a nearby RV resort. It was a fun evening and so many great songs from the past.

Made a trip to South  Parde Island, weather was cool and windy but we did drive down on the beach, picked up a couple of shells, and enjoyed watching the surf.  After the beach we stopped by the turtle rescue center, very educational.  It was amazing to see the artificial limbs and rotor they put on one of the turtles so he could swim.

We visited Estero Llano Grande State Park, a birding center in the area.  We took a 2 hour tram ride though the park with several stops to view birds with the spotting scope.

We played bingo at the park along with visiting the craft fair they had.

It was a great two weeks with our friends, but it was time to leave and travel onto our next adventure.

Bay View RV Park, Rockport, TX Dec. 2018

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Arrived here on Christmas Eve, found a nice spot with a view of the lake.  Park still had damage from the hurricane, but they are working to clean things up.

Park had a nice Christmas potluck, followed by playing some games and then a gift exchange, it was a fun time.  We had a nice Christmas day and took a drive around the area, no traffic to deal with while we took in the damage from hurricane Harvey.  So much destruction, a lot of people just walked away and have left the mess.

Len toured the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi, takes several hours to see everything, but he enjoyed it, included a lot of steps.

After Lexington we made a stop at Snoopy's  to enjoy their shrimp and followed up our lunch with some ice cream from Scoopy's next door.  On the way back to the RV we stopped to visit RV friends, Rhonda and Phil.  While there they took us on a ride on the beach, which was really nice along with a stop at the local pub.

Another day while out we stopped at the Fulton Mansion, visited the visitor center Len ventured over to the mansion that is under renovation after hurricane Harvey hit the area.  With the damage and repairs going on you were able to see the bare bones of the mansion, very interesting how many times they have rebuilt after hurricanes have caused damage to the mansion.

Did played bingo at the park one night, Len was a winner I was there for moral support, or to kill time.

We did eat lunch across the street from the park at Steve Lew's, bar-b-q was really good.  They also make several flavors of their own soda, the meal was delicious, cowboy beans were really good.

Looking forward to our next stop where we meet up with RV friends in Donna, TX