Harry usually spends his Birthday out of state. This time he spent it out of the country on our one day bus tour to Monterrey Mexico along with Bud and Carol!

We got on the tour bus at 6 a.m. and returned home after 10 p.m. Monterrey is the 3rd largest city in Mexico and is home to more than 3 million people. We crossed the border at Reynosa, and traveled 150 miles to Monterrey. We then boarded a. boat and cruised down the “Paseo Santa Lucia”- Monterrey’s River Walk. This beautiful park/ river was built where an old steel mill had been. The “river” begins at the pond with a large steel bucket emptying into the water and runs a mile and ½ to the downtown area- a stunning sight with the Saddle Hill Mountain behind it. We enjoyed a bus tour of the downtown area and an inside tour of the regal Governor’s Palace and the Grand Plaza. Our lunch was a wonderful buffet at the Radisson Hotel, which was built in 1912-a grand staircase, black marble floors and wonderful food. . We got back on the bus and rode up into the mountain, thru dusty, narrow, winding streets of small communities and REALLY narrow switchback roads to a spectacular waterfall called Cascada Cola de Caballo or “Horse Tail Falls”. To get to the actual falls we had to walk ½ mile up a cobblestone path and rocky steps-but it was well worth the effort! We even got to stop and shop at a roadside flea market on our way back!

Today we went back to Progresso Mexico with Bud and Carol for the last time. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been across the border 8 different times at 4 different border crossings. Today Harry finally bought himself a new pair of cowboy boots! Every time we go over to shop – he looks and looks-today Bud finally talked him into buying!

We’ll be moving on this weekend. We’ve been at Sunshine RV Resort for a month. We’ve met a lot of great folks from all over the USA and Canada. We’ll miss them- but it’s time to go camping! We’ll miss Bud and Carol too, but we know where they live and when they’ll be home!