Hard to believe - - - we’ve been gone from Lambertville for OVER 2 months. We’ve seen a lot and done a lot. Just not as much in the last 3 weeks. Seems we’re kind of anchored here at Sunshine RV Park and we’ve not “wandered” as much, due a lot to the “goofy “ weather, I suppose.
But then, looking back, we’ve been to Mexico 4 times at 3 different border crossings/ 2 different towns. We’ve been up and down the roads in Harlingen so many times that now Harry knows his way around pretty good. We’ve shopped at all the “best” stores – Target, Wal-Mart, Penny’s, Sears, and even a Big Lots. Today was a new little shop – “Tuesday Morning”. We’ve been to 2 National Park Wildlife Refuges. - Yesterday was the Santa Ana NWF and walked 2 miles, stood on the bank of the Rio Grande River and could have fallen into Mexico. We climbed a 40 ft tower and even saw some Chachalaca birds ( Cha –Cha – lah –kah) which look like a cross between a Mourning Dove and a Pheasant. We’ve eaten at a half dozen good Mexican restaurants- but don’t ask us what we ate ! It was all yummy ! Harry is needing more Pepcid !! We’ve been to 2 ice cream socials and a fish fry here in the park. We have miles on our bikes and almost as many in our sandals. A week ago we went to a really good craft show here which has given me a new batch of ideas for next Christmas. And this weekend is a parkwide garage sale.
We’ve met some very nice folks who we would like to keep in touch with after we leave. Just the other day we met and spent time with Rich and Sally from White Cloud Michigan! Next door to us are Tony and Caroline from New Jersey; Jean across from us is from Missouri; Larry and Ruth are also from Missouri but he has family in Lima! There’s the rowdy group that cheers for Ohio State. Down the way, they’re from Zanesville and Newark! Today we had Joel and Carol from out on South Padre Island come and visit. Next summer I hope we can visit with them up on Mullett Lake!
b.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
We must be staying in Disney World. This Mickey Mouse weather is really Goofy! One day the lows are in the 40s and the highs are lucky to make 50.and the next day the low is in the high 60s and the high is 80. I guess that is the normal weather pattern here. Well today is a nice day so off with the winter coats and it is time to hit the pool, good thing they keep it at a constant 81 degrees.
We have a trip planned to Monterrey, Mx. For Feb.7th Monterrey is Mexico’s third largest city, and it is approximately 150 miles from here. We get on a bus here in Harlingen at 6:30 in the morn and get back late the same day. People from here said it was a very nice tour with a great meal. This gives us a change to see what Mexico looks like in this area away from the boarder, and I don’t have to drive.
We have a trip planned to Monterrey, Mx. For Feb.7th Monterrey is Mexico’s third largest city, and it is approximately 150 miles from here. We get on a bus here in Harlingen at 6:30 in the morn and get back late the same day. People from here said it was a very nice tour with a great meal. This gives us a change to see what Mexico looks like in this area away from the boarder, and I don’t have to drive.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Rain in Texas
Thru.eve Jan. 24th
That cold spell that you are getting up north has found its way down here to south Texas. It has been cold and rainy here for the last couple of weeks. Today’s high was only 51 degrees, with rain. Only had a couple of days in the pool this week.
This cold spell is very expensive. No lounging around the pool on these cold days, so it is off to the shopping centers. Bobbi had to go to the huge outlet mall that is just down the road and go shopping. She ended up with a new pair of shoes and I a Cribbage set, for something to do on these rainy days. On the way to the outlet mall we stopped at a u-pick citrus farm and picked a 5 gal. bucket of grapefruit, for $2.00, I told the owner I can’t see how he can make any profit at those prices. Nice sweet, big grapefruits. He took us and another couple out into the grove on a little trailer hooked on the back of his Honda Big Red three wheeler, and pointed out the best fruit to pick. He told us if we pick a grapefruit and think we didn’t want it, just throw it on the ground and pick another. He said he didn’t want any bad fruit to leave his farm and that he would inspect it again before we left to make sure we had only good fruit.
The weather reports say we are to have one more day of this cold rainy weather and it will warm up into the 80s by Sunday and into next week. The weather here is like a roller coaster with the ups and downs, unlike home, our downs haven’t gotten to the freezing point.
Have to make another trip into Mexico. Went to Wal-Mart to get my Rx filled and they wanted $85 . Last month it was $30. Found out I have a $75 deductible on my medicine insurance that I have to meet every year. So it is down to Mexico and buy it over the counter for $29. The insurance co. said to save the receipt and it would count against my deductible.
The longer this rainy cold weather stays the smaller this trailer gets. The rain must make it shrink , glad it wasn’t any smaller when we started.
H.
That cold spell that you are getting up north has found its way down here to south Texas. It has been cold and rainy here for the last couple of weeks. Today’s high was only 51 degrees, with rain. Only had a couple of days in the pool this week.
This cold spell is very expensive. No lounging around the pool on these cold days, so it is off to the shopping centers. Bobbi had to go to the huge outlet mall that is just down the road and go shopping. She ended up with a new pair of shoes and I a Cribbage set, for something to do on these rainy days. On the way to the outlet mall we stopped at a u-pick citrus farm and picked a 5 gal. bucket of grapefruit, for $2.00, I told the owner I can’t see how he can make any profit at those prices. Nice sweet, big grapefruits. He took us and another couple out into the grove on a little trailer hooked on the back of his Honda Big Red three wheeler, and pointed out the best fruit to pick. He told us if we pick a grapefruit and think we didn’t want it, just throw it on the ground and pick another. He said he didn’t want any bad fruit to leave his farm and that he would inspect it again before we left to make sure we had only good fruit.
The weather reports say we are to have one more day of this cold rainy weather and it will warm up into the 80s by Sunday and into next week. The weather here is like a roller coaster with the ups and downs, unlike home, our downs haven’t gotten to the freezing point.
Have to make another trip into Mexico. Went to Wal-Mart to get my Rx filled and they wanted $85 . Last month it was $30. Found out I have a $75 deductible on my medicine insurance that I have to meet every year. So it is down to Mexico and buy it over the counter for $29. The insurance co. said to save the receipt and it would count against my deductible.
The longer this rainy cold weather stays the smaller this trailer gets. The rain must make it shrink , glad it wasn’t any smaller when we started.
H.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
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