La Feria, TX

Monday......Well, the weather is great and we still have a few things to do so we are staying two more days. Monday we did laundry and some running around. We returned as Bill and Judye returned from birding so we gathered with them and Ron & Lois for some cool adult beverages and worked a few world problems. Judy made German tater salad and cukes and onions. The other also contributed and we did some pork on the grill for supper. After that we played Mexican Train until 11pm. It was real windy all day and it kept up most of the night, we could tell our home was rocking a little when we went to bed.
Tuesday......an unbelievable day......sun, mild breeze, low 80s.....just like summer. Bill and I went to Harlingen to open a checking account for Haulin' HitchHikers. Being together this last week allowed us to ironed out all the details and now have our NuWa HitchHiker RV chapter open. We are advertising in the HitchHiker Thumbs Up mag and the online user forum.
Judy twisted her knee again yesterday so she's relaxing out in the sun....eat you heart our Margaret! We are planning on the six of us getting together this afternoon for happy hour (maybe two) and pizza. This has been one of the most beautiful days I've seen in a few months. Might be too hot!

La Feria, TX

Howdy partner, today we said good bye to Susan & Jeff, they are going to met up with several others for a 30 day tour into central Mexico. They have already been up and down the east and west coasts in Mexico. Bill and Judye were going to South Padre Island to meet some friends and do some bird watching. We went with Ron & Lois to a LARGE flea market several miles west of here, they were there yesterday and went back with some measurements for a sun screen for their rear window. We purchased a 6x9 mat for our front entrance as we are headed for some sandy sites out west. On the way back we swung through Mexico again as Randy was in dire need of a sombrero and Ron was seeking some low cost vodka. The Federalies were out in force today compared to yesterday, they were all over thye place. The armored personnel carriers had the machine guns manned and ready. They were doing some serious vehicle searches on the Mexican side but nothing we saw on the American side. I think our boarder patrol either had the weekend off or were very well concealed.

La Feria, TX

Weather hasn't changed any. Overcast and chilly. This morning we went to Progresso, TX and walked into Mexico with Jeff & Susan. It cost 25 cents to get into Mexico and 30 cents to get back into the US. Progresso was a 15 minute drive from our CG and we spent the morning and half the afternoon walking around, watching people, shopping and having lunch. Crossing the border at Progresso looks just like crossing into Mexico at San Diego. Judy & Susan each had a $4 hair cut. We watched the Rio Grande river but didn't see anyone swimming across. Lots of people, Mexican dentists after American customers and drug stores selling medications. We came back with a couple small gifts and a bottle of Kalula and Tequila for the Beans & Beer Rally in April.

La Feria, TX Friday 1/25

Another yucky day weather wise. Judy and I went exploring and visited the Iwo Jima memorial in Harlington, TX. There's also a US Marine museum there (it's located on an old military base that's now a boys military school) and we viewed a good documentary video hosted by an old timer who was at Iwo Jima as a naval gunnery officer aboard the battleship Nevada. We did a little shopping then picked up Susan & Jeff Collinwood for supper and met our friends Ron & Lois plus Bill (Judye was sick) and plus 2 more HitchHiker forum couples that were in the Rio Grande Valley wintering.

La Feria, TX

Really POOPY weather. HitchHikers in the rain. A cold Judy. Bill Teetz and Gregory. Wet & cold palm trees. UGH UGH.......but better than Michigan!

La Feria, TX

The weather has changed again, kind of ugly but nothing like up in Michigan. We did the laundry today the went to a flea market. Well, we thought we would, it wasn't open so the group went to Walmart for supplies. The CG had a carnival this afternoon followed by hot dogs, we all opted to go to the American Legion for steaks. This evening we are relaxing after back home after an exhausting day.

La Feria, TX Tuesday 1/22

Judy & Lois (plus the rest of the estrogen gang)at water aerobics, 8:30am. I thought they were tuff until I learned the pool was heated to 82 degrees.

From back left: Judye & Bill, Lois and a shocked Ron, my Judy, Jeff & Susan. Ron couldn't believe and was shocked I'd leave a full plate of food to take his picture.

This was a very busy day, for Judy at least. She and Lois went to the morning water aerobics class then we washed the truck. They told me that the pool water was 82 although the outside temp wasn't near that. I washed the front of the trailer and farted around while Judy washed the rest of the entire trailer! The dirt wasn't bothering me that much but it bugged her bad. I started a batch of spaghetti sauce and Judye had some extra ingredients as we were all going to get together for supper. Mid afternoon another HH cruised by and parked by the rest of us. It was Jeff & Susan Collingwood from CA on their way to Mexico. The eight of us (Bill & Judye, Ron & Lois, Jeff & Susan and Judy and I) had supper together. Good news.....in addition to Lois' homemade cheese cake, which was great, we polished off October's fruit cake from College of the Ozarks.