Guys day out

The ladies all left at 11 am for lunch and a shopping and stuff so the guys went out too.  Lunch.....

Then we went to local festival to checkout the car show..........

It's a diesel hot rod!

I liked this one but wouldn't be able to get in or out.

Denny was checking out this 57 Chevy.

This jewel needs a little work, wonder if there's an engine under the hood?

I liked this old pickup too.

Johnson Creek RV Resort (JCRV)

Today we made the short 101 mile trip to Ingram and JCRV for the rally.  It starts on the eleventh but we like the area and want to spend more time here.  There were 6 HHs here already so we bring the early birds up to ten.

We are in the same site as last year so I know the roof top dish will get a good view of its satellite.  We are next to Steve & Susy and back up to the pecan orchard.  Patches likes it because she can lay on the sofa back and watch the deer and all the dogs that are walked back there.

Canyon Lake happy hour

Here we are during happy hour the evening before leaving Canyon Lake ....................

We had some visitors pass by...............

Canyon Lake COE park is very nice, we will remember it for future stops.

Canyon Lake, TX Corp of Engineers campground

We left again about 10 am for the 266 mile tow to meet up with Mike & Debra Parks and Don & Mary Lynn Gertz.

This is a very nice COE park, huge sites and ours backs up to Canyon Lake.  It's in the low 80s and sunny.  

And here's the view from the back window............

It's very peaceful here, the primary noise is the squacking of the birds.  The 8 of us had happy hour and visited after we were set up.

Travel day

We pulled out about 10 am for a short travel day, 166 miles.  We spent the night in Winnie, Texas in a small and tight campground.

That's Ron & Roberta's HitchHiker beside us.

Tobasco plant tour

Today we went to Avery Island and toured the Tobasco plant, boy was it crowded......3 school buses and 2 tour buses plus a full parking lot of visitors.  I had no idea Tobasco was so popular.

It was interesting but limited.  The tour started with a 10 minute talk, a 20 minute video and then a walk past the bottling line.  I wish we could see the peppers and vats and barrels.

The gift shop was very very busy, we have started our Christmas shopping.

Judy did some searching a found a unique local lunch restaurant.  Would you go in here to eat?

Here's the featured poboy sandwich....................

Honestly, the sandwiches and shrimp were excellent.
For an evening snack and desert we went to Pont Breaux's to listen to some music and watch some local's dancing.

Greetings Ron & Roberta

We got to sleep in and relax, Patches likes it here and has been outside roaming about.  Ron & Roberta arrived about 3 pm and set up.....in the rain.  A little after that we headed out for a late lunch in St Martinville at Cajun King.

After a good seafood meal we checked out the town.

                                                   Ron strolling down the side walk.

 
The poet Longfellow wrote a poem here, can't say I'm much of a poetry fan but the small park on the river was very "southern" with the vegetation and large live oak trees and some hanging moss.

                                                                   Mr. Longfellow

                                                  Mr. Longfellow and some visitors.

                                                  Yep, this is a BIG OLD live oak tree.