Travel day to Arkansas

Today we made the 230 mile trip to Ashdown, Arkansas escaping Texas after over a month there.  We are in a membership ROD park called Millwood Landing.  We currently plan to spend 4 nights here resting up and head to West Memphis to watch the Mississippi and some tugboats and barges.

 

Camo cat & Ennin, TX

Well,  I blew it!  Again.  At 6 last night we went to a restaurant to meet Haleigh and Dallas.  This is the first time we have met Dallas, Haleigh's fiancee.  She moved to Texas last fall to be with him.  They seem to be very much in love and a happy couple.  It has been quite awhile since we have seen Haleigh also.  Judy and I had an enjoyable visit!  I blew it because I forgot to get some pictures!! 

Yesterday evening we were outside enjoying the weather and water, Patches wanted out and there is nothing around us so out she went.  She wandered over to the edge of the lake and after awhile decided to lay low.  See her above?

Here's a closer look.  Beware, she's on duty.

Today we made a short 130 mile drive to Ennis, TX and another COE park for one night.

I like the view here a bit better than the last couple days.  I'm glad no one was around, after getting into one site OK we discovered the water didn't work so returned to the off ice for a different site, this one took many many unsuccessful attempts before I finally got backed in.

NORTHBOUND! Devyn & Randy here we come!

Time to head north for Randy's pasture and Devyn!

We made the short 163 mile trip to Union Grove Corp of Engineers park in Salado, TX on Stillhouse Hollow Lake.  The place is almost empty, last night there were two other RVs we could see in the loop we are in, this morning they are gone and no one else to be seen.  Judy said we could run around the campground naked and no one would know, even jump in the lake 20 feet behind us.  She wants to block more tires when we hook up so our home doesn't roll into the lake.  The temps have really dropped, it  was only 58 at 3:30 pm with 25 mph winds out of the north.  It looks and feels like winter and snow.  Judy nuked some chili for lunch and the heat pumps are pumping.  For supper she warmed up leftover mac and cheese and ham and we had the last of her home made applesauce.  In the morning the sun was out and it's still 58 and windy but sunny!  

On Wednesday we went to a great little German restaurant for lunch, Opa's Schnitzel Hut.  This was the best schnitzel we have had since we have been on the road!

 I think our traveling home is larger than the restaurant.

And that's the truth!

Last pot luck and last trip to Classic Burger

Here's a couple of the locals here at the campground.

Here's the last 10 of us at yesterdays last potluck dinner.

Today we had to return to Classic Burger one more time before we leave in the morning.

Repair time

We had two HitchHikers with brake problems.  Here's Mike (in the shadow under his HH) and Don repairing a broken wire to one of his brakes.  On the other side of the park there was another crew working on Ron & Roberta's HH with a missing hydraulic line to one brake.  Wonder how long he was without trailer brakes?  Both were successfully repaired so we decided to go to Classic Burger for lunch.

We put Don to work with a game of F350 vs F450 tug of war.

Then it seems Mel's F450 decided to remain in reverse, so it was taken to the Ford dealer a couple blocks away.  Less than an hour later he was back on the road.  We were at the Ford dealer earlier that morning getting three minor issues repaired under warranty.  

Camp Verde

Even though the rally has ended many are sticking around a few more days.  Here's the guys happy hour, the ladies were circled behind the trailer.

One afternoon 20 of us  went to Camp Verde for a very nice lunch.  This is the site where in 1857 the local US Army post experimented with camels.   

Every class has a clown.

Greening up, bluebonnets, bloody maries, & BBQ dinner

As you can see in these pictures the rain and warm sunshine lately has been making the leaves pop out.

Here's some of the local bluebonnets.

One afternoon someone suggested a bloody mary party, everyone agreed!

On the last night we had a catered BBQ dinner and it was pretty good!

As you can see some of the old farts have trouble getting away from their smart phones just like their grand kids.

Here's Stan & Connie who put the rally together.  At the white elephant gift exchange Ron and Roberta ended up with our gift and we ended up with theirs!