Johnson Creek RV Park

This is Johnson Creek from the elevated deck and gathering place behind the clubhouse. Most of the early arrivals gather in the clubhouse at 2pm to play Pegs & Jokers or Mexican Train.  At 4pm we all get together for a couple hours for an extended happy hour.
This morning we took the truck in for some warranty work, it clunks when you shift from neutral to either drive or reverse.  The dealer thinks it's in the rear end, perhaps a bearing but we'll have to return next week for the repair.

Local residents & Patches new toy

Every evening a local deer herd stops by for some feed from one of the campgrounds feeders.  They are in the pecan orchard behind our HitchHiker home.   Last night there were several young ones frolicking like little kids.

                                  Hum....I wonder what this thing is that Judy bought for me today?

                                   This feather doesn't smell or taste like the birds I use to catch.

                                                Let's give it a smack and see if it will run away.

Happy hour

Here we are sitting around chatting during this afternoons happy hour.  The weather is great, low 80s and a nice breeze making it very comfortable.

                                                 Jake said his snack was chop licking good.

 

      Here's Sugar and ???.  They belong to the campground owners and live in the pecan orchard beside us.

Johnson Creek RV in Ingram, TX

We went out for ludin (lunch/dinner) with the HH friends that have arrived early for the HH Rally two weeks from now.  Ron & Roberta, Carol & Denny, Stan & Connie, Roy & Carol, then Judy.

All settled in for 3 or 4 weeks relaxation, HH socializing & TX BBQ.  It's been in the low 80s and lots of sunshine with a nice breeze.  We are backed up to the pecan orchard with lots of deer and Grackle's (birds) making their loud and funny noises.  I wonder if the pecan trees will have leafs when we leave?

Luling & bluebonnets

Here we are setup for one night at River's Bend CG, a Passport America site for $15, FHUs.  Lulling has a Blake's Restaurant and great chicken fried steak.  We were traveling west on secondary roads when a SUV pulled along side us and honked his horn.  It was Skeetshooter (Ted & Donna Rogers)!!  They live outside Houston and were going to visit a friend and recognized our RV, how cool was that?  We called each other and talked awhile , they will be at the rally we are headed to.  Small world huh?

                          We are starting to see bluebonnets and Indian paint brush (we think) wildflowers.

After dinner we rode around Luling with Ron & Roberta who decided to continue along to Ingram, TX with us. There are lots of oil wells all over busy pumping oil (oe gas?).  The city has decorated some of them........

Livingston, TX Escapee HQ

We stopped at Rainbow's End (Escapee HQ) for a planned 2 nights so we can get the rig weighed with the new truck and the changes we have made in the last 2 years.  Due to the forecast for thunderstorms we stayed an extra day which was good because it gave us more time to spend with Rudy & Linda Hingst.  They are Texans and purchasing a long time lot to use as their base, they have family in the area.  The bad storms never materialized, just clouds and rain.

                                  The WWII Iwo Jima flag raising was behind the Whataburger.

                           Rudy & Linda......looks like they are upset that the onion rings are about gone.

 

                                                      We spotted a Texas short horn cow.

Winter is over,time to travel

We have left Gulf Shores at 8:45 am after sitting there for over 5 months.  We are headed to the hill country in Texas for a HitchHiker rally with 25 or 30 other couples.  We made the 374 mile trip to Kinder, LA and Coutschatta Casino, it was a long but good day and a lot longer that we usually like to travel.  It will now allow us 3 short travel days to arrive in Ingram, TX Friday.  We are travelling with Ron & Roberta Austin who are also headed to the rally.