Friday Brackettville

Pat got up early and went to play golf while I watched a movie waiting for the RV office to open to discuss the wifi problems. Pat returned from playing golf and we both went to the office with our computers. We plugged in direct to their system and still could not get Internet. We even tried going to the Library in town to get Internet but they were closed due to Good Friday. I decided that it will be another day using the Verizon mifi. It's slow but it works.

Later we went into town and checked out the grocery store, Super S, their groceries are high and the produce doesn't look very good.

We had happy hour under our mesquite tree while Pat grilled hamburgers.

The museum is open tomorrow, looking forward to that.

I know the blog has been pretty boring lately but stay tuned I'm sure there is excitement to come. Over & out



Over & Out

Thursday Brackettville

Today was not exciting for me. I spent most of the day trying to get wifi to work at the RV park and working what I could and slowly on my Verizon mifi. Mark and I spent several hours on the phone trying to troubleshot the problem.

Pat rode the BMW to Del Rio and got to meet with a highway patrol officer on the way. Lucky for him he only received a warning ticket. He was going 78 in a 70 zone. He said that he got to see a lot of wild life on the road to Del Rio, he saw turkeys, javelina, a bald eagle and a coyote and too many bird misses to count.

The pool was closed for cleaning today so no swimming. Later in the evening we visited with the young couple across from us. He works with the US Marshals office and she is a dental hygienist. They are so young.

Dinner, a little TV and off to bed. My blog is late again today as still having wifi problems. Till tomorrow.

Wednesday - Brackettville

Woke up this morning and looked at the calendar to realize it was Pat and I's 15th wedding anniversary.  Pat went to play golf at the 18 hole golf course while I worked most of the day. Pat returned and we went for an afternoon swim.  We returned and invited our neighbors over for happy hour.  We visited outside as it was very pleasaent under the shade of our mesquite tree.  We watched the turkeys and deer feed across the street.  We had dinner and then watched Survivor . 

We woke up at 11:30 pm when the storm blew in bringing golf size hail, rain and wind.

Sorry my blog is so late today I have been having computer  issues. I'm blogging from Pat's computer.   Got to get back to work.  Later.......

Tuesday - Brackettville

Today started out overcast and humid. After breakfast Pat & I decided to take a tour of Brackettville, it didn't take long. We even stopped and looked around at the Dollar Store. We then went to check out the  workout equipment at the rec center and then I walked with Pat while he played a few holes of golf at the nine hole course. By then it was HOT, so time to return to the RV and start my work day.

I have moved my office into the bedroom, which works out good. It's much quieter and Pat can have all the living area to do what he wants (see pics). I sometimes have a helper at work.

After working for a while and after Pat had his nap we decided to go visit the pool. Brrr, it's cold but it felt good. We had the pool pretty much to ourselves. I stayed at the shallow end while Pat floated to the deep end (9 feet deep) I'm attaching a picture so you can see how big this pool is. This is Pat at one end and Pat at the other end. Can you see him?  The other picture shows the water flowing from the pool into the river.

I did 3 loads of laundry in the RV today. (I love doing laundry).  Had clothes hanging all over the bathroom.  

I've attached the pictures that I didn't have yesterday that show the deer and our RV site in Brackettville.  The deer and turkey are everywhere.  More tomorrow. Ciao

Monday - Leaving Garner

Today is the last day I have to post my blog from the car at Garner check-in parking lot Yeah!

We left Garner under cloudy, misty conditions on our way to Brackettville, TX and our next destination.  Thankfully, our drive was uneventful.  We ate at the hamburger joint across the street from the entrance to Fort Clark Springs, a gated community with an RV park.  Fort Clark offers lots of amenities.  Fort Clark was established on the banks of the Las Moras Creek by the US Army in 1852.  The fort was closed in 1946 and is now a recreation resort and residential community.  Fort Clark offers a 9 hole and an 18 hole golf course, a 100 x 300 spring-fed pool, the 3rd largest spring-fed pool (68 degrees) in Texas, they also offer tennis courts, nature trails, bird watching and fishing.  We are allowed to use all facilities free of charge since we are staying at the RV park.

We have a great spot at the park with our own mesquite tree and of course Pat made friends immediately with our next door neighbor who was nice enough to take him by golf cart to the driving range to hit some balls and then gave him a tour of the area. Of course, I worked while Pat played.  No problem.  When Pat returned he took me in the car to point out interests he had been shown by our neighbor.

There are many deer in the area along with wild turkeys (see pics).  In the evening an RV across the street from us threw out feed and in came lots of deer to have thier dinner.  Pat has pics on his camera that have not been downloaded yet or I would include a pic or two.

Pat grilled chicken breasts for dinner, watched some TV (yes, we have TV here, we have everything here, including wifi) then off to bed.

More tomorrow.  Stayed tuned.

Sunday - Garner

There was a flurry of activity at the park this morning as everyone was getting ready to leave the park. Pat rode to Bracketville this morning to check out the road and the RV park we are looking to stay at.  After the last fiasco with the curvy road we thought it best to check it out.

With no TV I have read 2 books and started a third.  That is what I was doing while Pat went to check out our destination.  I got through reading and looked out the window to discover that I was pretty much alone in the park. It was like a ghost town.

Pat returned and we gathered our items and went to the river.  We had the river all to ourselves and then a couple of families showed up.  The day before the river had been full of people swimming, fishing and playing in the water. (Sorry I didn’t get a pic of that but had left my phone at the RV)  While drinking margaritas I watched Pat and Blaze in the river.  After Blaze had his swim he lounged on the beach towel to dry. (see pic)

We gathered up and went back to the RV for dinner.  After dinner Pat & I  took Blaze for a stroll around the Park then back to the RV to retire for the evening.   Till tomorrow…..

Saturday - Garner

We woke up this morning to the conclusion that Garner was not going to be a long stay for us. Without wifi we must move on.  We originally signed in for 7 days. Now we are leaving on Monday.  Destination unknown.   Pat settled up with Garner Check in and they will return our money in 8 weeks.  Wow, the state moves fast.

On to the fun part, we biked the 3 Sisters today (335, 336, 337). Texas Moto Foto took a picture of us going around a curve.  Pat told me that we would take it slow around these curvy roads, but you know Pat , we ended up passing everyone we come up on.  What a ride!   We even saw kangaroos along the road. Camels in Fredericksburg and kangaroos in Leakey, what is the world coming to?  We had lunch at the Hog Pen (Bar-b-que).  We were the only BMW at the Harley hangout. Then we biked out to the Lone Star Motorcycle Museum and looked at all the bikes and memorabilia.  I got a new do rag at the museum.  Gotta stay stylish!

Came back to the park gathered up our chairs, umbrella, towels, sunscreen, drinks and dog and walked to the river for some chill time.  The river was cold but we managed to get used to it.  Met and talked with people at the river then came back to the RV to get dressed to go to the Saturday dance. We did a little two- stepping  and then came back to the RV to crawl into bed.  What a fun day we had.