August 2012 RV Parks...
1-15 Aug: OAFB Fam Camp, Bellvue NE, 5* - nice spacious sites, quiet, boating and fishing lake, good views, great for walking, dog walking, biking, pools on base as well as shopping at BX and Commissary; great off base shops and restaurants and Omaha area activities.
15-16 Aug: Tower Campground, SFalls SD
20-21 Aug: Westrich RV, Spicer MN
22 Aug: Lazy Acres, Aurora IA
24 Aug: ?
07 August 2012
28 March 2012
13 - 28 March, Lafayette
Haven't posted for awhile...a little busy and a little lazy! But I think I'm the only one following this anyway!
What a wonderful firsy two weeks here! Started out with flooding in our campground but since about the 15th the weather has been beautiful...warm to hot during the day to very cool/coolish at night (49 to 85) with one day of rain inbetween. No complaints here.
We have has lots of music...from the festivals in Thibodaux and Eunice, to the free concerts in downtown Lafayette (on Friday evenings) at Parc International to a great evening at the Blue Moon Saloon.
We have just returned from a two day trip along the Creole Nature Drive and three great NWR sites with plenty of birding and seeing Southern and SW Louisana in all its glory. The downside however is all the oil refineries and attendant businesses. But in Iowa we have hog confinements and ethenol plants that mar our landscapes, so there is no escaping the mess that industry causes us no matter where we live. On the otherhand the areas we visited seemed clean and well cared for. But there are still hazards from the oil industry.
We topped off our two day trip with a great meal at Shucks! in Abbeville. Never a disaapointment there!
What a wonderful firsy two weeks here! Started out with flooding in our campground but since about the 15th the weather has been beautiful...warm to hot during the day to very cool/coolish at night (49 to 85) with one day of rain inbetween. No complaints here.
We have has lots of music...from the festivals in Thibodaux and Eunice, to the free concerts in downtown Lafayette (on Friday evenings) at Parc International to a great evening at the Blue Moon Saloon.
We have just returned from a two day trip along the Creole Nature Drive and three great NWR sites with plenty of birding and seeing Southern and SW Louisana in all its glory. The downside however is all the oil refineries and attendant businesses. But in Iowa we have hog confinements and ethenol plants that mar our landscapes, so there is no escaping the mess that industry causes us no matter where we live. On the otherhand the areas we visited seemed clean and well cared for. But there are still hazards from the oil industry.
We topped off our two day trip with a great meal at Shucks! in Abbeville. Never a disaapointment there!
18 March 2012
March 13 - Last Half Begins
After leaving Mission we spent a long weekend in Houston with daughter Shanie, along with three days of heavy rains...but we still managed to have a great weekend before moving on to Lafayette.
We spent one afternoon at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo...very interesting, but found out you have to be rich to be a cowboy. For instance, Sue found a woman's western belt for $15K and there were hats for $400 and boots for over a $1500! But we had a good time!
On Monday the sun came out so I spent most of the day washing the Eagle and the truck. They were filthy from all the rain we drove through on Friday.
It was up early on Tuesday and off to Louisana, where the rain we had in Texas decided to stay and dump 15-20 inches of rain in parts of southern LA...inlcuding 16" in Carencro, where our RV park is. That story is for the next post!
A la prochain!
We spent one afternoon at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo...very interesting, but found out you have to be rich to be a cowboy. For instance, Sue found a woman's western belt for $15K and there were hats for $400 and boots for over a $1500! But we had a good time!
On Monday the sun came out so I spent most of the day washing the Eagle and the truck. They were filthy from all the rain we drove through on Friday.
It was up early on Tuesday and off to Louisana, where the rain we had in Texas decided to stay and dump 15-20 inches of rain in parts of southern LA...inlcuding 16" in Carencro, where our RV park is. That story is for the next post!
A la prochain!
09 March 2012
March 9th - Moving Day
Up early and getting prepped to move out soon as we leave Mission, TX and return to Houston for a few days before moving on to our final winter destination: Layfayette.
Ironic moment: it was rainy and cool on the day we arrived and that's exactly what we have today! Blah!
It'll be fun to be with Shanie again! But hard to beleive we're halfway through our time away.
RVing: Bentsen Palms Village RV Park is great. 5 stars all around: site, area, people and staff!
Ironic moment: it was rainy and cool on the day we arrived and that's exactly what we have today! Blah!
It'll be fun to be with Shanie again! But hard to beleive we're halfway through our time away.
RVing: Bentsen Palms Village RV Park is great. 5 stars all around: site, area, people and staff!
29 February 2012
February 29, Mission, TX
Wow, only a week to go and what a great time we've had even if the weather has been a bit wet and sometimes cool. Hard to believe the time has gone by so fast! There has been a real weather change here, spring actually! Maybe! all 80s/hi70s for the next few days...hope it holds as we head to Houston and then on to Louisiana! Our next door neighbors hope we will be back...and that is the plan!
Tonight we went to a lecture given by NY columnist Tom Friedman (a fellow Minnesotan (St Louis Park), married to an Iowan. He likes eating at Perkins, and so do we! Any way, good talk, very though provoking.
Tomorrow its off to South Padre Island with David and Sandra, and little Giz of course,
Tonight we went to a lecture given by NY columnist Tom Friedman (a fellow Minnesotan (St Louis Park), married to an Iowan. He likes eating at Perkins, and so do we! Any way, good talk, very though provoking.
Tomorrow its off to South Padre Island with David and Sandra, and little Giz of course,
23 February 2012
Feb 23, Mission, TX
An interesting two weeks...
It has been good to be here...warm though a little wet, and good to catch up with Tom and Carol and get to know them better.
We have met some interesting folks, we really like the Canadians, all nice folks. Have gotten to know Ontarioans (?) David and Sandra (via Tom and Carol) really well. David is a retired school counselor and Sandra a nurse. Have had some great conversations over scotch and wine.
We have done a little birding (last Friday morning) in a light rain and drizzle. There is much to learn in this field. Visited Progresso, Tamp., MEX for a little shopping and lunch. Impressed (?) by all the parms, dentists and opticians. All very busy. Sue got a very pretty dress and a couple of small items.
This RV resort is very nice with a well kept dog park...and lots of activities for the old folks. But since we aren't old we don't participate...though we did go to a margarita night, which was OK if you like the idea of a potluck happy hour. Pretty crowded but was good to see how an activity worked.
Mostly we have just relaxed and have gotten a lot of bike riding in!
It has been good to be here...warm though a little wet, and good to catch up with Tom and Carol and get to know them better.
We have met some interesting folks, we really like the Canadians, all nice folks. Have gotten to know Ontarioans (?) David and Sandra (via Tom and Carol) really well. David is a retired school counselor and Sandra a nurse. Have had some great conversations over scotch and wine.
We have done a little birding (last Friday morning) in a light rain and drizzle. There is much to learn in this field. Visited Progresso, Tamp., MEX for a little shopping and lunch. Impressed (?) by all the parms, dentists and opticians. All very busy. Sue got a very pretty dress and a couple of small items.
This RV resort is very nice with a well kept dog park...and lots of activities for the old folks. But since we aren't old we don't participate...though we did go to a margarita night, which was OK if you like the idea of a potluck happy hour. Pretty crowded but was good to see how an activity worked.
Mostly we have just relaxed and have gotten a lot of bike riding in!
08 February 2012
8 Feb...Port Aransas, TX
It has been awhile since posting, but the Internet was lousy at Marina Bay RV so I just did what I had to and waited until now.
Our time in Houston was great: good times with daughter Shanie and her friends; meeting up with the Singh family, former parishioners and friends from Burlington; friends from our AF days in Texas and meeting their friends; and enjoying the area as much as we could.
The one negative was the Houston traffic in that it never seemed to end. An afternoon at the Houston Holocaust Museum was both informative and disturbing as a reminder of our ability to be extremely cruel to one another. We are still processing the experience. Since then we have watched "The Diary of Anne Frank" and "Judgement at Nuremberg." The larger question is how do we live in such a way that honors our differences and seeks understanding of those differences. Bill Moyers' recent interview with Jonathan Haidt, on Bill Moyers new show, Bill Moyers and Company has helped me understand one way to address this issue.
At any rate, we are now in Port Aransas, TX - on Mustang Island, near Corpus Christi. Very nice, though wish it was sunny and warmer. We are staying at the Pioneer RV Park and find it to be a very friendly place. Lots of snowbirds of course. Ran into a former fellow Minnesotan who was from Danube not many miles west on 212 from where I grew up, in Bird Island. Yesterday I had breakfast with a friend from Burlington...our lockers are near one another at the Y.
We visited the Padre Island National Seashore yesterday and spent some time on or near the beach. Sadly, the beach is littered with trash and visitors are asked to help with its removal. Next time we visit we will take gloves and trash bags and do just that. Most of the litter we were told comes from the Gulf and is deposited on the beach by the tide. Despite the litter we enjoyed seeing many, many species of sea birds/water fowl. We must invest in binoculars.
Tomorrow we head to Mission, TX and will be there through 9 March.
So far we have not taken many pics, but will process the ones we have taken in the next few days.
Our time in Houston was great: good times with daughter Shanie and her friends; meeting up with the Singh family, former parishioners and friends from Burlington; friends from our AF days in Texas and meeting their friends; and enjoying the area as much as we could.
The one negative was the Houston traffic in that it never seemed to end. An afternoon at the Houston Holocaust Museum was both informative and disturbing as a reminder of our ability to be extremely cruel to one another. We are still processing the experience. Since then we have watched "The Diary of Anne Frank" and "Judgement at Nuremberg." The larger question is how do we live in such a way that honors our differences and seeks understanding of those differences. Bill Moyers' recent interview with Jonathan Haidt, on Bill Moyers new show, Bill Moyers and Company has helped me understand one way to address this issue.
At any rate, we are now in Port Aransas, TX - on Mustang Island, near Corpus Christi. Very nice, though wish it was sunny and warmer. We are staying at the Pioneer RV Park and find it to be a very friendly place. Lots of snowbirds of course. Ran into a former fellow Minnesotan who was from Danube not many miles west on 212 from where I grew up, in Bird Island. Yesterday I had breakfast with a friend from Burlington...our lockers are near one another at the Y.
We visited the Padre Island National Seashore yesterday and spent some time on or near the beach. Sadly, the beach is littered with trash and visitors are asked to help with its removal. Next time we visit we will take gloves and trash bags and do just that. Most of the litter we were told comes from the Gulf and is deposited on the beach by the tide. Despite the litter we enjoyed seeing many, many species of sea birds/water fowl. We must invest in binoculars.
Tomorrow we head to Mission, TX and will be there through 9 March.
So far we have not taken many pics, but will process the ones we have taken in the next few days.
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