tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58551687892603373512024-03-05T06:49:35.035-06:00Beach LoversBeach Lovers Martha & Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13468180347261763156noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855168789260337351.post-35987609839642241582011-11-09T20:14:00.001-06:002011-11-09T20:15:23.730-06:00Getting Closer to HomeYesterday was another wonderful day with Aunt Gloria and Les. She and I went down to the Courthouse to take coffee for the NARFE (National Association of Retired Federal Employees) monthly meeting. I guess she does that every month. She wasn't going to stay for the meeting since Lee and I were visiting. When we finished there she and I went downtown and looked in some of the shops and then left and went to have a cup of coffee. We had a wonderful time just talking and continuing getting to know each other. Les finally called to see where we were because he and Lee were hungry and ready for lunch. We went home and picked them up and went to Pizza Hut for the lunch buffet. When we got back to her house we emptied the ice trays with the lemon juice and put them in a Ziploc bag. I took them to the 5th wheel and put them in the freezer. We visited for a while and I left to go back to the 5th wheel because I was fixing chicken pot pie for dinner. We had the chicken pot pie, corn, biscuits and lots of good conversation.<br />
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We visited for a while and then said goodnight. They went home and I did the majority of the travel preparations. I had only a few left for this morning. We left their house at 9:00 this morning. I had to get one last picture of Lee, Aunt Gloria and Les.<br />
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Our destination was Hardeeville RV in Hardeeville, SC. It is a Passport America park. I had seen the Pink Pig restaurant on the internet and it had been featured on the Food Network. I told Lee we would have a late lunch there and that would be our meal for the day. We didn't get to the RV park until 2:30 and they close at 3:00. When we checked in at the RV park we asked about the restaurant and he was the one that told us they would be closing at 3:00. He said it was his Mother and Brother's restaurant and if we wanted to place an order to go he would go pick it up for us. We gave him the money for the food and went to our site. Before we knew it he was back with our food. We got a BBQ plate and 1/2 rack of ribs plate. They both came with Brunswick stew, slaw and roll. It was great. We ate and after that we sat outside and read for awhile. We will be heading out in the morning to Huntington Beach State Park to have dinner with Bill and Nancy Mills. We are really looking forward to seeing them. Thanks for traveling with us.Beach Lovers Martha & Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13468180347261763156noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855168789260337351.post-1925547320351187912011-11-07T21:27:00.000-06:002011-11-07T21:27:57.167-06:00Thomasville GeorgiaWe left Marianna, FL yesterday morning headed to see Lee's Aunt Gloria. He hasn't seen her in probably forty years. We had a short drive yesterday and arrived at her house in Thomasville, GA around noon. We pulled up in front of her house with the 5th wheel since we are mooch docking here. She lives on a dead end road and her house is on one side and there is a house on the other side and no turn around. Well they were both so glad to see each other when we first arrived no thought was given to how we were going to get the rig parked. With much patience on both our parts and many directions from me and many maneuvers for Lee he got it parked perfectly. <br />
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We look really good sitting next to Aunt Gloria's House.<br />
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We had sandwiches at her house and then she took us out to do some sightseeing. The first place she took us was to see the Big Oak.<br />
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She drove through town so we could see all the old mansions. They were beautiful. Some of them have been converted to Bed & Breakfast. When we got back to her house Lee asked her if the tree in her yard was a pear tree and she said no it is a lemon tree. It has some of the biggest lemons I have ever seen.<br />
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She took us out to dinner at Ruby Tuesday and then it was back home. Her husband Les had to work yesterday and didn't get off until 7pm and had to be at work at 5am this morning so we only got to see him for a short time. We were going to leave tomorrow but Les will be off so we are going to stay an extra day so we can spend some time with both of them.<br />
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We had a lazy morning. I went over and had coffee with Aunt Gloria while Lee was still resting and then he went over to spend some time with her. I caught them eating Biscotti together. She is the sweetest person you could ever hope to meet.<br />
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She said we would make some homemade lemonade. Now that is something I have never done before so I was really excited. We were all three involved in the process. Lee picked the lemons for us.<br />
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Aunt Gloria cut them and I worked the juicer. It was really fun.<br />
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When we finished the juicing we put the juice in ice cube trays and put them in the freezer. <br />
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Now I can put the ice cubes in a bag in the freezer and when we want lemonade we will add a few to a glass of water. She is going to give us some lemons to take home so I can make more lemonade. What fun. She made chili in the crock pot and a pumpkin pie for dinner and I made a Swiss Cashew Tossed Salad and took some french bread. We came home after dinner because we knew Les was tired since he had to get up so early this morning. It has been such a wonderful day.Beach Lovers Martha & Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13468180347261763156noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855168789260337351.post-18668307216810956222011-11-05T22:05:00.002-05:002011-11-05T22:05:50.646-05:00We left Louisiana on Wednesday. We stopped at a the Okatoma Resort in Hattiesburg, MS. We put the address in the GPS and ended up on a road where we were supposed to make a right turn on a gravel road that wasn't big enough for the truck much less the truck and the 5th wheel. I called the campground and he said you can't put the address in the GPS. He gave me directions to get there and we were successful. This was a Passport America Campground so we stayed the night for $12.00. He wanted us to stay longer. Lee and I were talking that night and he was talking about a Navy Seabees base in Gulfport, MS. He was in the Seabees when he was in the Navy. He was supposed to go to the Gulfport Base but missed out on the opportunity. We were only about one and a half hours from the base so we decided we would go there before leaving MS. We stayed at the Southern Oaks Mobile Home and RV Community. It was a great location run by a retired Seabee Chief. The majority of the sites are long term rentals but it was very clean and the people were very friendly.<br />
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We went to the Heritage Center on the base on Friday. It was very interesting and Lee had a great time. He got to see some of the base.<br />
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We left there to find a place for lunch. We decided on Tony's Brick Oven Pizza. We had the lunch special which was salad and two pieces of pepperoni pizza. It was great. Then we took a ride along Beach Road. <br />
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We drove to Biloxi and saw the lighthouse.<br />
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We headed back to the 5th wheel for a quite night. We got up this morning went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast and then started out to Thomasville, GA to see Aunt Gloria. This is Lee's Aunt who he hasn't seen in a very long time. We stopped at the Florida Welcome Center we saw this awesome truck that was the tow vehicle for a 5th wheel. How would you like this for you tow vehicle? <br />
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We are in a campground in Marianna, FL. We wont say much about it. It was way more than $12.00 and not worth $2.00 but it is only for one night and we will be on the road again tomorrow. The positive is that we are together in our own bed tonight. All is good.Beach Lovers Martha & Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13468180347261763156noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855168789260337351.post-77663265630149781672011-11-01T21:19:00.000-05:002011-11-01T21:19:02.397-05:00Still in LousianiaWe decided last night we would stay another day. This morning we got up and Lee was going to start the generator and be sure it was still working. It would not start again this morning. We got about another quart of water. We had purchased gas at an Exxon station in West, TX before we left and that must be where we got the water. It had run fine until then. After we got the water out this morning it ran fine. We were going to call Jim and Elizabeth and let them know we were still here when Elizabeth called us. We made plans for us to meet for us to take them out for lunch. Elizabeth suggested Southfield Grill. The food was delicious. Lee and I had chicken fried steak which came with three vegetables and bread. We were stuffed when we left. We said our see ya's and went to Bass Pro Shop. We love walking through there and just looking. We purchased a few things but not much. Then we headed back to the campground which has a little zoo.<br />
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It was really neat. We enjoyed it and I'm know children really like it. We saw hawks, owls, foxes, peacocks, pigs, deer, goats and a pony. He and Lee really connected.<br />
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When we got back we had to find somewhere to get propane for one of our tanks on the 5th Wheel. Lee took it off and we headed out to Bayou Propane. Mitzi went along on the ride with us. When we got back he ran the generator again. When he was finished we walked out to the pier. The water is so low.<br />
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It was really great here. We will be leaving in the morning headed to Thomasville, GA to see Lee's Aunt Gloria. More to come.Beach Lovers Martha & Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13468180347261763156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855168789260337351.post-17127210365792331172011-10-31T22:18:00.000-05:002011-10-31T22:18:55.548-05:00Lousiana BoundSunday morning was beautiful in Livingston. We were both excited because we were headed to Bossier City, LA to see our friends Jim and Elizabeth. We haven't seem them in five years. We met them when there daughter, Carolyn lived across the street from us in Wilmington. Carolyn and her family moved to Columbia, SC five years ago. Everything was going as planned until we got ready to put the big slide in and it didn't work. This happened to us when we were leaving the RV-Dreams Rally in Tennessee in April. When it had to be repaired then Carriage sent extra switches. The spare switches weren't easily accessible since we were preparing for travel but he did quite a bit of unpacking and got the switches. We have to take all the panels out from under the sink in the kitchen to get to the switches. After several hours of work we are now ready for travel. We called Jim and Elizabeth and told them we wouldn't be able to meet for lunch but we should be there around 2:30pm. The route we took had no rest areas, picnic areas or food places that were big rig friendly. Finally at 1:00pm we found a convenience store that had a large parking area next to their building which we were glad to see. We went inside and fixed us a sandwich and had chips, pickles and a drink. We walked Mitzi and were back on the road again. We had decided to stay at the Harrah's Louisiana Downs Racetrack. Elizabeth had checked and it was free. We arrived there around 4:30. It was a great spot for free. Lee tried to start the generator and it wouldn't start. I tried the slide and nothing. We are both trying to stay calm. We decided we should probably find to find a campground where we had electric and Lee could work on the slide and the generator. We called Jim and Elizabeth and told them what was happening and she asked if we would have time to come over dinner. I told her we would and we would call her when we got checked in at the campground. I called the Cypress Black Bayou Park and Recreation Area and they had a site that would accommodate our rig. We got set up and left to go have dinner with Jim and Elizabeth.<div>
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After they left I put all the things back in the cabinets from the slide out repair and we just sat outside and relaxed. Lee got out the grill and we had steak and baked potato. I think we will stay one more night. The price is right and our site definitely has the "it factor". Thanks for following us.</div>Beach Lovers Martha & Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13468180347261763156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855168789260337351.post-64340643792256167052011-10-29T22:04:00.001-05:002011-10-29T22:04:10.296-05:00HuntsvilleWe went to Huntsville on Friday to see the Sam Houston Museum. I was like oh no not another museum but this one was very interesting. <br />
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The first building we saw was the bear hunting lodge where he stayed while bear hunting.<br />
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We then moved around to see his law office.<br />
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After seeing the law office we went to the kitchen. There were students from a school there so they were showing actual demonstrations of how things were in the 1800's so we were got to see cooking in the kitchen on coals. She was making cornbread and popcorn for the schools children.<br />
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The next stop was the Woodland Home where four of their eight children were born.<br />
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The last stop was at the Steamboat House where he died in 1863 and his funeral was held in the parlor.<br />
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When we left there we were both hungry so we decided to see if we could find Margarita's Restaurant. It was recommended by our friend Judy. The food was great. We were both stuffed when we left. Thanks Judy.<br />
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Our last stop would be to see the Sam Houston statue. It was a short drive from the restaurant. The statue is 67' tall. <br />
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We headed back to the Escapees RV Park in Livingston. We had to stop at Walmart for a few things and H-E-B for fuel on the way back. It was a great day.<br />
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Today we just hung around at the Escapees Park for a down day. We will be leaving Texas tomorrow after six months headed to Bossier, LA to see our friends Jim and Elizabeth. Thanks for following our adventure.Beach Lovers Martha & Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13468180347261763156noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855168789260337351.post-54223989794339264352011-10-27T20:39:00.000-05:002011-10-27T20:39:21.925-05:00Port AransasOn Monday we headed out to see what there was to see in Port Aransas. It is definately a tourist town but we found some really nice places to stop and look at the water and see if anybody was catching any fish. Our first stop was Ancel Brundrett Pier. Most of there piers are small and you fish free. There wasn't much happening there except this big ship that passed us.<br />
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We went to the City Park and it also had a little pier. People were fishing off the pier and off the bank. The most interesting thing here was this pelican that appeared to be just waiting to have his picture taken and some turtles swimming right beside the rocks. I took pictures of them but you can't see them in the water.<br />
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When we left there we went down Beach Drive and drove out on the beach just because we could. You can't drive on NC beaches like you can in Texas. So while in Texas do as the Texans do. <br />
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Then it was off to find something to eat. We wanted seafood and Tom the workamper who escorted us to our sight said Kody's was a good place for seafood. We both had a fish and shrimp combo basket and it was delicious. We were really craving seafood. Haven't had any good seafood since we left the NC coast in March.<br />
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After lunch we rode down to the Horace Caldwell Pier. There was only a few people fishing and they weren't catching any fish but we found another pelican just waiting for a picture so we couldn't resist. They are so neat.<br />
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We went back to the campground and decided to go and sit out on the beach for a while and then back to the rig for sandwiches.<br />
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Tuesday we drove to the Padre Island National Seashore.<br />
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Lee has a Senior National Park Pass and a Passport to your National Parks book. We get in free with the park pass and we get stamps for the book at each park. Right now the Texas coast has red tide which is killing the fish and makes peoples nose burn, eyes burn and causes a cough. The red tide appeared to be worse there than it was in Port Aransas. There was a lot of dead fish. The beach there is very dirty. They say it is because the currents in the Gulf of Mexico wash object from all over the world onto the beach. They say they clean it daily. The drive there and back was beautiful. It is miles and miles of flat land and dunes. When we left there we drove back to Padre Island (not the National Seashore) and had lunch at Doc's.<br />
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We both had clam chowder and a salad because we were making Shrimp Creole for dinner. Our friends Dick and Judy had invited us for dinner before we left West and Dick made Shrimp Creole and gave us the recipe. It turned out really good for the first time. <br />
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We had decided we would go to the beach on Wednesday but not before I did our laundry. I got laundry done and we had a great afternoon on the beach. This morning we hooked up to head to Livingston.<br />
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We had to take the ferry from Port Aransas to Aransas Pass. We weren't quite sure about that but it was okay. This was a first. We took up almost one side of the ferry.<br />
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The drive to Livingston was great except for Houston. Glad we weren't there during rush hour. We are staying at the Escapees Park here. Thank you for following us on our adventure.Beach Lovers Martha & Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13468180347261763156noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855168789260337351.post-45894328392982083772011-10-24T22:02:00.000-05:002011-10-24T22:03:41.524-05:00More HistoryOn Friday it was more history. We visited the Admiral Nimitz Pacific War Museum.<br />
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The tickets are good for two days because there is so much to see. We got there at 10:00 AM and took a break around noon for lunch. We went to the Auslander Biergarten Restaurant. This was a neat German Restaurant.<br />
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The food was great. We both had the Opa Sausage sandwich with German potato salad. Then it was back to the museum until 4:00 PM. It was very interesting but Lee enjoyed it a lot more than me but that is okay. The ticket was good for two days. Now I know why, because you can't see it all in one day. We saved the Pacific Combat War Zone for Saturday morning. It was a tour that started on the hour so we were there at 11:00 AM on Saturday morning. The tour lasted a hour and was very interesting. At this point I was at history overload. The only other place we wanted to see while in Fredericksburg was Luckenbach. When we left the tour of the Pacific Combat War Zone it was off to Luckenback. When we got there we couldn't go through town because they had the roads blocked for a motorcycle rally. This was really a bummer when the lady at the road block said they were having an event there for the weekend and it would cost us $10.00 to get in to see what would normally be free. This was the only day we had left so we reluctantly paid our money. When we got inside there were so many people and you had to be careful not to get run over by a motorcycle. They were having the Harvest Classic European Vintage Motorcycle Rally. This is something our friends Rick and Crystal and Keith and Haley from home would have loved. We took lots of pictures to show them. They had pre 1929 Motorcycles. Check this out. Before our time.<br />
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We took lots of pictures of other years to show them when we get home. We also got pictures of the post office, a rooster in the tree and the feed lot.<br />
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We probably waited in line for thirty minutes for a sausage poor boy and a pulled pork sandwich that cost as much as a good dinner but at least it was really good. This is definitely something that is not normally in our budget but there was a band that was really good and we saw some really crazy dirt bike stunts. This guy has to be crazy.<br />
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When we left there we went back downtown but that was totally insane because they were having the wine and food festival. We headed back to the background and chilled for the night to be ready for travel again on Sunday.<br />
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Sunday morning is was off to Port Aransas, TX. We had decided that in our travels since we live on the coast in NC we wanted to see the Gulf Coast. We had a great travel day and arrived at the Pioneer RV Resort around 4:00 PM. We got set up and it was off to the boardwalk in the campground to the beach.<br />
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First view of the ocean<br />
We are here at last.<br />
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We are really enjoying it here. It was great to feel the sand between our toes again. It will probably be a little too cool at home to sit on the beach in shorts. This is great. I haven't downloaded our pictures from today so will post on them tomorrow.Beach Lovers Martha & Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13468180347261763156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855168789260337351.post-41490634634894854412011-10-20T22:17:00.000-05:002011-10-20T22:17:51.180-05:00Austin/Fredericksburg<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Tuesday we went to the Texas State History Museum in Austin. We have both agreed that in school history was our worst subject but since we started traveling we love history. It is a lot more interesting to see it rather than read it in a book.<br />
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The museum has three floors and a lot of information beginning in the 1800's until present. After we left the museum we went to see the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Even with the heat and drought that Texas has experienced this summer there were still flowers in bloom for the season and we really enjoyed our tour.<br />
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When we left there we headed home to check on Mitzi and prepare dinner. We had grilled pork chops, on my indoor grill that Linda showed at the RV-Dreams Rally in April, red potatoes and green beans. The pork chops were great. We may never see the outside grill again. I think Lee has an excuse now since I can grill inside. Thanks Linda.<br />
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We left Austin on Wednesday morning heading to Fredericksburg. The things we want to see while we are here are the LBJ State and National Park, The Pacific War Museum and Luckenback. On Tuesday afternoon we rode to downtown Fredericksburg. It is definately a tourist town but it was fun looking in the shops. We spent very little money. Like I said it is a tourist trap. We were going to the State and National Park on Wednesday. We went there today. It was very interesting. We went to Johnson City first to the Visitor Center and saw the exhibits and went on a tour of his boyhood home. <br />
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He said now I can say I sat on the same swing as LBJ did when he was a boy. We had lunch when we left here before heading the the LBJ Ranch (The Texas White House). The rangers recommended several places for lunch so we chose the 290 Diner. We both had hamburgers and they were superb.<br />
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After lunch we headed on down to the ranch. We went into the visitors center and got our pass and free auto tour CD. It gave directions and told about each building along the route. This is still a working ranch so there were cattle roaming everywhere. We had to wait for one to cross the road before we could continue the tour. We saw bison and deer everywhere.<br />
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They all have LBJ branded on their horns<br />
The final part of the tour was the hangar with Air Force One and the tour of the home.<br />
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It was then home to do laundry and cook dinner. Our plan is to head out tomorrow to the Pacific War Museum. Thanks for following us on our adventures.Beach Lovers Martha & Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13468180347261763156noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855168789260337351.post-66439557694248098032011-10-17T22:41:00.000-05:002011-10-17T22:41:08.293-05:00On Friday we had to work 8:00AM till 2:00PM. Lee went in and worked until 12:00. I worked from 12:00 until 2:00.<br />
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I cooked chicken and broccoli with pasta for lunch. I ate before I went to work and he ate when he got home. He continued to get things ready to go while I was working. When I got home I started getting things packed up inside and then Dick and Judy came by to tell us the good news about them getting a job in Colorado next summer. We were very excited for them.<br />
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We had to work on Saturday. Our normal schedule was from 11:00AM until 8:00PM. We had worked 6 hours for Mindy, the Office Manger so she was going to work from 2:00 until 8:00. I worked 11:00 until 2:00.<br />
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Saturday night our friend Brad came over and we had pizza together and he brought pain killers a drink he makes that is awesome. It is made with Pussers rum, orange juice, coconut and pineapple juice. Boy are they good. He also brought me a bottle of Pussers rum so I could make my own. Thank you Brad.<br />
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Sunday was the day for departure. I knew it would be hard since we had been here for six months but I had no idea how hard. We had lots of friends come by to say see ya. Brian and Pattie were there.<br />
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Mindy and Joe also came by to see us before we left.<br />
Mindy is the Office Manager so she is the one we worked very closely with and she was just a daughter to us even though she was our boss. She is the greatest. We will really miss her but she is supposed to come see us on the coast in North Carolina. There were many tears shed between the two of us. Lee was strong even though she was very special to him too.<br />
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We finally left the campground around 12:30. We said see ya to Terri, Paul, Dick and Judy. We were only going to Austin so we only had a couple hour drive. We had a very nice trip and arrived at the Oak Forest RV Park where we are staying for three nights. We had a very relaxing night.<br />
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This morning we headed out to see the State Capital. We spent about 3 hours there between the Capital and the exhibits at the Capital Visitors Center.<br />
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Have to be handsome for the trip. I did laundry. Then we decided we would go to Up In Smoke Barbecue a restaurant just down the road. We have not eaten Texas BBQ since we have been here. <br />
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The food was great. Probably a good thing we didn't find this restaurant sooner. Then we went in to town to take some pictures. West is a Czech town with a population of 2,807. <br />
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We had to have a picture of the grocery. Not like our hometown grocery.<br />
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We were having dinner with our friends Judy & Dick Mott. They fixed a wonderful meal of shrimp creole, green beans with new potatoes and corn. We had vanilla ice cream and sour cream pound cake for dessert. We were stuffed but it was delicious. We told Dick we had to have the recipe.<br />
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After visiting for a while it was home to walk Mitzi and to bed.<br />
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On Wednesday it was off to Bellmead to get fuel for the truck, Walmart and chicken from Sam's. We have really been in to getting our fuel at the H-E-B because if you buy a gift card you get a $.11 discount per gallon so we were able to get diesel for $3.42 per gallon. Our friends Terri and Paul came over for a little while and then Terri had to go home and fix dinner for Paul. He has to get up at 4:00AM to get ready for work. <br />
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Today we did a little better. I defrosted the freezer, did more laundry. I am trying to have all the laundry done before we leave on Sunday. Dick and Judy came by and gave us a bottle of wine Dick had made and some homemade fig preserves. We were quite excited. We are really going to miss them. They just got here and we are leaving. I packed some things inside and outside for travel. Our friend Mary left today to go home for the weekend. She is a college student attending Baylor University. She came over and we said our see ya's. We will miss her but hope to stay in touch. I made a big pot of spaghetti sauce to freeze for our travels. We work tomorrow so Lee will go in tomorrow morning at 8:00AM and I will make lunch and go in at noon and he will come home eat. I will work until 2:00pm and we will be finished for the day so we will continue final preparations for travel on Sunday.Beach Lovers Martha & Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13468180347261763156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855168789260337351.post-31208679932679364962011-10-11T09:29:00.000-05:002011-10-11T09:34:38.323-05:00Busy DayWe left our home base of North Topsail Beach, NC on March 20th with an agenda. Our first stop would be to see Lee's sister in Annapolis, MD from there we would be heading to Millersburg, IN to get some repairs done on our 5th Wheel. When the repairs were completed we would be making our way to Sevierville, TN for the RV-Dreams rally and from there we would be heading to the town of West, TX for our 6 month workamp job. We have had a great time here. We are leaving here on Sunday and will traveling in Texas for about 2 weeks before heading home to see the children for the holidays. <br />
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Yesterday I made two loaves of pumpkin bread to take to the office for all of our fellow workampers. I had made a sour cream pound cake on Sunday to take to Dr Croll's office. He is the wonderful veterinarian we met when our Yorkie, Sampson got sick. We lost him on July 11th. He was most appreciative of the cake. We got some medicine for Mitzi and said our see ya's. When we got back Lee started picking up things outside.<br />
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While he was doing the outside stuff I made another sour cream pound cake and a veg-all casserole for the get together Joan and John (the owner Charles' parents) were having last night for the workampers.<br />
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We had lots of food and a fun time was had by all. Then it was time to head home walk Mitzi and off to bed.Beach Lovers Martha & Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13468180347261763156noreply@blogger.com4