Daily Archives: January 22, 2011
Road Trip !!!!!
We left the rig about 8:40 heading to Livingston by way the Buc-ee’s on SR96. We stop there to top off the toad with fuel and Jan with breakfast kolaches. Then it was on to I-45 heading north.
We got into the Escapees RV Park outside of Livingston about 11am and quickly found the site where our good friends Nick and Terry Russell were parked. Dennis Hill and his wife of the RV Driving School was kind enough to loan Nick and Terry the use of site while he is out on the road. Dennis’ RV Driving School is where Jan took her driving course a couple of years ago, and they are much recommended. I was very impressed with how good her instructor was in calming her nerves and reassuring her.
After the hellos and hugs were out of the way, Terry further greeted us with hot coffee and some of her world-famous fresh hot cinnamon rolls.
After a couple of hours catching up and comparing notes, we jumped in Nick’s Ford Explorer and he and Terri gave us a tour of beautiful downtown Livingston, TX and its surrounding environs. Which took all of 15 minutes, maybe less.
Next we drove out US190 toward Lake Livingston. stopping at this boat launch along the side of the lake with a beautiful view of the lake and the bridge.
The first thing we saw was this Great Blue Heron in the bushes along side the boat slip. At first we thought there was a nest nearby, but it looks like he was just resting.
A really beautiful bird.
Heading back toward Livingston, everyone agreed that it was time for supper. On the way out Jan had noticed this Mexican place called Pueblo Viejo, that even in the middle of the afternoon was pretty busy. Nick checked Yelp.com on his Droid and said it had 4 stars, so we decided to give it a try.
And the Yelp rating was dead on. It was really good. Great chips, a really hot salsa, and good food.
And even better company and conversation. We ended up sitting and talking for almost two hours before finally heading back to the RV park.
Before it got too dark we grabbed some photos of Nick and Terry,
and this one of our two beautiful ladies.
After talking over routes and schedules for the next month until we meet in Yuma, and with Terry stocking us up with some of her great cinnamon rolls, we finally said our goodbyes and headed out about 7:15pm.
We got home about 9:15 after a great visit with good friends, and topped off the day with coffee and more delicious cinnamon rolls.
What a fitting end to an terrific day.
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Thought for the Day:
"I didn’t kill him – He decided to stop breathing after I shot him…"
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