Monthly Archives: November 2013
Elephants and Llamas and Camels, Oh My!
Today was our trip up to the Texas Renaissance Festival about 70 miles north of here. The last time Jan and I came up was in 2007 right before we started RV’ing. But we first started coming here in the early 80’s when the kids were little. Then in the 90’s we brought Miss Piper up here several time too. So now it was Master Landon’s turn.
Jan and I left the rig about 8am heading for Chris’ with a stop at the bank for money, and Jack in the Box for breakfast sandwiches for everyone. And then a little after 9am we were back on the road with Chris driving.
Brandi’s group was going to meet us there. And by group, I mean a bunch. It included Brandi, Lowell, Landon, Lowell’s parents Lendel and Sonja, and Lowell’s sister Sherry. With our car-full that makes a total of 11.
It’s going to be like herding cats.
We made a quick trip up to the area, but hit bumper-to-bumper traffic as we got within 10 miles and that took us a while to get parked. But finally we were through the gate and into the park.
And it’s like entering a whole different world. One inhabited by dragons
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and even fairy queens.
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You’ve got gypsies,
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nobles,
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or even royalty.
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Or even commoners.
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And of course, Landon enjoyed taking it all in.
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I mean where else can you ride a real Brahma bull,
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a zorse,
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or even a dragon’s egg.
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And, apparently, Landon will ride just about anything with his cousin Piper, including
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an elephant,
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a llama, (it was a one person llama, so Piper just watched)
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and a camel.
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And even a really big swing.
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One of our favorite shows is the Birds of Prey demonstration.
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And yes, that’s a full-grown owl, a Screech Owl.
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This is an African Augur Buzzard, but more like a hawk or falcon, not a buzzard of the US kind.
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We finally all staggered out to the cars a little after 4pm, feeling a lot like this camel. And yes, that’s how they rest when they’re pooped.
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Getting back to Chris and Linda’s about 5:30, we headed back to the rig, stopping only at Buc-ee’s for coffee to help keep me awake to do the blog, and Cranberry muffins for breakfast.
We had a great time, a lot of fun, but boy, are we tired. Maybe even camel-tired.
Thought for the Day:
Inside every "older" person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened?
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Post Turkey Day . . .
As I said yesterday, today was going to be a do-nothing day. And it was. In fact we never even went outside the rig at all. Just hot coffee and warm sausage balls for breakfast.
Speaking of sausage balls, I posted a couple of new recipes in Jan’s Favorite Recipes area. The first one is an update on her Sausage Ball recipe, this one adding cream cheese for creamier, cheesier version of this great treat. As usual yesterday, the first thing everyone ask as they arrived was, “Where’s the sausage balls?” And everyone liked the new version.
The second new recipe is Cranberry Christmas Cake. With only 6 ingredients, its tart, sweet, buttery taste is a real treat. Easy to make, with no topping or icing needed, it was a big hit at Thanksgiving dinner, and we had almost none left to bring home. Check ‘em out!
I also added some new info under the Gate Guard Info tab. A blog reader told me about another Gate Guard company called Guard 1 Services, and they are presently advertising for Gate Guards.
I also posted under my Other Interesting Blogs a link to Workers on Wheels, a website listing jobs for RV’ers. Looks pretty neat.
Tomorrow all 11 of the us are heading about 70 miles north to the Texas Renaissance Festival, the largest one in the country. The last time Jan and I went was 2007, but we attended many times over the years when the kids were younger. So we’re really looking forward to it again.
Thought for the Day:
From the World of Student Errors –
Then came the Middle Ages. King Alfred conquered the Dames. King Arthur lived in the Age of Shivery. King Harold mustarded his troops before the Battle of Hastings. Joan of Arc was cannonized by Bernard Shaw, and victims of the Black Death grew boobs on their necks. Finally, Magna Carta provided that no true man should be hanged twice for the same offense.
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