avery's wanderings

Mustang Island, Texas

2012-01-25T14:32:00.000-08:00

Thursday was our last full day in Lake Corpus Christi Srate Park. The deer came by for a visit.

This little fellow was in a tree just outside of our window.

The sunsets over the lake are pretty.

The trip to Mustang Island was uneventful. When we arrived we discovered that they did have a space for us. We all walked to the beach. The wind is high. Guess that is part of being in South Texas.

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The town of Port Aransas is 13 miles from the campground. We drove there to locate the Post Office and just look around. We took the ferry to Aransas Pass.

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The ferry crosses the shipping channel. This ship is coming into Corpus Christi.

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The wind is still high, we took the dogs to the beach.

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Sylvia wanted the dogs to go wading with her but they had nothing to do with that water.

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We had to wade alone.

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A storm was coming and the sunset was great.

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Tuesday we drove to the USS Lexington CV 16. Built in Fore River Shipyard,Quincy Mass.

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The propeller is from a smaller ship, Still a big Prop.

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This is on the Elevator, where you enter the ship.

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The Lexington is setup as a war memorial.

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The living quaters are in Officer Country. The crew has much less space.

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This is the machine shop with lots of Lathes and milling machines.

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The pharmacy.

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The operating room.

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Damage control area.

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A Tomcat sitting on the Catapult

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The Bridge where the Captain could look over all operations.

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This is where the steering wheel and engine order telegraph are located.

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Just aft of the bridge is the Captain's sea Cabin.

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The escalator leads from the flight deck to the Hanger bay, bu twas not functional today.

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We were able to walk to the car and return home.
Till later. LIG RVLIB

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King Ranch, Texas

2012-01-13T13:07:00.000-08:00

Thursday Sylvia and I toured the King Ranch. The ranch is located South of Alice, about 50 miles from Mathis, TX where we are camped. This was the name prior to 1890.

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The "running W" is the ranch brand.
A small band of cattle.

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The Peacock on the front steps is real.

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A Texas Armadillo. One of about 20 seen on the wildlife tour.

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Come to my swimming hole!

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Lunch being served.

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Buck on the move.

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Willy coyote on the prowel.

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Take my picture.

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A bobcat.

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Javelin by the heard.

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Wild turkey.

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Snowflake had a tiring day at home.

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Thats all for today. LIG RVLIB

Mathis, TX Tuesday 1/10/12

2012-01-10T18:04:00.000-08:00

This evening we drove to the waters edge to take pictures after Supper. The roofed structures all have tables, Some are for picnic and some are campsites, All near the water.

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Drift wood on the beach looks like a Croc.

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Twisted trees on the shore.

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Lake Corpus Christi at sunset.

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This Blue Hearing gave us a show.

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The deer were in the road and we had to go slow.

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The Boar was in the picnic area.

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That's all for today. LIG RVLIB

Lake Corpus Christi State Park

2012-01-08T11:03:00.000-08:00

Each morning and evening, we have visitors at our campsite here. They usually show up about 8 am and 6 pm. That gives us lazy campers time to get up and have the camera ready.

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Friday, Sylvia and I drove to the City to look at Mustang Island and a possible campsite. The Veterans Memorial Highway .

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We looked at a possible campsite in Laguna Shore Resort, They are full now but that can change by the time we leave the State Park. This plane was in the beach area.

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This industrial area is on the way to "Mustang Island".

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The campsites here are water and Electric and they have a dump station. This could be good for a couple of nights. This is just off the beach.
This bird seened to have only one leg, as it hopped on one leg. After we had the pictures it lowered the other leg and ran along the surf.

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The beach looking back at the campground.

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The bridge to the Island.

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The land is flat for miles North of Corpus Christi.

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Saturday morning this "Road Runner" stopped by to amuse us. It put on a show.

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The real lack of water shows up here at the lake.

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Sylvia likes this twisted tree.

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While driving around the park, Glenn drove by this Doe standing just off the road. When he stopped the car, the Deer came out to watch us.

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This is the boat ramp. The water is about 6 inches deep. They sure could use rain.

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This is a fishing pier.

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This colorful bird stopped by. We really are not bird watchers, maybe we should.

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Sylvia and Bandit in our campsite.

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The sunset last night.

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This morning we have a woodpecker stop by.

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Think this will be it for today. LIG RVLIB

Lake Corpus Christi, TX

2012-01-05T16:55:00.000-08:00

Tuesday morning we pulled out of Junction, TX and drove South where it is Warmer. We are camped Lake Corpus Christi State Park with full hookups for the next two weeks. Our site is on the edge of a picnic area and Deer visit the area every morning and evening.

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They seem shy but always a thrill to see.

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Today as Glenn was cooking on the grill, the Turkey Buzzards were roosting in a tree near by.

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Weather today was cooler than the past couple of days.. Won't complain because the temperatures are in the 70's.
Lake Corpus Christi is near the town of Mathis, TX about 35 miles North of Corpus Christi on I-37.
Stay warm up there in the cold country.
LIG RVLIB

Junction, Texas

2012-01-01T19:25:00.000-08:00

Dec 30 we departed Lubbock and the cold weather.We had an uneventful trip South to Junction, TX. The KOA had changed to a "Good Sam Camp". This is our site, nice and roomy.

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The patio is shaded and has rockers. The temperature was 80 at 3 pm.

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The view looking North. The park is gravel and trash pick-up is at the site each morning.

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The LLano river, North branch. This is at the back of the campground.

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The park has Ducks. Each evening they return to the park from the river around 6 pm.

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We expect to leave here Jan 3, headed South to the Corpus Cristy area. The exact location has not been chosen.
Till Later.
LIG RVLIB

Christmas 2011 Lubbock

2011-12-25T17:49:00.000-08:00

Lisa, Shelbie, and Aniyah stopped by on Glenn's birthday. The others were working.

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We had a great chat and enjoyed the day.
Christmas, we, Sylvia & Glenn, had breakfast with Lisa and Family.
The gifts had to be opened first.

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Mom (Chelsie), Dad (Manuel), Great grand daughter ( Aniyah).

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Shelbie and the dog Cloie.

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Shelbie and Nathan.

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Aniyah having breakfast all by herself.

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You just gotta hold-em while you can.

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Great Grandma will not like this picture, But here it is.

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Did you ever notice that dogs make great subsets cause they do not pose. This is Snowflake.

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We had snow for Christmas here in Lubbock. The children enjoyed it.
That's all for now.
LIG RVLIB

Lubbock, TX

2011-12-09T18:35:00.000-08:00

Saturday, after Thanksgiving, we visited Lisa'a family. Aniyah is crawling and we are trying to get her to begin walking. Grandpa is trying to help out.

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Aniyah is just 9 months old. Great grandpa and Great Grandma with Aniyah.

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Sylvia and Aniyah.

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Sunday Night the snow came.

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Wednesday Lisa, Shelbie, and Aniyah stopped by.

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Grandma and Aniyah.

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Today's blog has been all our family. We did not do much else.
LIG RVLIB

Thanksgiving at Lisa's

2011-11-27T18:13:00.000-08:00

The car was repaired and we left El Dorado, AR. The next stop is to visit my Niece Teena and Henry. They live near Dallas, a town named Quinlan, TX. Our campsite on the lake.

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Teena and Henry stopped to see us. We had dinner and a great visit. We left early Wednesday, we had 400 miles to reach Lubbock. The trip was uneventful, just the way we like to travel.
Thursday morning, Thanksgiving, We drove to Lisa's. Our Great Grand Daughter.
She may be thinking "Who is this?"

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Lisa had prepared a great meal in spite of the fact that she had to work her 2nd job, a baby store.

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This is also the way I felt after all that food.

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Friday we stayed home and did not enter the shopping frenzy. Saturday was very windy, winds to 60 mph, kept us rocking.
Sunday afternoon we prepared the meal at Lisa's as she again had to work till 3 pm.
After dinner we chatted and Lisa set up the Christmas Tree. Aniyah was playing on the rug. That's why they are called "Rug Rats"??

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That about brings us up to date. Till Later..
LIG RVLIB
Friday we stayed home and let every one else shop.

Car Trouble in Arkansas,

2011-11-20T17:46:00.000-08:00

With the Motor home repaired, we drove South by way of the "Natches Trace" to Arkansas. We stopped in "Lake Village" for the night. We stayed in "The Pecan Grove" campground. The Car refused to start. Jumper cables were no help. Glenn asked the Park owner where a ford dealer was located. The closest one was about 50 miles away.We decided to tow the car to El Dorado, AR as that would be in the direction we were headed. Monday morning Glenn towed the car to the dealer here in El Dorado, AR.
The car will not shift into park to start. Ford ok-ed opening the transmission. The transmission was gone. Parts will be here on Tuesday. Wednesday, they called and we picked up the car. Car refused to start at Ford. Returned to the RV. Thursday they call "car is ready". Car started. drove to lunch, car ok. Drove to Wal-mart, Car will not start in Park. Starts in neutral, will not back up. Returned the car to Ford. The shift selector in the transmission has issues. Parts are on order and could be here by Monday around Noon.
The campground is "Gator Den". We have a pond with a Blue hearing.

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With all that excitement we also visited the local sites here in southern Arkansas. El Dorado is the first "Boom Town" in Arkansas. Oil was discovered in 1920. The park downtown.

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Friday we drove to Camden, AR to see a Museum, an old house.

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All furnishings were original to the house. 1845.

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Sunday we visited a museum in El Dorado. Another old house but refurbished furnishings.

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Every thing had been refinished, looks great but the older home looked more realistic.

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Tomorrow we wait for the call that the car is ready.
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Red Bay and Natural Bridge

2011-11-03T09:46:00.000-07:00

Monday we returned to Red Bay, AL. to await the roof repairs. Our friends Jim and Ellie, and Bob are also in Red Bay. We met at Jim and Ellie's for dinner. We met Bob and Shellie there.
Bob, Bob and Shellie.

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Glenn and Ellie.

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Jim outside cooking.

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Sylvia is taking pictures.
We had a great time visiting and enjoying the meal. Jim and Ellie had to leave early the next morning to have a brake system installed on the new "Toad". Hopefully we will see them later this winter.

Wednesday Sylvia and Glenn visited the"Natural Bridge of Alabama"

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This is located about 60 miles Southeast of Red Bay. The leaves are colorful.

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The "Indian Face" rock.

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The bridge.

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The view looking the other way.

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That's all fer now.

De Soto State Park, AL

2011-10-27T12:22:00.000-07:00

Little River Falls North of Fort Payne, AL. Sylvia, JoAnn and Glenn.

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The view from the bridge.

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Trees by the road. Colorful.

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The road along the river. Interesting rock formation.

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We had lunch then on to De Soto Falls.

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Down stream of the falls.

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A young tree and an old Geezer.

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Sylvia and the tree.

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The homes across the pond. Pretty.

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Like the colors.

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We returned JoAnn to her family in De Soto State Park, visited then headed home to Tanner, AL. The view along I-565 at dark.

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We had a great time with JoAnn in Fort Payne..Thanks JoAnn for your time.

Indian Mounds and Jesse Owens Museum

2011-10-20T09:47:00.000-07:00

Tuesday we drove to Oakville, AL to see the Indian Mounds and Museum. Oakville is a small farming town about 30 miles from Tanner. The mounds have been here for over 200 years. Click on the picture to enlarge it.

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Clothing from skins.

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Clothing from Bark.

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Arrowheads found in the ares. Many are over 200 years old.

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The view from the top of the mound.

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Less than a mile from the mounds is "Jesse Owens Museum"

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The long jump pit. 26 feet 5 1/4 inches is a long way.

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A replica of the Owen home .

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The children's bedroom.

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Parent's bedroom.

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Kitchen area.

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Inside the Museum.

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We watched a movie about Jesse and the 1936 Olympics.
A very good day at the museums.

Rogersville Car Show

2011-10-19T19:33:00.000-07:00

Saturday we met with Glenn Jr's family, drove to Rogersville, AL. about 35 miles from Tanner. There was a car and stationary Engine show.. The local Art and crafts were set up in tents.

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The Engines on trailers.

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The dressed up cars.

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Sunday we helped Glenn Jr work on his trailer project.

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The dogs helped by resting in the back yard.

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That's all for that weekend.

Mooresville, AL

2011-10-13T07:28:00.000-07:00

Rain again today. We loaded the dogs into the car and visited Mooresville, AL.

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The old Church.

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The Post Office is still in use.

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A charming old town.

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Our next stop.

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A neat Museum inside.

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The next stop is "Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge" and the brilliant fall colors.

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The day was not a loss after all.
Till later.

Monson, MA to Red Bay, AL

2011-10-09T19:29:00.000-07:00

Monday Sept. 26, we moved out and headed Southwest toward Red Bay, AL. We followed I-84 in Conn. and New york to I-81 South in Penn.

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We stayed just South of Harrisburg, Pa near the Susquehanna River.

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The path was then down the Shenandoah Valley into Bristol Tenn. The trees are starting to show color.

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Chattanooga Tenn and the Tennessee River.

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We arrived in Red Bay, Al and the repair routine began.
We met Bob & Molly, Jim and Ellie in the campground awaiting repairs. That evening Bob and Molly went with us to "The Rattle Snake Saloon".

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The group.

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With Sylvia.

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A group had ridden horses down to the Cave.

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The cave is open and kinda cute.

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We had our repairs completed and a crack was discovered in the top rails. The fix has a back log of 20. Sylvia and I decided to move to Tanner, AL to visit with our Son and his family in near by Madison, AL. Red Bay will call us to return for the repair.
We left the dogs in the Motorhome today when we went to our Son's. They so wanted to go.

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Thats all for today.

return to Monson, MA

2011-09-13T17:36:00.000-07:00

Labor Day and we are on the road Northeast toward Monson, MA. We stayed in Lickdale Campground, Jonestown, PA. The hurricane Lee was chasing us up the coast, we arrived in Monson Tuesday afternoon with all the winds and rain. The reason for the hurry is that Sylvia has an appointment in Holyoke Hospital for a pre-operation visit. The Mammogram results of Two weeks ago showed an abnormality. The biopsy confirmed the growth and we made the decision to have it removed. We wanted to be with Scott for his promotion to LCDR. We had the operation delayed till after the Labor day Weekend. Sunday we spent the day with our family here in Chicopee, MA. Monday morning we were up at 5:30 so that we can walk the dogs and have time to be in Holyoke Hospital by 7:00 am. Sylvia was prepped and sent for another Mammogram to verify the location. Sylvia was taken to surgery about 10:30. She was returned to recovery by 11:00am and released to go home before noon. Today, Wednesday, Sylvia is resting (includes doing a wash). She is having some pain, but has some good pain relievers. We will be in Monson till the Doctor visits are complete and we have good weather to once again head South by Southwest.

Scott's Promotion

2011-09-01T19:01:00.000-07:00

Today our Son Scott is promoted to the rank of Lt. Commander in the Navy. Sylvia and I came to Charlottesville, VA to watch the proceedings. Well after the official words were spoken, Scott asked me to place the rank boards on his shoulders. That was a great honor for a humble retired Carpenter. The link to all of today's pictures. https://picasaweb.google.com/110340011357391494952/ScottsPromotionToLCDR0912011. With the ceremonies completed, we all stopped to EAT and drive up the hills to a wine tasting. A great day here with our Son and his family.

Verona, New York

2011-08-24T14:31:00.000-07:00

Tuesday morning, we are on the road again, Now headed to Verona, NY to visit my Brother and Sister-in-law, Al & Jan. We are staying here.

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We went out to eat at Jolies steak house. the interior is all wood.

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We also allowed Sylvia to eat.

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Wednesday Al had an eye exam so we met them for lunch, eating again.

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We had to stand near something that was older than we are.

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We returned to the RV to rest and relax as tomorrow is travel day. The ponds in the park.

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We will have to return to Monson, MA after Labor day so Sylvia can have the "Stereotactic Breast Biopsy" in Holyoke Hospital.
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Sylvia's Biopsy

2011-08-18T16:33:00.000-07:00

This morning we are up at 5:30 and on the way to Mercy Hospital to the Mammogram area. Sylvia had a mammogram two weeks ago, they found a suspicious area and today will take a biopsy. We will have the results tomorrow.
Sylvia is on a rest program the remainder of today and suspect she will be sore tomorrow.
That's all from this end.
LIG RVLIB

Alex's birthday and a car show

2011-08-08T11:43:00.000-07:00

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Saturday was the annual car show in Sunsetview Farms Park. Some of the winners.

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The Best in Show.

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The car track set up at the campground.

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We all went to the playground.

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Sunday in Chicopee. The Party.

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I know how to do it .

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Just what I wanted.

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I can open this now?

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Watch your toes.

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What's this button for?

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Givin the girl a ride.

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ou didn't like the ride?

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Nice croud on a very hot and humid day.

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The pinyatta.

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At last the cake.

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A great birthday and he even became 4 today.

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Sunset in Babbling Brook Park

2011-07-13T18:49:00.000-07:00

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The rain today cooled the temperatures and created a great sunset.

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The river from our yard.

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Another relaxed day by the river.
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Ontario, Sandra and Gordon

2011-07-07T12:46:00.000-07:00

Wednesday morning we were up early, 5:30, drove the dogs over to Pete & Marilyn's, and headed to Smiths Falls, Ontario.The weather was overcast and rain predicted.

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We arrived about 10:30 and found Gordon & Sandra's place. Sandra & Gordon were fulltime RVer's, they now live in Smiths Falls, a charming village in a great location, on a canal with locks in town.
Our lunch stop.

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The view off the dinning deck. Note the boat coming out of the lock.

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The boat headed on their way.

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We walked around down town and saw this chair. Neat uh.

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In the same yard, this door .

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Gordon drove us to Perth and Merrickville. Interesting buildings and countryside. The canal system is well kept and well used. Old barns.

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The church just caught our eye.

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We returned to USA by way of Ogdensburg. Thank you Sandra & Gordon for the tour.
A great visit to Smiths Falls.
Today a family of Geese in the river.

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Our Home

2011-06-26T11:33:00.000-07:00

This will be our home for the next month. We will be going to Canada after the 4 th of July to visit with Sandra & Gordon. We met Sandra & Gordon while in Goliad, TX a couple of years ago.
The campground here, "Babbling Brook" is on the bank of the Salmon River.

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The dogs and Glenn just out walking.

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The river is moving fast this year. Lots of rain.

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Now that the rain has slowed dowm we may be able to watch the scenery.
Saturday we drove to St Regis Falls to see the sites and have lunch.

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The table is near a dam and mill.

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A great location and very little traffic. The view from the table.

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Lunch.

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Flowers in the rest area.

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Sylvia, Bandit, and Snowflake.

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The horse said "Take my picture".

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We followed the river up stream. The area flooded by the dam is large.

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This farm has a beautiful setting.

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Twas a great lunch and great scenery.
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Babbling Brook Ft. Covington, NY

2011-06-24T15:43:00.000-07:00

We departed Monson, MA, headed toward NY via Marshfield, VT. We camped in "Groton Forest Road Campground. This PA campground is spacious but W&E only. Our campsite.

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The campground.

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Northern Vermont sites. Old barns and covered bridges.

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We visited the area sites.

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The barns on the road to "Smugglers Notch".

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The Ski area at Stowe, VT.

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The winding road near the top.

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The next stop "Cabot Creamery.

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We had ice cream at Ben & Jerry's, and Cheese at Cabot creamery.
The visit to Northern Vermont was relaxing.
Till next time.