Desert Prickly Pear

Big Bend National Park is about 10 miles from our campground.  Today was an exploratory day.  We followed Hwy. 118 from Terlingua east to the Panther Junction Visitor's Center and on to the Rio Grande Village, then North to the Persimmon Gap Visitor Center.  We checked out a few sites, and made notes as to what we wanted to do and see for the next 5 days.  Dogs aren't allowed on trails, but since we were mostly in the car, Krikkit rode along.  Another National Park to scratch off!

I'm awake now!

The view out our front window in Terlingua.

Quite a bump coming out of the RV park in Ozona Thurs.!!  We had never lost anything in 2 years, but the dishes flew out of the cabinet this morning.  Thanks to Corelle none appeared broken.  Glad the glass turntable was out of the microwave and it's safe spot.

Kids make camping so fun!

Schreiber "Flagship" Park, Galveston

Well, this will be a memorable trip in many ways, and as it turns out, expensive.  On Sat. Clara and myself were jumping waves at the beach while I was keeping my eye on the other 2.  Pat had gone across the highway to get everything we had forgotten.  My phone fell out of my pocket into the gulf and I guess decided to head out to sea!😪  I now have a new phone.

Running behind!

Bluebonnets were blooming

We spent Easter weekend in Houston with our middle son Eric and his family.  We got to celebrate Eric's birthday, and on Mon. we began Clara's camping adventure!

Farewell Harlingen and Tropic Winds (ya win some, ya lose some)

After several days of failed launch attempts we were ready for a SpaceX launch today.  See all of the other cars waiting to watch too?  Me neither!😒

We leave Harlingen tomorrow...with mixed feelings.  It feels like it's time to move on, but after 4 months, it also feels like home.  This is the longest we've stayed anywhere since we started travelling.  Best parts:  the people, the park and SpaceX.

"To be with old friends is warm and comforting." -- Ian Ziering

It was so great to meet up with my high school friend Kristi, and her husband Mark, on Monday.  They are from Iowa and are spending the month of March in South Padre.   

Spring has sprung!

The yucca faxoniana is native to Texas.  We have them blooming in our RV park too.

We really took it easy this week.  I realize temperature is relative, but for here it was chilly several nights this week. It got down in the low 50's and upper 40's.  It is on it's way up now.  Mid 70's today and by Weds. back up in the 90's.  Fluctuates a lot, just in a different range then what we grew up with.