The calming Gulf Coast

It does not get any better than this. The Gulf Coast of Texas is the place to be. Sherri and I have spent many an hour gazing out across the water enjoying the cool breezes and the warm sun. We return here every year as many of the migrating birds do.
This time we are only here for a month but we will make the most of it and then we are on to the next adventure.
Kris has Internet here so he is in heaven. As long as we have an Internet connection for him he is ecstatic! He also loves the beach but playing on the Internet is his number one love.
I like to be able to update my journal and read my emails. Once and again I go on Facebook to see what everyone is doing...

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Down by the Gulf

This is our site at Waco Lake

We are at Lake Conroe National Park

We had a nice fire at night and listen to the winds blowing through the pines

One of the many view across the lake 

Kris and I checking out the water

We made us a sand castle...I haven't lost the touch

What a view of the Gulf

And I have to put up with the view for a month!!

We hopped down south to warmer temps. We broke up the trip in short drives so as not to get too tired. We had some National Parks to stay at and some private campgrounds we had made reservations in. 
The night before we left we had some rain and the wind kicked up a little bit. By the morning when we were hooking up the sun came out and we were happy about that. 
The drive to Conroe was not too bad and the camp ground there was really nice. We had stayed there before and really enjoyed the big pines. It also had real nice trails to walk and we made several rounds to stay in shape.
Now we are down on the coast soaking up the sunshine here. Yes the sun is shinning and the temps are in the 70's. We took a walk on the beach and Kris and I made a sand castle. All is well now that we are back on the road again. 
We will be down here for the month visiting with my Sis and Bro. They have a list of things for me to fix for them and I brought plenty of tools to help them out...

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Moving Day

It was early when my eyes popped open this morning. We have a little highway noise here at this park so I guess one of those big trucks came by. Or maybe it was just time for me to regain consciousness after a good nights sleep. 

The temp this morning when I woke up was 35 degrees. They said it would be in the 30's this morning and so far they have been correct on their predictions. It was real snug and warm inside the RV and so far we have had no complaints on the quality of our new home.

Today we are headed south. We have been staying at COE parks when we can to get the most bang for our buck. With our Senior pass our sites are 1/2 price and that is real easy on the budget. We are planning a trip out east which will have us staying at all the COE parks along the way. 

The sun is not up yet but as soon as it comes up I have to start my ritual of packing everything away. I don't think we will be on the road 2 hours or so. I like breaking up my driving time so I am not just worn out when I get to the next destination...

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We had a floater here

That is detective talk for body in the water. Yes we had one here at the boat dock! Well needless to stay I did not go fishing after they found it. I say "it" because I have not heard it's gender nor have I heard what happened. 
I told you that we were going to have an "Adventure"! Yes we have a lot of excitement around here with the police cars and detectives running around. I just as soon not have this kind of excitement. 
We are down here at Lake Waco visiting our granddaughter and her children. This is on our way to the coast so we decided to pull in and see them for a while. Our little great granddaughter had a cheer camp that we went to. We got to see her doing all those cheer things kids do. She is not bad for a youngster. Maybe some day she will be a Cowboy Cheerleader...Lord knows they need all the cheer they can get...

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We landed

Yes we landed safely here at Americas RV park. We were going to leave tomorrow but we saw where it might rain tonight and again in the morning. The decision was made to go ahead and pull out. This would keep us from pulling through the mud out front of the port. 

We had a good trip here and only once we were scratching our head when the GPS told us to make a U-Turn? We knew we had not passed the park so Sherri figured out that we had the East address in not the West. Once we got that straightened out we found the park with no trouble.

When we got here the office was closed and when we called they said they had left to pick up some items for the Rally that was going on there. They would be back shortly but for me to go ahead and find a spot in the overnight section and park. She told me where it was but as usual I parked in one of the Rally sites. Well they should have been there!

We are leaving in the morning so they can have their site back. I did not unhook so tomorrow we will be out of here ASAP...

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Visit with our son

Before we trek out on our journey this year we decided to go and visit our son. We arrived Saturday and headed out to eat Mexican food just down the road from their house. We had a great meal and then went back to their house to visit.
On Sunday we got up and had breakfast and then went to Hope Park to let the kids run a muck. They enjoyed their time there and we enjoyed watching them have fun. The weather was just idea and we sat out while they wondered around the park. What a nice park it is too. Private donations built the park and Jason and Tracy actually helped put the playground together. 
We had a good visit with them and enjoyed our time with them. We will be gone for some time and hope that we can get back together...

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Have I told you it is raining here

Six to eight inches has fallen here at the lake. I have not been over to the lake to see how high the water is but I did have a neighbor come by and tell me that his dock is under water. 
We always can use some rain but when it just starts to run off and flood everything it is a little too much. I know the folks in Louisiana have had just about all they can take for one event. Some of our friends work camping south of Shreveport had to leave their RV and move to a Motel! I sure hope they are able to return to their home soon.
We are dry inside the port here at the lake but outside the water is standing everywhere. I hope we can get out when it is time for us to leave. We will be heading south to Waco and then on to a COE park north of Houston. From there we are going to Galveston to visit with my sister and then head to Louisiana for the family reunion. I hope it is not underwater when we get there.
Until that time we will hunker down here at the lake and try to stay dry...

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Comments

One of my readers set me straight the other day. I said I would like to have the same Health Care package that Congress has. Come to find out they have Obama care! They are dumber than I thought! Well I should say that with their salary and all the benefits that they receive Obama Care is not that bad for them. I will say that my health care is better than theirs through the VA...and well it should be. My wife on the other hand is not as lucky...if I can use that term about being a disabled veteran...as I am. She is also on Medicare and she now pays more than she did on Obama Care. This will not hold true next year...I believe Obama Care goes up next year and her health care stays about the same. Our son who is also on Obama care gets a whopping $25.00 a month subsidy for his health care. This too is suppose to go down next year. 

I may be incorrect in saying that what we paid for the war in Iran and Afghanistan could have helped out with giving most of our citizens much cheaper health care. I wonder if there isn't some other monies leaving this country that might be better spent here at home. I am sure Rick will set me straight on this post...

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Income Tax

Today is the day. We have to go and have our taxes done. This Obama Care has caused us to have our taxes done. When we first started out Sherri was getting a good deal on her health insurance. Then they came back and said she had to pay more. Then she went on medicare and once again her premiums went up again. Now she is paying more for insurance than she was when we did not have Obama Care?? What is the deal here. What a racket! 
Thank God I have the VA! 
I don't know how this election is going to turn out but I hope that whoever gets into office can get us some health insurance that is worth having. I want the plan that Congress has. Why don't they put us on that plan? I also want their vacation days and the power to vote in my own increases in Social Security.
Give me some time and I will come up with some more things I need...

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Bad weather is on the way

Sherri running the command center 

Most everything sold...still have a little for tomorrow 

We are working our Yard Sale just in time before the rain rolls in here. We have so much S T U F F to get rid of. We have accumulated so much over our lifetime and made it memorabilia of times past. Now it is time to let someone else have it so they can collect it in their attics. 
We did real well with this sale. All we did was put all our things out in front of the RV port. As people passed by they would stop and buy some things here and there. We had no signs leading people here nor did we advertise in the paper. 
We have a back up sale next month from our daughter. She and her husband are having a sale at their business. She said if we had anything left she and Frank would put it in with their things and sell it for us.
Maybe by the time we head out to Colorado we will have it all sold...

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Got to visit with my daughter in Eules Texas

Janet and her dog Punkin

Sherri and I drove into Euless Texas yesterday to visit with our daughter. We had such a great time seeing her home and we even brought her some things to decorate with. We are paring down and we decided to give some of the things we no longer need to some of the family.
We decided to eat out while we were there and ended up at Panda Express just down the street from Janet's home. We had a great meal and then headed over to Walmart to pick up some things we needed. 
Later that evening I drove over to Church's Chicken and picked up some chicken strips for dinner. We ate good while we were gone...maybe too good...none of it was diet! LOL 
Kris loves his Nonna and he was really hurt that he had to leave her and go home. We will be seeing her again...

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