Sunday.... we went up to the Hill Country and stopped at a few shops where my friend bought a pink plaster flamingo for her patio. Not my taste, but she really liked this tacky flamingo and who am I to judge? Then we went into a local bar for a beer and met some real cowboys who actually rode into town on horseback. I wonder if you can get a DUI on horseback. Later we went for some TX BBQ and just enjoyed the good company of our friends playing ping pong the rest of the night.
Monday.... we headed to the Gulf coast and drove out on Padre Island. This picture shows IL road salt meeting TX sea salt.
It's hard to believe how the wild life just pose for pictures.
Tuesday.... we explored town and
we went for fresh seafood. I got my first taste of oysters on the half shell. I can say I tried it, I can't say I enjoyed it. The rest of the meal was real good. After dinner we played dice.
we went for fresh seafood. I got my first taste of oysters on the half shell. I can say I tried it, I can't say I enjoyed it. The rest of the meal was real good. After dinner we played dice.
Wednesday.... we took a drive up to the panhandle to check out the area. Not much for riding but the western area of the panhandle seems to be good weather year-round. The landscape is pretty flat and Baron, not much to offer for scenery. Looks like that is another place to check off our list of possible relocation areas. We are looking for the impossible, an area in TX that is not too humid or too hot, has work, and good riding. We have not found anything yet. The places we like are right in tornado alley and we get enough tornadoes here in IL, we're not looking to see more of them.
Thursday.... we actually washed my car and changed the oil. We had a good meal of crab bisque, bacon wrapped filet mignon, shrimp Dijon and twice baked potatoes that Amy fixed at home and then we played Yahtzee. Now all this game playing may seem boring to some but it's not at all boring in the company of good friends.
Friday comes and it's time to head home. We said our goodbye's and our I love you'
s, got our hugs and hit the road. On our way home we took the southern route through LA and stopped at the Bonnie & Clyde Museum in Gibsland. They have a stone to mark the death site. People came from miles around when it happened and tried to get souvenirs.......pieces of their clothing, locks of Bonnie's hair, parts off their car, some people actually tried to cut off one of Clyde's ears. How sick is that? The memorial stone at the site has been vandalized numerous times.
s, got our hugs and hit the road. On our way home we took the southern route through LA and stopped at the Bonnie & Clyde Museum in Gibsland. They have a stone to mark the death site. People came from miles around when it happened and tried to get souvenirs.......pieces of their clothing, locks of Bonnie's hair, parts off their car, some people actually tried to cut off one of Clyde's ears. How sick is that? The memorial stone at the site has been vandalized numerous times.
A little ways down the road we found a nice Cajun seafood place for dinner.
School starts again tomorrow so I'm sure I won't get much chance to do much blogging, so in the mean time I wish every one who reads this good things. Till next time....
