Cody arrived at the designated time and he and John immediately went to work. They also got Laurie involved when they needed someone in the truck turning on lights, signals, etc. After about an hour the problem was diagnosed. Continue reading
Mobile RV Repairman is on his way which means it will be about two hours. Not wanting to just sit and wait, we headed to Bowie. Yesterday we noticed Sweet Boy’s Diner and decided to give it a try. John had biscuits and gravy and we both had coffee. Continue reading
Bowie, TX was to be an overnight stop and then back on the road. The truck did not even get unhooked. There is not much to Bowie and even less to the Passport Park we are staying in. Getting ready to leave this morning we each did our usual walk around and then we checked lights. For some reason the left tail light would light yet no signal, emergency flasher or break light; yikes! No worry, call Good Sam Roadside Assistance. Yikes again; it is Memorial Day and no Mobile RV Repair is available. The best they can do is tomorrow morning. We also tried to locate someone with no luck. Continue reading
Heading to the Pecan Street Festival on 6th Street in downtown Austin…
Why is this festival on 6th Street yet called Pecan Street Festival? We found our answer in the history of Austin. In 1839 Edwin Waller laid out the Austin streets in a fourteen block grid plan with the north-south streets given Texas River names and the east-west streets given Texas Tree names – hence Pecan Street. The tree names were changed in the late 1800s. Continue reading
Beautiful day, blue sky, warming temperatures…time for a road trip. We have been staying in Georgetown, TX and today was the day for a tour of Austin. Our friend, Mike, is a native Texan and has been an Austinite since the late 1950s and he was itching to give us a tour. Continue reading
The Texas Congress was in recess and a group of ladies and gentlemen ventured to Mount Bonnell to enjoy nature and the pure air of the country as was reported in the Austin Bulletin December 13, 1841. Continue reading
Three friends at Barton Springs.
The early afternoon was sunny and hot but that did not matter to the three friends. They were meeting on their rock at Barton Springs in Austin, TX. No one knows exactly what the discussion was but it was informal and intense. They were authors and professors, but most importantly friends who met and discussed each day beginning in the early 1900s. One of the friends dubbed their meeting place as Philosopher’s Rock. Continue reading
Owls nesting in the backyard and a wall advertising Owl Cigars – are these signs.
Gary and Molly believed they were. So began The Owl Wine Bar and Home Goods on Main Street in Elgin, TX.
The Owl is a combination of vintage/gently used home goods and wine bar with an outdoor patio for relaxing and visiting with a glass of wine or beer. The store is tastefully done with everything from ice cream bar stools, dining chairs, to settees and coffee tables. The Owl is billed as home goods store meets wine bar. Continue reading
One more day in Texas – hopefully! Texas is big and hot and we are working our way out of it. For our last night we stopped at the Ole Town Cotton Gin and RV Park in Goodlett, TX.
Knowing we were going to hitch up and leave Hord’s Creek Lake in Coleman, TX today, we decided to have our morning coffee outside during the coolest part of the day. Realizing it seemed dark for 6:30 in the morning, I opened the door to a dark sky and realized rain must be in the area. This part of Texas, as most of Texas, has not seen rain in a very long time and we were happy for them. For us it meant either packing up and leaving
in the rain or staying an extra day. We opted for the extra day.
