Mexican Border

This is a fill in your own caption because I ain't touching it !!!!!!

                  Actually, this is for Mary's sister, Donna --- Got it for her front lawn !!

Border Crossing

Just park your vehicle on the US side of the Rio Grande and pay 25 cents to walk across the bridge into Mexico, Voila!!

Progresso, Mexico

We made it into Mexico!!  Crowded streets full of souvenir shops, aggressive vendors, tourists and Mexicans....of course!!!!!  Be we made it out unscathed!!

Revenge is sweet!!!!!!!

Just wait a sec, Mary, I dropped a nickle around here somewhere............

Alaska

And I can see Alaska just over there !!!!

Who needs a Camel.....(when you have a Tardis)

FYI.......The name of our RV is "THE TARDIS"

South Padre Island, Texas

Visited South Padre Island, a narrow short Island in the Gulf just to see what it was like.  Very big for summer vacations.  Lots of hotels, RV residents, souvenir and assorted beach wear/gear shops.  We drove past the small inhabited part down the centre of the island that must be only 500 yards wide and all sand.  The only thing you see is the road, sand, water and birds.  Very beautiful place and quite unique.
We stopped at the U of Texas Coastal Studies Laboratory for a tour and to learn about what birds and critters were native to the area. 
Then we ate the BEST grilled shrimp at a place called "Dirty Al's Bar and Restaurant" .......and OF COURSE had to buy the T-shirt for Alistair!!!!  The blue goes nice with his eyes.:o)))))

 Rio Grand River

Damn.......Another hot sunny day!!! (and that's no BULL)

Our RV backs on to an open field where cattle and bulls graze.  Thankfully there is an eight foot fence between us and them.  However, to get a good photo of this handsome dude, I had to scale the fence.  At least I was not dumb enough to try and "slap" him...or anything!!!!!!

We visited another flee market yesterday, but this one was a disappointment from the last one.  Not much there and mostly clothing.  Went cycling to the park again and saw more unique wildlife, then on to the Butterfly Centre where we saw about 30 species of different butterflies and stopped off to see the Rio Grande River.  After 3 hours of biking we were good for shit.......nappy time.  We will leave the maintenance around the RV for another day. 

I went to the recreation centre this morning with my next door neighbour (Hazel) to try some "Good Old Texas Line Dancing"!!  Everyone there had obviously done the steps before....either that or I do not know my right from my left and how to "shuffle".  Hazel and I both found out we have no dancing ability let alone a memory to retain more than the first step in the sequence.  But it was fun..... if hard on the old ego!!  Alistair did not even attempt to try it.  He went cycling.......smart guy!!
Until later.......M and A

Tacky RVers!!

Alistair and I went with some friends to the LARGEST Flee Market I have ever been to in my life, on Sunday.  It covered at least 2 Walmart parking lots in size.  There was everything there from new "tacky" tourist souvenirs to really odd old junk.......and I do mean junk!!  Prices were great.  Like a humongous garage sale.  Needless to say we did purchase a few items.  I know what you are thinking......just sold all our crap before leaving Canada so why buy more that won't fit in the RV anyway.
Well, this is SPECIAL new junk!!!!  The photos tell it all.  We did need a "Mascot" for out front of the RV.  (when parked).  And the glasses are definite conversation pieces.  We have met lots of people with our new "tacky" look.:o))))))
Going "biking to breakfast" tomorrow at 8:30am. (do not die from shock, Donna.....I do rise that early on occasion).  There is a cycling group that meets every Tues. and Sat. am for a ride into Mission and depending on the weather, we choose which place we eat.  (Hence, how long we ride for food).  Tomorrow looks to be sunny and 81F, so I should be in bed sleeping in order to survive the early trek.  But it is an insomnia night so here I am blogging away....  at midnight.

Cheers everyone!!!!!!

Life is Tuff !!

STILL IN MISSION TEXAS

  We have been having a relaxing time at this great RV park called "Bentsen Palm Village"!!  Lots to do here, especially great biking trails.  Wednesday night is "Margaretta Happy Hour", so we had to give that a try.  Met some nice people.  Had a fun time.  Mary won a door prize.......a "Toilets of the World" Calendar!!  She was thrilled.  :o))))   Just what every RV needs! 
The weather has been wonderful, up until the last few days when it started raining and turned cooler.  But that will improve by Sat.  We have signed up with a cycling group who go biking every Tuesday morning.  Should be fun.  The length of the trip is decided by the weather conditions.  May take a day trip over the border to "Progresso" Mexico.  You can just walk over from here and it is quite safe there.  Lots of shopping and great food.  Hola to everyone!!!!!!!!

Mission

Moved down to Mission,Texas to check it out & loved it. Only about a mile from Mexico but 200 yds from a State Park that attracts birders from all over. Great for biking in the park & saw Green Jays and lots other birds. Even saw a roadrunner up close but he must have been deaf as he didn't even respond to Beep Beep.
Decided to stay for a month..

Texans are renowned for boasting about things being big & maybe this lemon proves they are right..

New Years

  New Years was spent in Port Aransis with Roy & Shireen from B.C. It consisted of a massive seafood boil at Moby Dick's. It was a great night but I don't think anyone saw midnight.

They left for Phoenix a few days later & we left to go further south. Wanted to go to San Antonio but the canals were being drained for a week for cleaning so ended up in Mission, Texas. Need some time to get the heater properly fixed & it is much warmer. Talked to Roy in El Paso & they are freezing up there (22f) so will hang out here for a while. Oleaner Acres is the park & is quite rustic but more like camping with lots of vegetation (cacti).