Gil gets the 'driver of the year' award AGAIN....I, on the other hand, am trying to be a good nag-ivator. We had a white-knuckle flight through Dallas with lots of traffic, narrow lanes, 5 layers of freeways, construction and speed limits that exceed anything we've seen since Montana. It wasn't even rush hour. We found a 10 star RV resort on Livingston Lake and backed in facing this beautiful lake. This little town is nestled in pines, rolling hills and tons of "country clutter". It's been raining steadily, so we've settled-in, read and watched a couple of movies. It's been so nice to have time to catch up with friends.
Did I forget to mention we went to the best Mexican restaurant we've ever been to? Wow...$2 margaritas and delicious food at Mante's in Onalaska, TX. Also, we figured out one reason we were having so much trouble keeping the rig warm on the way down through Iowa was because we forgot to close the top vent last fall. The frigid air was roaring in as we traveled and slept:=( So much to remember and we find ourselves always learning.
On the way to Oklahoma City a couple of days ago, Gil was complaining about 30 minutes into the drive, that he was getting a horrible headache. You know the kind...not two but a three Motrin headache. Well, come to find out, it wasn't even a REAL headache but from the tightness of his baseball cap that he cranked down to keep the wind from blowing it off in the gale force Iowa winds. So three Motrin later AND loosening the headband adjustment, the headache miraculously disappeared! Miracle still happen.
Tonight we went to the highly recommended Miss Jean's BBQ. This is a little shop, filled with piggy decor had some of the best Texas BBQ ever. The pictures below will tell their own story, The cook brought out a couple of deep fried Gulf shrimp as a special treat for us northerners. Fabulous....makes us so glad to be back in Texas AND we brought our boots this time.
The picture of the Ziplock bag filled with water and a penny, which is hanging by the door, is there to attract the flies and shows them the way to the door. Miss Jean said it worked....we said we've never heard of anything like this before. They also had a life size figure of John Wayne with a Jiffy Pop aluminum popcorn in his hand. They had a sign stating this was a 'Red Neck Fire Alarm". Things are a little different here but we are kinda liking this place...we think ya'll would too.
On to Port Aransas tomorrow. Willie will be in his favorite travel position. It's 63 degrees and cloudy but feels so balmy and the tomatoes are unbelievably red.
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