Apr 16, 2013 - Ingram, Texas - Stonehenge II

Stonehenge II was erected as an amusing art project by the late Al Shepperd and his friend and neighbor, Doug Hill. Hill had offered a limestone slab to Shepperd in 1989 unused in his recently completed back patio. Shepperd stood the rock up monolith-style, and then odd thoughts started to seep into his head. Within the next year, Shepperd convinced Hill to construct plaster and graphite-covered metal mesh and steel frameworks, replicating the mysterious stones of England, in the middle of Shepperd's pasture. The finished product is 90% as...

Apr 10, 2013 - Ingram, Texas

All done at the HitchHiker Rally. Last night , which was 1 day after the rally officially ended, about 13 couples went out to dinner. We had a great time. Then, we got the chicken "Old Man" adopted out, and later the chicken "Earlvis" was adopted. Now we are only left with Surfer Dude. Hopefully the adopted parents will post pictures on the forum as they travel. TC, our new kitten made a trip to the vet and everything checked out just fine. The plumber installed the kitchen faucet for us and it works great.

Apr 6, 2013 - Ingram, Texas

We are in Ingram, Texas for a HitchHiker rally. Weather is good and we are having a great time. There are about 25 HitchHikers at the rally. We went out to dinner last night in Fredericksburg at a German place. Susan went wine tasting and shopping in Fredericksburg. Our new cat got his claws removed off his front feet. He is acting like nothing happened, so it is good that we did it when he was only 9 weeks old. In the evenings after we have happy hour they do karaoke. The first night Stan and Connie, who are hosting this rally did a...

Sep 20, 2012 - Cen-Tex LoW Campout - Ingram

THURSDAY This morning I caught up on a few minor chores while waiting for my RV buds to arrive. This time there are only eleven of us. In spite of the small number, we had an excellent potluck dinner. Bruce Woodall’s birthday was the only one to celebrate this month. After dinner we played table games. FRIDAY At our business meeting this afternoon we discussed several options to consider for trips in November. The one that was most interesting to me was Branson, Missouri. We will make our decision next month. Tonight we had dinner at the...

Sep 19, 2012 - To Ingram

The RV tech at Camping World at first could not replicate my water drainage issues so he asked me for more information. I suggested that he had not used enough water to cause a backup. He then hooked it up to city water, inserted the water hose tightly into the shower drain and had another tech to turn the water on full force. That did the trick; it blasted out all the gunk. He cleaned the holding tank and tightened the fittings under the kitchen. It was nearly noon by the time he had finished. On the way out of New Braunfels, there was a...

Apr 22, 2012 - The Hill Country & Johnson Creek RV Resort

Sun 4/15 Well, its time to move on! Not far of course as today we drove up I-35 just 90 miles to the Johnson Creek RV Resort in Ingram - just outside of Kerrville. Johnson Creek was voted the #1 small RV resort in Texas and we can see why. The park is basicially in a pecan orchard. There are usually around a dozen or so Axis deer feeding along the edge. The owners have done a great job with their park. What used to be a nice stone ranch house is the now a very well appointed clubhouse. They have a nice chapel that they built and are working...

Apr 10, 2012 - Ingram, Texas

This covers our last 3 days in Ingram. We went to lunch at a German place in Fredricksburg, saw some longhorn cattle, went to Luckenback Texas for a beer, had our farewell dinner and then said goodbye to all at a morning coffee event. The entire rally was just great and we had such a good time visiting with friends. Now when we go to these rallys we not only know everybody, but are friends with them. And then there are always a few new people and that makes it really easy for us to learn new names.

Apr 9, 2012 - Ingram, Texas

These are all pictures off of Susan's camera. We had a great potluck dinner. Also, our famous Chicken Family showed up. They hitched a ride with the US Postal Service to come here and belong to Stan and Connie for a while. They had a nice Easter church service in a small chapel here at the RV park. Afterwards we went to Cracker Barrel for lunch.

Apr 6, 2012 - Ingram, Texas

Everybody has now arrived at the rally and the fun is started. Yesterday we went to the 11th Street Bar for dinner. You bring in your own meat and by your salad and potato from them. You cook your meat yourself on their grills. They had a band and dancing. Beer was almost the same price as water so we drank beer. Last night was the hamburger cookout put on by Connie and Stan, and introductions.

Apr 5, 2012 - Home Sweet Home - Last Time

While home during this time frame, we painted the cement patio floor with non-slip paint. Poured 24 bags of cement to connect the patio floor with the Work room floor. Paint the Garage Floor. Miscellaneous repairs to Texas rock walls. Did the normal yard cleanup to get rid of leaves, branches, etc. Resolved Medical Issues. It's nice to be home for awhile, but time TO GO AGAIN,,,,Here we come Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Alamo, Texas Little did we know, the house sold and we closed March 1, 2013.

Apr 5, 2012 - Hill Country Rally

From Johnson Creek RV Resort – Ingram, TX Today we headed for the “Hill Country” of Texas to attend a HitchHiker rally in Ingram a small community just outside Kerrville. We left about 9 a.m. and arrived shortly before 3 p.m. having traveled 281 miles………more miles than we usually like to do in a day our motto is usually “200 miles, arrive before 2 p.m. and stay for at least 2 nights!” Will have to say that today’s drive was made absolutely beautiful with the abundance of colorful wildflowers along the roadside once we left San Antonio and...

Apr 3, 2012 - Ingram, Texas

So far we have eaten out everyday and I have continued to loose weight (good menu choices). We have happy hour in the evening and since we are the first people here we get to greet all the new arrivals. Yesterday we made a 175 mile trip to view all the wild Bluebonnet flowers. We are seeing them at their peak. We stopped for lunch at Coopers Old Time BBQ. Great place, but the sauce is bad. I ordered prime rib (yes, done on the bbq just like brisket) so I didn't need bbq sauce. We now have about 8 rigs here and we expect 19 more.