Dec 13, 2012 - Cen-Tex Campout at San Marcos

THURSDAY The warranty company refused to pay for a new air conditioner for me, so Camping World ordered a new motor from Dallas. They will call me tomorrow when they have received it and I will drive back to have it installed. They were able to resolve the water heater issue, though. It was as I had thought: The sensor for the Hott Rod had come loose from the water heater. They re-attached it. I spent tonight at the Canyon Trails RV Resort with my RV buds. I just hooked up to electricity and left nearly everything “battened down” so I won’t...

Aug 14, 2012 - You are HERE

So, 'are we there yet?' begins in Houston, Texas, this Friday, August 17, 2012. Dar and Cynthia, which would be me, and Sophie and Pork Chop (our 2 Chihuahuas) travel west toward Austin and land in Buda to pick up our new 25 foot Airstream Flying Cloud Travel Trailer. We begin with a 2 hour walk through at the Camper Clinic II sales and service facility. Then it's on to our first stop, Pecan Park Campground in San Marcos, Texas.

Mar 24, 2012 - Veterans' Reunite...and Wildflowers Galore!

Glen was awake early in anticipation of the visit with the Army buddies...Captain (of Delta Company) Jerry Holt, and Larry Homann, supply clerk of Delta Company. Jerry and Larry arrived at the motorhome about 9:30 a.m.. The three of them were in Viet Nam in 1969 as part of the 299th Combat Engineer Unit. The unit built roads and bridges; but their main duties were to minesweep 20 miles of road daily. Dak To was the location of the "first Vietnamization program" in south Viet Nam. Further details of the siege of Dak To can be found by...

Mar 23, 2012 - "Miles and Miles of Texas" by Asleep at the Wheel (San Marcos, TX)

***Leave Zapata, TX; travel to San Marcos, TX, Pecan Park Riverside RV for two nights We were listening to XM-radio this afternoon when "Miles and Miles of Texas" was playing. I told Glen that was going to be the title of tonight's journal entry. We only went 325 miles today, but there's several more miles before we reach the border of Arkansas! We enjoyed seeing the vivid colors of the spring wildflowers along Highway 16 including the Texas Bluebonnet. We traveled Highway 16 out of Zapata to just south of San Antonio. It has been several...

Dec 30, 2011 - where everything's better

We can always tell when we've arrived in Texas by the condition of the roads. The lanes multiply and are surrounded by huge concrete edifices, supporting more roads up above our heads. In spots where the roads are only four lanes wide, construction is rampant to improve on the situation. If there's ever a concrete shortage in the US, we can blame the Texas DOT. Many of the bridges are decorated with stars or indigenous animal images or artistic swirls. Everything is bigger and better in Texas. All those lanes served us well as we zoomed...

Dec 8, 2011 - Cen-Tex LoW Campout – San Marcos

THURSDAY This morning I went first to Discount Tires to have my tires checked. I didn’t have to wait at all this time so I was on the road by 10:15. Before heading to the RV park, I stopped at the outlet malls and tried at four shoe stores to find some shoes that my injured right foot would tolerate; but I was not successful. I’m about to be desperate because the only ones that I can wear right now are falling apart. I’ll try again tomorrow. Our attendance was very good. We had 25 members and guests present, two of whom plan to join our...

Nov 13, 2011 - The End To A Very Relaxing Week

From Pecan Park Riverside RV – San Marcos, TX How time flies when you are enjoying visiting family that it has been far too long since you visited with and then we have also have enjoyed beautiful weather for walks around the RV Park and good times for Cody in the Pet Park. Then the two well known San Marcos Outlet Malls that between them have over 200 stores allowed us to begin our “Christmas” shopping! We had forgotten how the “Texas Hill Country” has a beauty of its own and have enjoyed this on our drives around the area this week. But...

Nov 7, 2011 - Moving Deeper Into Texas

From Pecan Park Riverside RV – San Marcos, TX Arrived in a slow drizzle of rain so setting up for our week here was somewhat piece meal! But it got done and DirecTV was honed in on the satellites in plenty of time for Monday Night Football……….and Rudy was pleased with the outcome of the Bears WIN! Our drive from Burleson was freeway all the way and not a bad 200 miles at all except for some traffic congestion when we went right downtown Austin passing within blocks of the capitol building!!! Of course I always hate going through large...

Dec 9, 2010 - Cen-Tex LoW Campout at San Marcos

THURSDAY Today I was at Camping World for over five hours while they installed the Hott Rod water heater conversion kit, serviced the furnace and filled the propane tank. I had a nice conversation with a man from Cibolo (near San Antonio) who was there due to a refrigerator recall. He is an avid photographer and loves to travel with his wife in their huge motorhome, so we had a lot to talk about. He is a retired military crime-scene photographer. On the way to the Canyon Trail RV Resort, I stopped at the Hanes store in the nearby outlet...

Mar 6, 2010 - Flee Market & Trip To The Outlet Mall

We decided to take in the local flea market that was directly across the interstate highway from the RV Park. We were disappointed with the market as it seemed like just a place for people to sell their junk. We finished up there fairly quickly and decided to head up the road to the northeast about 25 miles to a place called San Marcos to check out the large outlet mall in the area. We were not disappointed. We found a few good bargains on clothes, books and shoes and then enjoyed lunch at the Cracker Barrel Restaurant that was located...

Jan 27, 2010 - Remember the Alamo, Pizza & the Mail

We arrived in San Marcos with no problems, and were happy to see a dog park right at the campground as we pulled in. There were 2 dogs there playing ball and we thought Suzie would finally have some friends to play with. Come to find out they were bloodhounds and from they way they romped around that park she would have been trampled within the first few minutes. So while she did get some freedom to run around in the dog park, she never did find any other dogs her size to play with. The park was very nice and our site was right on the San...

Jan 22, 2010 - San Marcos Texas

Nancy needed some new shoes and the brand she likes is “Easy Spirit”. The last pair she bought was in Laughlin NV 4 years ago. Since she cannot get pregnant I guess we have to buy another pair of shoes. It turns out that there is an Easy Spirit outlet store about 3 miles from San Marcos, which is not far from Dripping Springs TX. We found the store and she bought two pair of shoes, but one of them was half price. They had the same sale going on 4 years ago. When we got back to the RV, I checked the Easy Spirit factory on line store. Turns...