The Last Texas Post?

Well, we cut our week in the vacuum to three days. One can take only so much desolation, isolation, and monotony. The resort was “on the shores of Lake Medina” – the only catch was that the lake was dried up in the area of the resort. In fact, it had been dry for so long that farmers had put fences up on the lake bed and were grazing cattle out there! One fascinating thing we saw was a herd of zebras grazing on a reserve close to the resort. There were also some very large bovines that we think were Cape Buffalo and some antelopes with long, spiraled horns that were familiar from African safari movies. We later saw another small herd of zebras closer to New Braunfels, and Sally had told me about yet another herd close to Boerne. Who would have thought Texas was the Zebra breeding capital of North America?

One correction: In my last post, I called Bandera the “Cowboy Capital of America.” That should have been the “Cowboy Capital of the World,” so I’ve corrected it. Sorry, Bandera.

We’re now at a very nice RV Park near Sattler, TX. It’s a big park with lots of amenities for families (two pools, three spas, a large lounge with a very large screen TV, and much more). Only problem is that it’s so spread out that you need to drive to everything. We’re in the “back 40” and even the rest room/shower building is a long walk. The office is on the other side of the highway by the clubhouse and cabins. There is no WiFi access on the camping side of the highway, so I don’t know when this will get posted. It’s raining today, so I’m spending the time in the RV to type this up so I’ll have it ready to send when I get the chance. This is Spring Break week for all of Texas, so the resort is hopping with lots of families. Considering the all-day rain, I feel sorry for the ones camping in tents with a bunch of kids!

We took a trip around the area yesterday to guess where? Fredericksburg and Luckenbach! Yep, that’s the third time for me in less than a month! Mike and Shirley hadn’t been there, so I was happy to accompany them. We hit Luckenbach on a Saturday and it was a completely different experience from my previous two visits, which were both on Mondays. There were about 30-40 motorcycles, about as many cars, and two buses. The stage was open, with continuous live music, there were two outside bars open as well as the one inside, and there was a small store selling cowboy hats. The line at the cash register in the souvenir store was at least 10 people long all the time. I guess that the first experience, with many fewer people and a few guys informally jamming in the bar was a more quaint, unique experience, but this was fun, too.

Just lived through a terrific storm last night! There were tornado warnings along with large hail flash flood, and damaging wind warnings. We managed to avoid all those, but the rains were incredible. The little pond in our resort is now a lake, and is running over the earthen dam into the previously dry creek bed. No damage, but some pretty wet, dirty dogs.

Well, I think it’s time to head for home after this stop. I hear the snow is melting pretty fast and I sure miss the grandkids! It’ll be almost time for baseball and soccer by the time I get home. Since my next trip will be the Class B Rally in No. Carolina in May, I need time to regroup, clean the MUTT, and let the dogs have the freedom to roam the house instead of having only a 2 x 10-foot hall to walk in. But, hey, at least they haven’t had to walk through snow this winter!