Weekend at Lake Texana State Park with Grandkids!!

Friday morning, Patsy and I took the Bus over to Edna, TX and secured a space in the Lake Texana State Park. We got a good one, across from the lakefront, and got the Bus all set up. We then headed back to Victoria in the CRV and ran a few errands, and at 3:00PM, we picked up our grandkids, Matthew and Aubrey from dayschool, and took them to the park. They were surprised and pleased.



Before naps and bedtime, they watched their favorite videos on the front TV.


They also did some picture posing.......... when they wanted to cooperate, and I got some good ones................


They also did a lot of bike and wagon riding around the park. They looked at all the tents and other RV's, and people who were camping. They also spent a lot of time in the playgrounds making use of the equipment.


We were really proud of how fast the both mastered the rock-climbing equipment. Matthew has been doing it for a while, but Aubrey, who is only 2 1/2 years old, really picked it up this weekend!!


Saturday night, after working her second nursing job on Saturday afternoon, Mom (Laura) and Dad showed up. The kids were glad to see them. Mom and dad ended up spending Saturday night in the Bus with us. Right before they got there, we had made the burgers and sausage on the portable grill, and they brought the makings for S'mores! So after dinner, we used our campfire to make the desserts................

The park had an abundance of wildlife. Over the weekend, we saw two raccoons in the dumpsters, several turtles, with one sunning on a log, red birds, lots of squirrels, and many, many deer.......... some with fawns.


We broke camp at 11:00AM on Sunday, and drove home. Later this week, Patsy and I will hit the road again............. to camp with the Texas Boomers next weekend, and the Lone Star Allegros the following weekend. Shortly after, we will take the grandkids with their Mom and Dad to the Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose, TX.

New Tiffin Chapter Club -- Amigo Allegros

Shortly after our last trip, we recieved a notice that the Allegro Club was planning two meetings in Texas..... one in Austin and one in San Antonio, to form new local clubs. We signed up to attend the organizational meeting in San Antonio, and it was scheduled for last Thursday night. It was scheduled for 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Marriot hotel.

We left home about noon in the CRV with the intention of checking out a Yogi Bear campground at Canyon Lake, near Gruene, Texas. We were thinking about taking our grandkids there during a long outing in early June. However, when we saw it, we decided that we would keep looking for another place. Since we were near the Camping World store at San Marcos, we decided to kill a little time there. It was costly time........... we purchased a pair of recliners that we had been looking at for a while. They were on sale!

We arrived a little early at the meeting, and our friends, the Stampers from Corpus Christi, were already there. The meeting was conducted by Jimmy Johnson, President of the Allgro Club, and Cynthia Skinner, the club marketing director. Eventually, twelve couples showed up, so it was-well attended. We listed and voted for club names, and eventually, it was decided that the club would be called the "Amigo Allegros" I think it will be chapter number 186. After a bit of business, we were treated to some sodas, and a light meal. It was pretty tasty, and we got to visit with some of the attendees. Here is the meal spread...............

After the meal, we really got down to business. It was decided that the club would have a President, Vice-President (and wagonmaster), a secretary, and a treasurer. They solicited volunteers, and had a rough time getting them. Eventually, folks did volunteer, and the club has a campout scheduled for 20--22Jun in Boerne, Texas at the Fiesta RV park.

Patsy and I plan to attend the campout, which will include a meeting to set up the club bylaws and other procedures. However, we did not volunteer, or join on Thursday night because Jimmy Johnson surprised us by stating that the Allegro Club did not like people joining more than one club!!! He gave a reason, but it did not seem like a good reason to me. Patsy and I are currently signed up to attend the meeting of an existing Allegro Chapter club.......... the Lone Star Allegros, who will be camping in La Grange, Texas on 30May to 01Jun. Here are some pictures of the attendees at the meeting:

We will be at home for about two more weeks. While here, I am trouble-shooting my Pressure-Pro system. Pressure-Pro is sending me 10 new upgraded sensors for the tires, and I also plan to relocate the display so that it is easier to read from the driver's seat. I will be posting pictures...........................

Gulf Coast RV Club Weekend Outing

Last weekend, we made our first campout with the GCRVG since last August at Rayborn's Crossing RV Park. This time, the outing was at the Country Place campground in Cut 'n Shoot, TX. Since our friends from Lake Charles, Mark and Sue Didelot are heading to Iowa for the summer, we decided that we would extend the weekend and spend a little more time with them. The four of us arrived on Thursday, and stayed until Monday. The weather over the weekend was fantastic, but it began to rain heavily on Sunday night and into Monday.

About four couples arrived on Thursday, while the rest arrived on Friday. The campground was very well kept, and it had several ponds where you could catch and release fish. It also had a nice rally room as seen in the following picture.

On Saturday morning, we had a large breakfast spread. One couple, Sandy and Dutch Dinwiddie are "dutch oven" cooking enthusiasts, and made several selections for each meal. Their contriburtions are apparent on the table in the heavy dutch oven pots.......... and they were good:

During Saturday, many folks did their own thing. The Didelot's and us went to some of the local flea markets. Saturday evening, we had another potluck meal, again with some of the Dutch oven products. Here are pictures of people eating:

One of the pleasant surprises of the weekend was that Carolyn & Ralph's daughter came camping this weekend, and brought her young son, Brandon. Since Patsy likes babies and kids, she spent a lot of time with Brandon! Here are some pictures..........

Another visitor for the weekend was Rod Getsy, who just happened to be spending some time at Country Place while his wife was visiting family in Germany. Rod is the South Central Coordinator for the Tiffin Owner's Network, and we first met him at a Tiffin Fall rally last November in Murchinson, TX. We invited Rod to join us for the Saturday night potluck. Here he is visiting with Mark:

The following are a few pictures of the Country Place Campground..............

Lone Star FMCA Camping Group - Part 2

We arrived home at about 11:00AM today from our weekend with the Lone Star FMCA group. We officially joined them, and sent off for our creditials. However, due to some previous committments, we won't make their next two scheduled outings. We will, however, meet with them at the FMCA six state rally in North Little Rock in late September.

Saturday morning at the rally started out with a taquito breakfast. They were brought in from a local restaurant, and were very good. After breakfast, Patsy and I went into to town to buy a bag of ice, but ended up visiting the 'tourist' area and walked the streets and shops. I even found a shop where Patsy was able to buy a pair of the sandals that she had been looking for on Friday in Aransas Pass.

On Saturday night, we had another catered meal.......... chicken, green beans, potatoes, salad and dessert. It was good, even though it was chicken!!! After dinner, we played "card bingo", and I never knew about playing bingo with a deck of playing cards! It was fun, but Patsy won one pot out of eight games, and I did not win any!!

We did, however, win one of the nicest door prices........ it was a donation to the rally from the Rockport Chamber of Commerce. It was a basket of gifts that included two T-shirts (an XL and 2XL, that actually fit us!), two bottles of an alcoholic beverage from Seagrams, two bottles of hand cleaner, a key chain, deck of playing cards, a ceramic fish, a wind chime, and a nice pair of binoculars. Here's a picture:

After the bingo game, everybody broke into smaller groups and played games. I found a good poker group, and had a very good night. I won enough to cover the cost of weekend, including Patsy's sandals! Nice night!!

As soon as we got home today, we had to wash the motorhome. We had hundreds of 'love bugs' smeared all over the front of the Bus.

We will be at home for a few days, and then we will meet up with our Lousiana friends, Mark and Sue Didelot, and head to the weekend camping outing with the Gulf Coast RV Group at the Country Place campground in Cut'n'Shoot, TX.

Lone Star FMCA Camping Group - Part 1

Since we have been members of the Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) since 1993, we decided to check out a local chapter club. We are camped with them at the Lagoon RV Resort campground in Rockport, TX. The campout was scheduled for Thursday through Sunday, but we showed up Wednesday and most of them were already here!

On Wednesday, we met several people from the club. Also, the Stampers, Wayne and Marynell, whom we had met at Red Bay during our Bus building (they were watching their Phaeton final finish), and also saw at Red Bay on our last visit, are also here. Marynell was the one who gave us some information on this group. Wednesday evening, we went out to eat dinner with the Stampers at the local favorite restaurant, The Big Fisherman.



On Thursday, we met more folks, and spent time lounging around the campground. On Thursday night, the club had a catered 'lasagna' dinner catered. Afterwards, we participated in some games.... Patsy in LCR, and I managed to find a poker group. Since the Stampers and us were new members, we got to go through the line first. Here we are:


On Friday, Patsy and I took the car, and took the ferry across to Mustang Island at Aransas Pass. We drove quite a ways down the beach until we ran out of road!! We also visited the Mustang Island state park, and the Pioneer Campground. On our way back, Patsy confessed to me that she really just wanted to go to Aransas Pass to buy a pair of sandals that she had seen someone else wearing at the rally! We looked, but they did not have her size..... I was really saddened!!

Patsy did shoot a pelican while on the ferry ride back (with a camera, of course!!). She also got a seagull:

On Friday evening, we both had Bar-b-que for dinner. Patsy stayed at the rally and had it catered at the campground. I drove to Port Lavaca, and had it with the ALCOA 25-year club meeting.