Snow!

I had to take Barb back to Alpine today for a followup after her surgery last week. When we came out of the doctors office there was a few flakes of snow. As we drove the 25 miles to Marfa we encountered a little more snow. Then as we headed south out of Marfa for our 60 mile drive back to Presidio, it started to snow a lot harder for about 40 miles. There is a chance of snow in the forecast tonight of snow here in Presidio. I remember it snowed here the day before Christmas in 2004.

This picture was taken here in Presidio on December 24th, 2004.

Change of Scenery

Come the end of this month, we will be changing our scenery from a desert environment in Far West Texas to one overlooking the Tres Palacios Bay at the Serendipity Bay Resort RV Park and Marina in Palacios, TX. Palacios is 110 miles southwest of Galveston and 110 miles northeast of Corpus Christi on the Texas Gulf Coast. We stopped there 2 years on our trip between Presidio and Brandon, FL.

I took the above picture on our stay here in January 2007. Our motorhome is the green and white class A in the center of the picture.

We came to Presidio this year to meet up with our friends Frank & Jill Welti from Sheboygan, WI. But due to delays in their travels, they won't make it down here until the first of the year. Right now they are stuck in Denton, TX with transmission problems on their motorhome. Hopefully we will be able to get them to change their winter destination to Palacios too.

After spending 4 winters here in Presidio, we have run out of things to do. In Palacios I will be able to go saltwater fishing and Barb will be able to get together with other women sewing quilts and making other crafts.

Alpine, TX

I had to take Barbie to see a surgeon in Alpine, TX today. Yesterday she seen a PA at the medical clinic here in Presidio because of a burn wound on her left foot that was not healing and was starting to seep again. She had 2nd degree burns on her foot from stepping on a hot spot on the deck of our boat last July 4th while on a cruise. Most of the burn on her foot had healed except a spot on her big toe. The surgeon removed the toe nail from the big toe and a lot of dead skin. She has a followup on Friday so that's another trip to Alpine. Alpine is 85 miles from Presidio. On Route to Alpine I took some pictures of some interesting rock formations.

This rock formation is just south of the Shafter Ghost Town on US 67.

In case you can't see it I turned the picture on it's side to give a different profile.

This rock formation is just north of the Shafter Ghost Town on US 67.

The following picture are not rocks but they are real camels at Cibolo Creek Ranch just north of the Shafter Ghost Town on US 67.

Study Butte, TX

Today we took a trip, just to get out of town, to Study Butte, TX for french frys. Study Butte is about 70 miles from Presidio. Along the way we stopped on top of the hill along FM 170 for a view of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo that seperates Mexico from the United States. Mexico is on the left side of the river. We also stopped at the Contrabando movie set outside Lajitas, TX to see what damage was done during the recent floods. I've posted a couple of before and after pictures of the set. We also stopped at Lajitas and the Trelingua Ghost Town. Travelling with us were Robert and Shelley Bell, a couple that we met this year living in Presidio.

Before

After

Veteran's Day

Today was day 2 of a 3 day celebration to honor the veterans here in the community of Presidio. This small community goes all out to honor their veterans. And since the community sees us snow birds as part of their community, they invite us to participate with them. Yesterday was a 1 hour event put on by the middle school which included lunch. Today the high school held the event for 2 hours including lunch and entertainment. Tomorrow the grade school will put on a 2 hour event. Most of the streets in this little town are still dirt and most of the people speak Spanish to one another, but this is the most patriotic American town that we have ever been to.