Friday, March 13, 2020 Fort Davis

Today we got around and about 9:30 we left the RV and went to the Fort Davis Historical Site. This fort is huge and the buildings you tour are spread out all over. First we started at the Visitor Center/Museum. I showed them my Old Geezer Pass and we got in free! A family of four paid $20 I think. Next we toured some of the soldiers' quarter and then the hospital. By then we were a little tired of walking and touring so we went back to the RV.
We have also been discussing and wondering if the FMCA RV Rally is going to be held. Lots of things are shutting down or being cancelled because of the COVID-19 virus that has arrived with a bang. First NBA games, Big 12 BB Tournament, March Madness and on and on. I had even seen that the Mayor of Tucson was cancelling gatherings of 50 or more people. Also most of these people that attend RV rallies are of an age that is a concern. On the suggestion of my sister Marsha, I called FMCA and the lady told me that were having a Board meeting at that very time to discuss cancellation or continuance, that was at 3:30 PM Mountain Time. I received a cancellation text at 4:45 PM Mountain Time. We registered for the Rally back on Jan 13, 2020 and it got cancelled today, March 13, 2020, exactly two months later. Well this was rather disappointing, but at least we knew we would not be going to the Rally. Our current strategy was to continue to Carlsbad Caverns and meet up with the kids for a few days then go home.

Fort Davis Courthouse

Courthouse named after Jefferson Davis (I think)

Pictures from Fort Davis Historical Site

 
 After hearing the bad news from FMCA - we decided to visit Davis Mountains State Park. We took the dogs along and had a nice drive and a hike. We checked out the campgrounds and just enjoyed looking around.

Compelling Rock formation

Lodge

Amphitheater at Park

Fauna

Interesting view

Lodge at the Park - from the high point

Lodge

Big views!

Benchmark at the Summit of the mountain- You can drive there - no hiking required. Or you can hike if you want.


We enjoyed taking a walk from the nature center parking lot up to the amphitheater. The dogs thought they were on a great adventure!

PS - I can't get this to Left Justify again, and I have no idea why it decided to underline my sentence above and it won't let me take off the underline. 

 

Thursday, March 12, 2020 What a Lovely Driving Day From Terlingua to Fort Davis, Texas

Remember: you can click on the pictures to view them larger!

After breakfast and walking the dogs, we prepared to leave. We waited at the gas pump to fill up about 20 minutes. There is only one gas station and it is always busy. The van in front of us must have been people on spring break, and it took them forever!  Anyway - I would suggest going at a different time of year than March if you want to go to Big Bend NP.  Plus, try to pick a time when no rain or overcast weather is predicted so you can see the night sky. But also - enjoy the quiet of the desert.
We had a lovely drive to Fort Davis today. The weather was a very comfortable temperature between 68 and 70 and we had blue skies! A great day to travel in the RV.

Join us on the drive.....

Near Alpine, TX

Hereford Cattle

Corrals

Steve said the road in the RV Mirror looked like the highway in Forest Gump

Another neat entrance gate!

1,000 miles from Nowhere!

So pretty!

Border Patrol Station - They asked us 2 questions. We passed!
Asked if we were US Citizens and if anyone else was in the RV

You know I can't resist Windmills! I Love Them!

Another on before we arrive at Fort Davis

We didn't see many cars on this drive.  Thanks for riding along with us. 

Also today we received a text from FMCA that the RV Rally would happen -even with the concerns about COVID-19. 

January 2020 - A New Decade

We started the new year off with a big glitch from AT & T- the house phone, internet and cell phones were not working! Anyway we survived without them for awhile. They finally started working about 3:00. But the cell phone came back to life before that. I started out the New Year playing cards with Linda, Hazel and Wayne - while Steve worked on organizing his tools in the garage. Hazel & Wayne beat us by 1 game: 5-4 in 10 point pitch.  After I got home I fixed black-eyed peas and burgers for supper.  On Thursday the 2nd  I went to Enid and visited with my sister Pam. We ate lunch at City Sidewalk Cafe then did some shopping.  Friday we looked into the RV heater and found how to get it ready for  re-install. We also took some items to the dump! The icemaker in the refrigerator finally quit and so we also let the dogs ride with us to Ponca City, where we got a new one! Saturday we took down our Christmas tree and  I also helped Steve clean out the ducts in the RV. Sunday we tried to finish getting the RV heater re-installed, but had a problem. We also did a little cleanup in the house and watched Football.

Monday, the 6th we went to OKC to the VA to the wound clinic to get Steve's finger checked. But by this time - I had it looking pretty good and almost healed. It is well now! We went to Camping World and checked about getting a new awning.  They said come back Thursday, so a technician could look at it and make sure we are getting the correct thing. We want an awning that is electric and we currently have a manual one - so have to make sure the power one will work. 

Beautiful day today!

Flag at Camping World

Tuesday we were at Stillwater for WW and Walmart. We also enjoyed supper at La Mac with Hazel and Linda. Wednesday we were actually able to finishing installing the RV heater and everything went pretty smooth. Thursday we drove the RV to OKC so Camping World could give us an estimate on the awning and installation.  It was a beautiful day! We got home in time to take down our outside Christmas lights and also renewed the tags for the Pickup and RV.  Friday was a slow day - but we did talk to Tony Powell and confirmed with him that we would return to Echo Lake this summer for our volunteer gig. Saturday brought a little snow and COLD temps-20 degrees! 

Snow - light

We stayed inside and watched football and did accounting. Sunday was also a take it easy day along with football!

Monday the 13th we went to Stillwater VA for an appointment with Steve's primary care. All is well. We also registered for the FMCA Rally in Tucson, which takes place the latter part of March. We haven't been to one of these before - so this will be an experience! Tuesday was WW and Walmart at Stillwater. 

We were ready to leave and saw all these turkeys at the house next door to us!  They were just milling around in town.  

When we stay home, we don't get very many clothes dirty, so instead of doing all our laundry on Monday - sometimes we just do it when necessary!  We are also dealing with Tri West to schedule some more back injections for Steve. What fun! The injections helped him though, so we want to get them done again. I did a check-in with Dermatology at Stillwater on Wednesday - and that is also good. They were very efficient!

I thinks that about wraps it up for the first half of January!