Thursday 1-26 Going Home

It's time to go home

After a fabulous month in the Rio Grande Valley it was time to go home. It took us about nine hours to get home. We stopped at the HEB in Kenedy to get gas in the Minnie and we saw this pay phone, who designed this? It was so short that you would have to be on your knees or sitting on the ground to use it. When we got to Belton we stopped by The UPS Store and picked up our mail then we had dinner at Taco Bell. Once at home we unpacked the Minnie.

Larry standing next to the pay phone in Kenedy Texas

During our stay we danced 38 dances; 25 Advanced dances, 4 Advanced workshops, 7 DBD dances and 2 Plus dances. We had the pleasure of dancing to five square dancing callers: Nick Hartley, Joe Saltel, Bronc Wise, Rand Dougherty and Darryl Lipscomb and one line cuer, Karen Tripp. We met people from, Canada, Norway and all over the United States. We danced with friends and other people that we hadn't seen in a long time. We spent a lot of time at the dances with a group from Marble Falls. The dances and workshops were challenging and fun. All the floor time we got made us better advanced dancers.

Larry enjoying a chair in the McAllen Library

Carpenters Once More

Tips O Texas cloggers show

When we weren't dancing we drove around the valley to check out the small towns. We visited two Flea Markets: Don Wes and Mercadome and bought a new belt for Larry. We saw the Carpenters Once More show which was a tribute to Richard and Karen Carpenter at The Border Theatre in downtown Mission. We went to McAllen Library, which was an old Walmart conversion to watch videos. We went to the International Museum of Art and Science, the Rio Grande Valley RV Show and the Rio Grande Valley Woodcarvers Show. Karen Tripp invited us to attend a cloggers show she was putting at Tips O Texas, the theme was Gypsies. 

J-Five RV Park

Going for a ride in the park

At J5 RV Park, there were different activities for people to do in the evening and during the day. One day I played darts and one evening I played Card Bingo. Every Wednesday and Saturday morning we went to the get together for doughnuts and coffee and to find out what was happening in the park and to visit with the people in the park. We attended their New Years hamburger dinner. The people at the park were very friendly and helpful. Every time we take Flo for a walk people say hi to her and stop and visit. As we were preparing to leave lots of folks stopped by to talk and wish us good luck. We had a super time at J5 RV Park.