Friday Oct 31st after a great visit with family and friends and taking care of Doctor and Dentist visits we are on the road again. We will be traveling with our daughter Sharon until Christmas. Sharon is in the process of becoming a traveling nurse and will become a Texan when we get to the Escapees headquarters at Livingston TX. She will change her address, drivers license, vehicle registration, nurses license etc. our first night on the road was spent at Staunton VA.
Sat Nov 1st we left Staunton and traveled to the Escapees Raccoon Valley RV Park at Heiskell TN. We enjoy this park and the bluegrass jam sessions held at the club house.
Monday we left Raccoon Valley and traveled to the Woods RV Park in Montgomery, AL
Tuesday, Nov 4th we traveled on to Summerdale AL and the Escapees Rainbow Plantation RV Park.
Wednesday we took Sharon and went to Gulf Shores and Pensacola beaches and walked on the beach. In the evening we went to Lamberts Café the famous “home of the throwed roll” for dinner. We had a good time with the waiters and their practical jokes.
Thursday we went to Magnolia Springs and Fairhope on a sightseeing trip.
Saturday, Sharon left for Livingston TX to begin the process of becoming a Texan. Sandy and I decided to stay here for the weekend and went into Foley and Heritage Harbor Days where there was lots of entertainment with country and bluegrass bands and the US Navy Band of Alabama performing.
Sunday we returned to Foley to enjoy more entertainment and food at the Harbor Days.
Monday Nov 10th we left Rainbow Plantation and started for Texas, We stopped for the day at Frog City RV Park at Duson, LA
Tuesday we traveled on to Livingston TX and the Escapees Rainbows End RV Park where we got back with Sharon and will be here for a couple of weeks while she takes care of business. We also met up with Lloyd and Bert Christiansen from Iowa who are volunteering at the Care Center here.
While here in Livingston we always meet people we know from before and meet new friends so there is always lots to do and see. We attended breakfasts at the clubhouse, ice cream socials, bon fires etc. We also like to go in town where there are some nice shops and restaurants. One we like is the Out to Lunch Café where they have excellent food.
We had a nice visit with Lloyd and Bert Christiansen before they left for Arizona for the winter.
Sunday Nov 16th was Sandy’s birthday and Sharon took us to Florida’s Restaurant for dinner. This place is out in the country and very busy with good food.
We had a really nice Thanksgiving dinner at the clubhouse. The park furnished the turkey and gravy and every one took a dish. It was a real success. There were some great dishes with about 140 people there.
Thursday Dec.04th we left Rainbows End and headed south stopping at the Lazy Longhorn RV Park in Victoria TX.
Friday we moved on to our destination of Snow to Sun RV Resort at Weslaco TX. where we got a good deal for the month of December.
We found there are quite a few Escapees here at Snow to Sun.
We have been doing some sightseeing with Sharon including So. Padre Island, Santa Anna Wildlife Refuge and Brownsville.
The weather has been very erratic with a couple days in the 80’s then a couple in the 50’s and windy, but we take the bad with the good.
Thursday Dec 18th we went across the border to Progresso, Mexico. where we had a good time browsing through the stands and shops. We didn’t buy too much but we had a good lunch and enjoyed bargaining with the peddlers selling their goods.
Saturday Dec 20th we went to Park Place in Harlingen to Dave and Nancy Crosmun’s, fellow Escapees we met at Weslaco. They were having a get together and invited us to join them.
Monday Dec 22nd we went down to Hidalgo in the evening to see their Festival of Lights.
They have three miles of lights throughout town. This is one of the largest and nicest displays of lights we have ever seen.
Wednesday we had lunch with Chris and Judy Garrett from Iowa. After lunch we went back to their park (Ranchero Village) with them to see the park and their home.
Thursday Christmas day we had a very nice dinner at the park with 450 other residents.
The park furnished the turkey and everyone brought a dish. A good time was had by all.
Friday Dec 26th Sharon left on her way to Pasadena and the Rose Parade. She will spend a couple of weeks in California and then go to Quartzite, AZ the third week of January. After Quartzite she will be ready for her first assignment as a traveling nurse.
Sat Nov 1st we left Staunton and traveled to the Escapees Raccoon Valley RV Park at Heiskell TN. We enjoy this park and the bluegrass jam sessions held at the club house.
Monday we left Raccoon Valley and traveled to the Woods RV Park in Montgomery, AL
Tuesday, Nov 4th we traveled on to Summerdale AL and the Escapees Rainbow Plantation RV Park.
Wednesday we took Sharon and went to Gulf Shores and Pensacola beaches and walked on the beach. In the evening we went to Lamberts Café the famous “home of the throwed roll” for dinner. We had a good time with the waiters and their practical jokes.
Thursday we went to Magnolia Springs and Fairhope on a sightseeing trip.
Saturday, Sharon left for Livingston TX to begin the process of becoming a Texan. Sandy and I decided to stay here for the weekend and went into Foley and Heritage Harbor Days where there was lots of entertainment with country and bluegrass bands and the US Navy Band of Alabama performing.
Sunday we returned to Foley to enjoy more entertainment and food at the Harbor Days.
Monday Nov 10th we left Rainbow Plantation and started for Texas, We stopped for the day at Frog City RV Park at Duson, LA
Tuesday we traveled on to Livingston TX and the Escapees Rainbows End RV Park where we got back with Sharon and will be here for a couple of weeks while she takes care of business. We also met up with Lloyd and Bert Christiansen from Iowa who are volunteering at the Care Center here.
While here in Livingston we always meet people we know from before and meet new friends so there is always lots to do and see. We attended breakfasts at the clubhouse, ice cream socials, bon fires etc. We also like to go in town where there are some nice shops and restaurants. One we like is the Out to Lunch Café where they have excellent food.
We had a nice visit with Lloyd and Bert Christiansen before they left for Arizona for the winter.
Sunday Nov 16th was Sandy’s birthday and Sharon took us to Florida’s Restaurant for dinner. This place is out in the country and very busy with good food.
We had a really nice Thanksgiving dinner at the clubhouse. The park furnished the turkey and gravy and every one took a dish. It was a real success. There were some great dishes with about 140 people there.
Thursday Dec.04th we left Rainbows End and headed south stopping at the Lazy Longhorn RV Park in Victoria TX.
Friday we moved on to our destination of Snow to Sun RV Resort at Weslaco TX. where we got a good deal for the month of December.
We found there are quite a few Escapees here at Snow to Sun.
We have been doing some sightseeing with Sharon including So. Padre Island, Santa Anna Wildlife Refuge and Brownsville.
The weather has been very erratic with a couple days in the 80’s then a couple in the 50’s and windy, but we take the bad with the good.
Thursday Dec 18th we went across the border to Progresso, Mexico. where we had a good time browsing through the stands and shops. We didn’t buy too much but we had a good lunch and enjoyed bargaining with the peddlers selling their goods.
Saturday Dec 20th we went to Park Place in Harlingen to Dave and Nancy Crosmun’s, fellow Escapees we met at Weslaco. They were having a get together and invited us to join them.
Monday Dec 22nd we went down to Hidalgo in the evening to see their Festival of Lights.
They have three miles of lights throughout town. This is one of the largest and nicest displays of lights we have ever seen.
Wednesday we had lunch with Chris and Judy Garrett from Iowa. After lunch we went back to their park (Ranchero Village) with them to see the park and their home.
Thursday Christmas day we had a very nice dinner at the park with 450 other residents.
The park furnished the turkey and everyone brought a dish. A good time was had by all.
Friday Dec 26th Sharon left on her way to Pasadena and the Rose Parade. She will spend a couple of weeks in California and then go to Quartzite, AZ the third week of January. After Quartzite she will be ready for her first assignment as a traveling nurse.
