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Texas tour
Just concluded an almost two week camping loop thru Texas. Palo Duro Canyon, Abilene State Park, Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park, Pedernales Falls State Park, Goose Island State Park, Mustang Island State Park, Kerrville/Shreiner City Park, Lubbock Walmart, John Martin State Park. We saw parts of Texas previously unknown to us and avoided parts previously known and undesired. We'd initially intended to go as far east as Galveston Island State Park and work our way south west to Mustang Island but due to Galveston Island being booked up (for the Super Bowl?) we headed further west on the coast at Goose Island. We didn't do as much kayaking as I anticipated, partly because we didn't go to Port O'Connor where I thought we'd be able to kayak out to the old Matagorda Island State Park. We did enjoy the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, the Pacific War Museum in Fredericksburg (if it's possible to enjoy a war museum), the LBJ Ranch, the whooping cranes at Goose Island, the Texas Maritime Musuem, in Rockport with its relics of LaSalle's sunken ship, and the Padre Island Visitors Center. We missed enough to want to do it again sometime, probably over a 3 or 4 week period and not just two weeks. After the guy camped behind us at Walmart started his cheap lout generator 10ft away from our camper at 6:30am, I decided we needed background checks prior to purchasing a generator to assure that the buyer is not a prick. I learned other things too
Next month we're off to Australia for a camper swap, using our swappers Land Cruiser Troop Carrier camper for 5 weeks in eastern Australia. Looking forward to that. They'll be coming here to use our Fuso camper for a couple of months in the fall.
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It's a whole 'nuther country.
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Texas?
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That was from their tourist promotional several years ago.
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It's an old advertising line promoting Texas tourism. Haven't heard it in a long time.
Sounds like a great trip. You were in my hill country stomping grounds. Would have invited you over for some hospitality had I known. A friend of mine was camping and cycling out of Lady Bird all February, so you may have bumped into him too. Small world. |
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We really liked the hill country. The whole trip really deserved more time. Next time.
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1977 300d 70k--sold 08 1985 300TD 185k+ 1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03 1985 409d 65k--sold 06 1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car 1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11 1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper 1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4 1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13 |
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If you liked the Hill Country area, come back in mid-April. The wildflowers will be in bloom and everything green and lush. It's like living in a Disney movie with all the technicolor and wildlife everywhere. Oh, and the weather is usually really nice that time of year! I've been here 22 years and wouldn't live anywhere else.
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So, you on sabbatical?
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC] ..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis. |
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Retired.
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That is a good length of sabbatical.
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC] ..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis. |
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Took me a while to settle into retirement. I still teach some self-paced courses which don't require me to go on campus. I taught part time on campus one semester after I retired but decided it was too constraining. Haven't taught in the classroom for about a year and a half now.
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1977 300d 70k--sold 08 1985 300TD 185k+ 1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03 1985 409d 65k--sold 06 1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car 1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11 1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper 1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4 1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13 |
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I love Texas
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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino 1989 560SEC 2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual 1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual |
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Enjoy OZ! Spent a month there in late 90's when Bro in Law was stationed in Canberra...Never rent a Range Rover in OZ... Land Cruiser All The Way!!!
BTW NEVER try and out drink an Aussie! |
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Quote:
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC] ..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis. |
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Amen.
Advice I received early in my career was when my hobbies became more important to me than my work, retire. |
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