February 10, 2006

February 10, 2006

La Feria, Texas

YEAR 2 DAY 238

 

Happy Birthday to my sister, Sharon

 

Today was partially cloudy, hot, and windy.

First thing this morning I took the truck to Gerry's Automotive Service, a small independent repair shop nearby, to have them install the starter heat shield blanket. While they worked on the truck, I refilled 4 jugs of water at the water refill machine across the street. Then I went to Best Tire next door and did some comparison shopping for new tires. Very good pricing at Best Tire, but I'm not quite ready just yet to buy new tires. I also went to Auto Zone across the street and browsed for some automotive accessories. Gerry's Automotive Service charged me less than their quoted price, a very pleasant change from the norm.

Back at La Feria RV Park, I took down, folded and put away Teddy's tent, in preparation for our departure on Sunday morning. I crawled under Dee-Dee to examine the installed starter heat shield blanket. I did some "tidy up" work on it, trimming off the long, excess end of the retaining strap. While Joanne went off to do some laundry, I spent the rest of the morning doing online comparison shopping and pricing of a new truck.

While Joanne prepared lunch, I took Bo for an obedience training session. Good work, Bo. Very well done. After lunch I phoned Sharon to wish her a Happy Birthday. We chatted for quite awhile, about truck problems and colitis problems. I started working on today's journal entry. I can't read a book with my "emergency spare" glasses, but that didn't prevent me from taking a long afternoon nap. HA HA HA !

Olé ! Viva Mé xico ! ( Olay ! Veeva Mayheeko ! ) At 5:30 we left for the Allegria concert in Edinburg. We drove about half an hour west on Hwy. 83 to Pharrr, then about a quarter hour north on Hwy. 281 to Edinburg. With a bit of difficulty we found the University Of Texas Pan American. Before we drove onto the campus, we pulled into Wal-Mart to buy diesel. WOW ... what a line up at the pumps. Evidently there was a gas war going on in Edinburg. We decided we would get diesel after the concert. We went for supper to a small Mexican restaurant called El Pato. We drove onto the campus, parked, and found our way to the Fine Arts Auditorium. What a fabulous concert ! Allegria was a 2 hour performance of Mexican dance, song, and music, performed by Ballet Folklorico, a Mexican folk dance company, accompanied by Mariachi Mé xico Lindo, a ten piece Mariachi band. All the performers are students at the University Of Texas Pan American Faculty Of Performing Arts. Attending tonight’s concert was definitely the highlight of our 3½ weeks in The Valley.

During intermission I chatted with a couple from Edmonton seated behind us. As we were leaving after the concert, I chatted with a couple from Ottawa. We drove across the street from the university and filled up with diesel at Wal-Mart. Lowest price I've paid for diesel since we entered the United States on November 1. We drove out of Edinberg, and back to La Feria. With all the construction, and detours, and darkness, getting home was a bit difficult. The roads in La Feria were wet. It must have rained a bit this evening here in La Feria, although there was no rain in Edinburg.

DSK