Sunny but cool, 61° F. / 16° C. Gee, for a guy from Winnipeg, my concept of "cool" certainly has evolved ! HA HA HA !
After an early lunch we headed west on Bus. 83 to Donna, to the farmer's market across the street from the DonWes Flea Market. We bought fresh fruits and vegetables, then as we were driving home we discovered another farmer's market, this one in Weslaco. We stopped to check it out, and discovered that the prices there were lower. DARN ! Guess that's where we'll be shopping next week !
Joanne had a lengthy telephone call with her sister this afternoon. Late in the afternoon we spent some time in the swimming pool and hot tub with Bill and Lynne before heading to the weekly ice cream social in the clubhouse. We had supper while watching the 1996 comedy movie "Kingpin".
Monday ; South Padre Island
Sunny and warm. We spent the day exploring South Padre Island with Bill and Lynne.
We left home at 11 AM in their car heading east on Expressway 83 / Interstate 2 for about an hour to where the Rio Grande River flows into the Gulf of Mexico. On South Padre Island we had an excellent seafood lunch at a restaurant named Blackbeard's. We explored from one end of the small island to the other, from the heavily developed south end ... wall to wall high rise condominiums ... to the undeveloped north end ... nothing but sand dunes. We ended our visit to South Padre Island with a visit to the humane society operated thrift shop.
On our way home, we stopped at Dairy Queen in La Feria for an ice cream treat supper. HEY ... we're old people ... we can do that ! HA HA HA !
AND ... Bo was VERY excited to have supper tonight. Joanne was unable to eat her large lunch portion so brought it home in a "doggie bag". Bo had half a catfish po'boy for supper. Now we know ! Bo LOOOOOVES catfish po'boys. HA HA HA < SNORT > HA HA !
Tuesday ; Donna
Sunny and warm. Early this afternoon we headed west on Expressway 83 / Interstate 2 to Donna to have lunch and run errands. We had an excellent lunch at Howard's Country Kitchen, a buffet restaurant open for lunch only, operated by a catering family. After lunch we shopped at Wal-Mart in Donna. Back home at Kenwood RV Resort we spent the late part of the afternoon in the swimming pool and hot tub with Bill and Lynne.
Wednesday ; Cloudy, warm, humid, a teensy bit of rain in the afternoon.
Today was a "stay at home and do laundry" day. Joanne spent the morning doing laundry. I helped a bit. Not much ! This afternoon I read and napped. Joanne visited with Bill and Lynne who also had a "stay at home and do chores" day. We all went to the pool and hot tub from 4:30 until 6 PM, as we do most days. I barbecued chicken for supper and we watched a two hour episode of Survivor.
Thursday ; American Thanksgiving
Cloudy, warm, humid, a few drops of rain in the afternoon.
Today at noon was the Kenwood RV Resort Thanksgiving luncheon. Turkey, mashed potatoes, and gravy supplied by the park, many wonderful side dishes and desserts provided by the residents, potluck style. From our perspective, noon was a bit early for such a large meal but ... ! We shared with Bill and Lynne a bottle of Speachless, a peach wine made by Forbidden Fruit Winery back home in the Similkameen Valley. The wine was a gift from Bill and Lynne last summer when they visited us on their way to Alaska. We brought it all the way here to share it with them at Thanksgiving.
We had a very lazy afternoon, resting, reading, napping, floating in the swimming pool, soaking in the hot tub, sitting outside in folding chairs chatting with Bill and Lynne. After dark we went into their motor home and I showed them some videos of Bo playing "beach doughnut fetch" in Mexico.
BLACK FRIDAY ; McAllen
Today was cloudy, warm, and humid, with a bit of rain in the "Upper Valley" this afternoon.
We left home around noon, heading west on Expressway 83 / Interstate 2, planning to attend a Friday afternoon nature walk at Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park south of Mission. On the way I wanted to stop at the SAS Factory Shoe Store in McAllen to see if they had any Black Friday specials. A few days ago, realizing that our departure route would take us through San Antonio, I decided I would like to stop at the SAS ( San Antonio Shoes ) factory to buy some "imperfect" shoes, available only at the factory. Then I decided ... well ... let's check out their store in McAllen on Black Friday. I'm very glad we did. SAS shoes are rarely discounted. BUT ... it seems as if all U.S. retailers feel the pressure of Black Friday. The SAS Factory Outlet Store in McAllen had a Black Friday sale. Buy one pair, get the second pair 50% off. That's 25% off each pair, a great deal on SAS shoes. I bought two pairs today.
After shoe shopping, as we began driving towards the state park, I began to feel ill with a colitis flare up. Probably due to something at yesterday's Thanksgiving luncheon, perhaps the wine. AND ... it began to rain lightly. We decided to cancel our state park nature hike and we returned home to Kenwood RV Resort. I read and napped for the rest of the afternoon. Joanne visited with Bill and Lynne, including spending time at the swimming pool and hot tub, our regular late afternoon ritual here.
At dusk Joanne prepared her wonderful guacamole and we shared it with Bill and Lynne sitting outside, chatting, enjoying the warm evening until it was time to go indoors and watch Amazing Race.
Saturday ; Harlingen
Cloudy, chilly, windy, a bit of light rain in the afternoon.
Around noon we headed out, in our truck, with Bill and Lynne, to have lunch and run some errands in Harlingen. Joanne wanted to have lunch at a meat market / butcher shop that she had read about. In addition to being a meat market, they had a small "barbecue" lunch offering. First impulse stop was a panaderia we drove by.
WOO-HOO ... mucho pan dulce por grande gringo ! HA HA HA ! We stopped at a couple of hardware stores for Bill to search for something, then we went for lunch. Barbecued chicken plates, barbecued rib plates, etc. with rice and beans cost $2.49 ! After lunch we stumbled upon a "99¢ Only Store" ( that's its name ) and a thrift store. More impulse shopping. Final stop was H-E-B for a couple of grocery items. WHEW ... the Harlingen H-E-B is SO crowded on Saturdays !
Upon our return "home" about 4:30 PM we all went to float in the swimming pool and soak in the hot tub before supper. Joanne baked B.C. salmon in Crema Salvadoreña.
DSK
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