ONE OF THE MANY REASONS I LOVE CAMPING

Of all of the things that I love about camping, the people are the best part.  We have met some very fun and interesting people here and I learn so much from them.  The couple at the top have a little two pound dog named Tigger...who terrorizes the other dogs on the street.  Their arrival here was hysterical.  They pulled up in a huge, and I mean huge motor coach, and did I say it was huge?  Behind it they were pulling a trailer that was as long as the motorhome, I swear.  Once they lowered the door of the trailer off came two bikes, and really souped up and gorgeous Harley three-wheeler, and then a Jeep SUV.  It was hysterical...they know how to travel in style!  They are from Denver.

The couple in the pink and yellow are from Texas and he is a rancher.  He recently raised 100,000 turkeys a year, free-range and sold them to Campbells soup...how sad.  He also raises cattle and is a real cowboy.  He told us about roping a stray bear the the State Police were having a hard time catching.

Every few days one of the workampers on the block puts out an orange cone in front of their camper.  This means that there is a happy hour and almost everyone on the street shows up with their chairs and a snack.  We have made some really great relationships and have many stories to tell.  Especially the ones that have been camping for a long time.  We will all be going our separate ways at the end of March.  We do a lot together including going to movies, out to eat, or to various things to see around the Rio Grande Valley.  The guys are going on a deep sea fishing trip in a week or so.

I don't know who the cowboy is in the bottom picture....I picked him up today when I went to Mexico.....

Next post is of Jackie performing in the Victoria Palms talent show...stay tuned!