HOLY COW!!! WE'RE IN COWTOWN!!!

Well, it appears that we are making our last stop in Texas here in Ft. Worth.  And quite a stop it has been.  This may be the most beautiful area yet.  This part of the state has a lot of wealth.. the buildings here are just amazing and the homes are incredible.  It is very clean and has lots and lots to do.  We are camping on beautiful Benbrook Lake just on the outskirts of Ft. Worth.  We have been staying in a lot of Army Corps of Engineer parks since they are very inexpensive....$14 a night, which is pretty darn good.  And they are usually on a lake.  The view out of our camper window is so peaceful.  Especially in the mornings.
Last night we went into the Fort Worth Stockyards which is probably the #1 attraction in the area.  They still do a cattle drive down the main street just like in the old days.  The longhorns parade down the street just a few feet from you.  It is like going back in time and really amazing.  They do this twice a day every day of the year except for two.  I did notice that they walk right past two big signs that say "Armour" and "Swift"...that would make me a little uncomfortable if I was 1600 pounds of beef!  There is a funny picture below of one longhorns right behind another..well, you will see!
It is a fascinating place to visit...the street is lined with hundreds of people waiting for the big event.  The picture of the little boys with their balloon 'horns" is cute....
Another highlight of this visit was Tom's reunion with an old Navy buddy, Johnny Pegg and his wife, Annette.  Tom and Johnny served on the aircraft carrier Intrepid 43 years ago, and they still recognized each other after all these years!  They are really nice people and live in Witchita Falls Texas.
We will be leaving here on Monday morning and saying goodbye to Texas......we have been here for almost seven months and has been such a great experience.  Texans have a lot of pride and I can understand why....they fought really hard to become a state and love where they live.
We will be spending three nights in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, not far from Little Rock at a state park there.  After that we will be making two stops in Western and Eastern Tennessee.  Plan to be at Ft. Meade in Maryland around the 26th and Ocean City by the 3rd of May.
I am also including a picture of Barklee.  He did not want to be left out.  Catch ya later!
Jackie and Tom

 

 Good motivation to keep moving!