Rob & Karla

January 12, 2021 Saturday we took a day trip to Brownsville, TX. First stop was the Sabal Palm Sanctuary. We had to drive through a section of the boarder wall to get there. There was boarder patrol at the opening. At the Sanctuary there was a plantation house where we could view a few rooms.…

January 5, 2021 Happy New Year! We were able to hang out with some friends and had a great weekend in South Padre Island.  We visited the sea turtle rescue center. We saw some sea turtles that will be returned, and some that are permanent residents because they can no longer survive in the wild.…

December 28, 2020

December 23, 2020 It has been a good two weeks. The VRBO could use a little loving care. We did some cleaning and some minor repairs. We had to get a key because the auto-lock does not work and a plumber came by and did a little work. But we have a lot of space…

December 22, 2020

December 10, 2020 We’re here. Or, we’re there. Wherever we are, we are here for a while. Day 6 started with a trip to the Alamo. Very cool. Great historic site. I was impressed with the history, the buildings and the stories. Still had a decent drive to S. Padre. Lots of straight stretches of…

December 8, 2020 Magnolia Press for breakfast. It was just a short walk from the hotel. Then some shopping around Magnolia. There were two big Magnolia stores and a lot of little shops. Karla found a couple items. We drove to the Waco Mammoth National Monument. It was a quick stop but very cool to…

December 7, 2020 Day 4 was mostly driving. The longest driving day of the trip. Before leaving Bartlesville we grabbed a couple yogurts from the Price Tower lobby. Then hit the road. Lots of traffic around Dallas. We got to Waco around 4:00. Checked into the Hotel Indigo. After a brief rest, we walked to…

December 6, 2020 Day 3 started a little earlier. We made some oatmeal in the Vineyard Mansion kitchen and ate in the dining room. We did not see anyone else in the mansion during our stay (we heard some). On the road before 8:30 we left Missouri and went across most of Kansas. Just before…

December 5, 2020 On the road again around 9:00am. Drove past the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. Then to Ledges State Park. Kinda disappointing. Lunch at Barn Town Brewing in West Des Moines. Very good. Good food and good beer. We started with cheese curds that were good and had a great smoked chipotle aioli.…