Today was laundry day! We did go to town to shop for grocery then went to “Peckers Pub” for a late lunch. We came home and had the Kirkby’s over for HH and for dinner. We BBQ’ed hamburgers with potato salad which we bought earlier. All went well, we had a wonderful time and lots of laughs. I showed some of our recent trip pictures which I think everyone enjoyed! It was a warm day and nice for everyone. Kevin and I went to find a hotel near here for them, he’s having a hard time sleeping on our hide-a-bed so we ended at the Holiday Inn and got a room at a fair price about 1 mile from here. So after our evening together, Rochelle drove the truck to the hotel.
I forgot to mention that while on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, a lady came behind us and made a comment about our legs being in form and asked if were runners or bikers! We told her we walked a lot and did some biking and did thank her for such a nice compliment. I told Val she was flirting with me but Val said it was in my dreams, shocks!!!
We drove to Nuevo Progresso around 11:30 AM with the Kirkby’s in tow. The parking lot on this side was full and the town was really busy. We walked the main street and Rochelle and Kevin looked into a couple of boot store. We stopped for lunch which was really good then Lynden and Charlene left as they were worried about Gracie (their little dog). I had a dental appointment at 2 PM and finally got out at 3:30. Val and the kids joined me in the courtyard where we had beer and Pina-Colada. We crossed back into the US and came home and had HH with the Kirbky’s. Dinner was BBQ chicken and potatoes with a salad. In the evening, we played a couple game of Sequence then went to the hot tub for a soak. The kids left for their hotel around 11 PM
After walking Tucker, the kids arrived at 10 AM and we drove to McAllen today for a shopping spree! Sunny and warm was our sky which made it for a pleasant day. We went to “Boot Jack” where Rochelle bought a pair of cowboy boots for grand-daughter Hayley and Kevin also got himself a pair. We went to a mall nearby on 10th St where Rochelle bought more souvenirs for the kids back home. We came home and I put back-ribs on the BBQ right away while we had HH with the Kirby’s. Our neighbour Al came over for a chat. After dinner, which turned out to be very good, we played a game of Sequence and let the girls win as we are true gentlemen!!!
We awoke to fog this morning but it soon cleared and we had a very warm and sunny day! We drove to South Padre Island today and on the way there, we stopped at a National Memorial where the first battle with Mexico took place over the boundaries of Texas. We then drove to Brownsville to show them that city then continues to Port Isabel where we stopped for lunch at “DIRTY AL”, a very neat place with a nice view of Padre Island. After lunch which was delicious, we drove across to the Island and visited it from one end to the other or I should say until the road ran out. We visited a State Park at the south end, walked the beach then drove to the North end and walked the beach there too. It was so nice to be out there under a sunny sky and warm wind. We watched some wind surfers playing in the inside Bay. It was time to come home so we drove back to our Park and Kevin had the bright idea to go see a movie so off we went to see “Zero Dark Thirty” (the story behind finding Bin Laden and his killing). Afterwards, we stopped at the Kirkby’s for a nightcap and eventually made it to bed. This was the kids’ last day in the valley.
Sunny and warm! The kids got here at 10:30 AM and after washing the windows on the truck, we left for San Antonio. We took US 83 to I-35 through Rio Grande City and Laredo. It was an interesting drive. We stopped for a late lunch in Laredo and arrived at our hotel, the “Drury” around 5 PM; just in time to book in and have a free Happy Hour at the hotel. Kevin insisted on taking us to the restaurant downstairs and we had a marvellous steak dinner and shrimps/scallops. We had a few drinks, went over the English Pub “The Bull Dog”, had a drink there then came home and called it a night. It is still very warm outside.
It was cloudy and misty first thing this morning but cleared up by late morning. After having breakfast at the hotel (free), we packed our bags, I got the truck out of the garage, parked at the entrance and loaded our bags. Rochelle and Kevin left theirs at the hotel front desk. We all went to the mall so that Rochelle could get a couple of items then we drove to the “Tower of the Americas” to see a 4D movie call “Fly over Texas”. It was interesting but not that impressive, thank goodness it was free although it did cost $11 to park there. Anyway, the seat would move as things moved in the movie and there would be real fog and mist spit at us from above or behind; that was kind of interesting! We walked around outside where there were some very beautiful waterfalls. We drove to the Spanish Governor House and looked around. We drove back to the hotel where we said our final goodbyes to the kids; hugs, kisses and some tears to see them go. They will hang around the Riverwalk until it’s time for their departure at 7:30 PM. We left for the Valley around 2:15 PM and took the shortest route home...4 hrs! We stopped at this little place for a late lunch, early dinner and to finalize things, I locked my keys inside and had to pay $55 to have it open... could have been worse I guess! I have to get a spare key and hide it outside the truck!
We arrived back at Snow to Sun Resort around 6:15 PM and found our friends Dave and Louise had arrived...they are next to us. We had a few drinks and caught up to each other’s news then Lynden, Charlene, Al and Judy joined us. The party got a bit loud, I’m surprise none of the neighbours complained. We finally called it quit at midnight and went to bed. It was a VERY busy day!
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