 | Up at 6. |
| Left home at 7:30 |
| 5 states in 1 day |
| 800 miles from Plymouth, MN to Perry, OK. |
| arrived at 9:30 |
| staying in Perry OK - Super 8. |
| Everything went smoothly |
| Hotel by 10 - not even exhausted |
Saturday, March 7th
| up at 6 |
| left at 7:45 |
| arrived at 8 |
| traffic through north central Texas was very bad |
| last 3 hour were fine |
Sunday, March 8th
| up at 6 (CDT) |
| Jim's birthday |
| my little brother is 65 |
| drove to Paradise Park - where Jim & Diane's new mobile home is located. |
| Had Sunday morning coffee meeting several people from southern MN. |
| Saw Jim's classmate & his wife. |
| Had Mexican breakfast. |
| Located Dale & friends - great banana bread & Pepsi |
| Located Jim's partner's cousin re A/C question. |
| Had supper at Applebee's |
Monday, March 9th
| up at 7 |
| title transferred by noon |
| old owners left right after lunch |
| cleaned house for a couple hours |
| expensive trip to Wal*Mart for bedding & initial groceries |
| more cleaning |
Tuesday, March 10th
| up at 7 |
| cool out (this morning): 68, high today: 88 (windy) |
| hide-a-bed slept fine |
| Diane made a delicious breakfast |
| Drove to Mexico for Jim to have a lost filling fixed - needed a crown which we pick up on Thursday |
| Had a taco special at the local VFW for supper with several local yokels |
| Picked up a few more household items at the local Wal*Mart |
| Tomorrow morning we have to leave at 7:30 for a 4 hour tour of Brownsville harbor |
| (New pictured added) |
Wednesday, March 11th
| up at 5:30 |
| Brownsville harbor tour was very enjoyable |
| lots of interesting industries: gravel storage, oil storage, shrimp boat storage, shipunbuilding, scrap steel processing |
| came home on backroads |
| finally washed the car (ourselves) |
| evening hot tub is 102 degrees - nice |
| (New pictures added) |
Thursday, March 12th
| Cold snap this morning: 50 degrees (feels worse than that) - had to get out the long pants |
| Finished cleaning & hauling .... (that was for you Kristina) |
| Jim was notified that his phone info was stolen by Mexicans and his phone has been turned off by Alltel - call Diane's to reach them |
| Returned to Nuevo Progreso dentist where Jim got his new crown |
| Attended park Karoake extravaganza where Jim & Diane danced & Jim debuted his singing career |
| Rained/sprinkled all day |
| Cold tonight - 40s |
| (New pictures added) |
Friday, March 13th
| Danny & Candy Saase (who live here in the same park) picked us up this mid-morning and took us to a fruit stand, lunch & nut house. |
| And Jim finally found his "hair" cap that he's been crying for, for the past month |
| We attended a park show of a band featuring Country & Pop music in the big hall |
| Lastly, this evening we have to get everything packed & ready for a 6 AM departure tomorrow morning |
| (New pictures added) |
Saturday, March 14th
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Up early, were out of the house by 5:55 AM |
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Central Texas traffic was awful |
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Austin is a "must avoid" |
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Wanted to drive to Wichita, but the Super 8 there was full |
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So we stayed in Perry, OK, same place as on the way down |
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Made 770 miles, so we have about 550 left for tomorrow |
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Should be in Blue Earth by 6. So I probably won't drive back to Plymouth till Monday morning |
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(New pictures added) |
Sunday, March 15th
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Final day |
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No more pictures to add |
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Made Blue Earth before 6 |
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Trip went smoothly |
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Had a wonderful time |
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Jim & Diane are wonderful hosts |
Pictures
LeRoy & Edith Ropp - previous owners from eastern Iowa
Jim & Diane in front of their new winter home
Wide angle view of Jim & Diane in front of new winter home
Resting from cleaning
Jim & Diane with the Rio Grande in the background
Mexican border
Monument just inside the border
Picture of teeth in dentist's office where Jim had a crown done
South Padre from the water
Jim & Roger on cruise
Shrimp boat fleet - rotting away
Navy ship being demolished
Gravel storage
Oil storage
Floating oil derrick being demolished
Swinging bridge on our way back to South Padre
South Padre Island bridge
Jim singing Kareoka - Big Bad John
Diane & her new kitchen
Jim & previous owner on deck
Master bedroom
Jim & Diane being silly in Santa Isabel where we had lunch after the cruise
Living room easy chairs
Corner of living room - hide-a-bed (and Roger's pile of junk)
Roger, Dan, Jim, Candy at Willie's B-B-Q for lunch
Jim's new cap (ugly, eh)
Jim & Diane's "Texas Room" - view 1
Jim & Diane's "Texas Room" - view 2
Jim & Diane's "Texas Room" - view 3
Jim & Diane's "Texas Room" - view 4
Jim & Diane's back hall leading to the master bedroom - bathroom on the left
Jim & Diane's view into the bathroom
Jim & Diane's living room (with Roger's junk scattered around)
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