Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Laredo
Laredo, another one of the towns from the old westerns on tv --- I think I might have watch too much television as a kid. We decided to stop here as the Laredo website made the Mexican town of Nuevo Laredo sound interesting. Nuevo Laredo was a cross between the two other Mexican towns we had seen so far --- lots of pharmacies, dentists and doctors who were willing to help you but not entirely touristy. It was a little unnerving to see police pickup trucks driving up the main street with 2 or 3 policeman in the box of the truck with machine guns. Apparently, there are gang wars going on and there had been a shooting the day before. We wandered around for a couple of hours and headed back to the state park. We were very happy to find The park was an unexpected gem in Laredo.
Great Kiskadee
One of the many flocks of birds
A solitary bird flying over the lake as the sun begins to set
Great Kiskadee
One of the many flocks of birds
A solitary bird flying over the lake as the sun begins to set
If you wish you can sign our guest book
We have added a web page with a map of our current location and route to date