Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Happy Valentines Day!
February 9 to February 14
Ed is slowly getting over his cold — hopefully only a couple more days till he is feeling like his old self again. I did drag him out a couple of times over the last week. On Saturday we drove into Harligen and went to the Chip-O-Tex show. The show wasn’t very big but there were some great carvings there (unfortunately we didn’t remember a camera). One fellow carves sheep horns and moose antlers — pretty amazing stuff. Monday afternoon we went to Nuevo Progresso in Mexico and walked around the tourist area. There were lots dentists, doctors and little shops and stalls selling prescription drugs, alcohol, silver, hats, t-shirts, cowboy boots and anything else a tourist might want.
Today, we decided to drive down to Brownsville and take Zaph to Boca Chica beach. This area is a wild life refuge and state park so there is no development at all — just a big open beach. The sand was quite firm so we were able to drive down the beach to the mouth of the Rio Grande. Zaph thought running around on the sand chasing his ball was a lot of fun (Zaph says Thanks Sadie and Bill for tell us about the beach!). We also spent some time walking around “historical Brownsville” — the old downtown area that they are trying to restore. By 5pm Ed and I were both hungry and tired and decided to stop at an IHOP (Internation House of Pancakes) for supper. When Ed was paying the bill the woman asked if he was a senior (55+) and he replied yes — turned out there was a deal for seniors. If you purchased one meal and 2 beverages then second (cheaper) meal was free — not bad eh. That certainly made him feel better.
The "Valentine Bandana Gang" --- Griffen, Gracie Mae, Splash and Zaph. That's Candace keeping Gracie in line.
The Mexican side of the Rio Grande.
One of the street corners in Nuevo Progresso.
Turkey Vultures with some road kill.
That's one happy dog.
A Great Blue Heron on the beach
Royal Tern
Sand is great for skidding --- Zaph putting the breaks on hard to grab his ball.
How far is it to China?
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
This is either the bus terminal or city hall.
Ed is slowly getting over his cold — hopefully only a couple more days till he is feeling like his old self again. I did drag him out a couple of times over the last week. On Saturday we drove into Harligen and went to the Chip-O-Tex show. The show wasn’t very big but there were some great carvings there (unfortunately we didn’t remember a camera). One fellow carves sheep horns and moose antlers — pretty amazing stuff. Monday afternoon we went to Nuevo Progresso in Mexico and walked around the tourist area. There were lots dentists, doctors and little shops and stalls selling prescription drugs, alcohol, silver, hats, t-shirts, cowboy boots and anything else a tourist might want.
Today, we decided to drive down to Brownsville and take Zaph to Boca Chica beach. This area is a wild life refuge and state park so there is no development at all — just a big open beach. The sand was quite firm so we were able to drive down the beach to the mouth of the Rio Grande. Zaph thought running around on the sand chasing his ball was a lot of fun (Zaph says Thanks Sadie and Bill for tell us about the beach!). We also spent some time walking around “historical Brownsville” — the old downtown area that they are trying to restore. By 5pm Ed and I were both hungry and tired and decided to stop at an IHOP (Internation House of Pancakes) for supper. When Ed was paying the bill the woman asked if he was a senior (55+) and he replied yes — turned out there was a deal for seniors. If you purchased one meal and 2 beverages then second (cheaper) meal was free — not bad eh. That certainly made him feel better.
The "Valentine Bandana Gang" --- Griffen, Gracie Mae, Splash and Zaph. That's Candace keeping Gracie in line.
The Mexican side of the Rio Grande.
One of the street corners in Nuevo Progresso.
Turkey Vultures with some road kill.
That's one happy dog.
A Great Blue Heron on the beach
Royal Tern
Sand is great for skidding --- Zaph putting the breaks on hard to grab his ball.
How far is it to China?
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
This is either the bus terminal or city hall.
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