ToadDate.0001.09.29.2016-TX Today we traveled from Rockdale to Abilene State Park, a distance of 235 miles and an elevation change from 466’ to 1909’. State Highway 36 was used for most of the route and took us through several communities including Buckholtz, Gatesville and Buffalo Gap. Buckholtz is like many Texas towns in that it was … More Finally…
Today we completed the state inspection and registration of the RV. We squeezed into the Milan County Tax Office with less than a half hour before they closed. We are now in a Rockdale RV park. We will stay in this area for another day or two to visit with the grandchildren. We found some … More Rockdale a Few Repairs Needed
We’ve spent 2 nights at Lake Lewisville checking out the RV systems. We camped at the city campground which is very nice and quiet. There is a rock garden behind the RV sites which is very interesting. It’s not every day you see a sandstone rock garden, in fact this is the only one we’ve … More Lake Lewisville Rock Garden
In Texas, El Camino Real, the Royal Road or the Kings Way, runs across much of central Texas including through Rockdale. This road was established over 325 years ago as a way for the Spanish government to send supplies and keep in touch with its settlements. It originated in Mexico City, entered Texas near Eagle … More El Camino Real
This is the Rambling Toad, he will be with us on our adventures and in some of our photos. You see that he is lean, mean and purple. Three attributes that we all could strive for – but he does not have a name. Please help us name the toad, he deserves a name that … More Name the Rambling Toad
Today after 4 trips over 4 days spanning two weeks to the DPS (or DMV in some states) to get our Texas Drivers licenses, we were successful! We are now proud residents of Rockdale TX a community in Milam County Texas. This is a photo of the Milam County Courthouse which was named after Texas Revolution … More Proud Texans, again
The tow package has been installed on th RV and the jeep. There are still a few items remaining on the list for the RV, but they may be completed by Friday. The jeep now needs to be serviced to resolve an engine light that came on this afternoon. We have an appointment for tomorrow … More Major Progress – On 2 Fronts
We have registered the Jeep in Texas and will get our Texas Driver licenses this week. You would be surprised that even though I was born in Texas and that I had my US Passport and Wisconsin Drivers license in hand that I still had insufficient evidence to get a Texas drivers license! Don’t even … More Once a Texan, Always a Texan
The tow parts for the Jeep have been ordered and should arrive on Monday September 12th. Hopefully all the repairs will be completed and the tow package installed soon. Today we are visiting with our son Matt and his family (our daughter-in-law Danyelle and our grandchildren: Seth, Sierra, Hanna and Julian), in Rockdale TX. Tomorrow … More The Parts Have Been Ordered
While the RV is being serviced, Elaine and I stopped by the Denton TX Camping World to see what items that we may need for our journey. We looked a lot but only renewed our Good Sams membership and joined Passport America. Elaine thinks we may need some new tacky lights and I was interested … More Camping World trip
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