July 18th Brunch with David Candelaria!

Day of rest...  Went to brunch at Cracker Barrel with David Candelaria, our old neighbor from Plano...  He looks and acts super great!  

He is the new VP and Gen. Manager for the local NBC outlet, and doing a fine job.  

Will rest for rest of the day, then on to Las Cruces NM and Leasburg Dam SP at Radium Springs.  

July 17th El Paso Local stops today....

High today is only supposed to be 92!  Nothing on the radar much either...

Just a few stops today, waiting for things to be open!

The Border Patrol Museum got 2 pins and some postcards

The El Paso Holocaust Museum got a pin here

The El Paso History Museum got a Texas pin and a stamp for NHT

Los Portales, a National Trail Stop got a nice pin here.

Saw lots of markers in this old town:

And got 2 El Camino de Tierra Adento Stamps

Saw this plate today:

It's about 80 miles of travel today.  Expect to get some pins from some stops.  After a delicious dinner last night at MaryAnn and John's I had shrimp gumbo and Bette had Brisket, we went out for ice cream at Marble Slab!

July 16th Local El Paso today:

Got several local El Paso Stops to make today:
A new trail stamp stop at John Wesley Hardin's gravesite, the Amtrak Station in town, and the UTEP bookstore.   Long hot day today .

The Amtrak station downtown.  got some brochures from several places.

John Wesley Hardin was a bad ass dude!

Utep Bookstore, got a pin.

Tomorrow will be a longer day, since lots of things were closed today.  

July 15th Short run into El Paso today.....

Thanks to our efforts yesterday, we have a short run into El Paso today.  Only about 121 miles or so, and about 2 hours.

We'll be stopping at a Wal Mart just 2.5 miles from Mary Ann's house, and may shorten our stay.  

Today, we have tickets for the El Paso Chihuahuas game!  Starts at 605, may rain though.  

Did quit in the 4th inning of tonight's game, and hour and 40 minute rain delay to start:

A "little" cooler today:

Managed to make it to a close by Wal Mart to Mary Anne, then decided to make it to Chamizal N Mem, where I got six stamps, and shop for a bit in Wal Mart. 

 Didn't buy anything, just groceries.  We also visited a Bank of America in the parking lot and got some cash.  

Off to the game with the Rosenbergs in a few.  

July 14th On over to Van Horn, Texas.

Today is a short jaunt over to Van Horn, Tx.     Just 295.2 miles   miles, thanks to Bette and her concerns.  Max speed 69 mph mov Avg 57 mph, Total time of travel: 6:41 Fuel Consumption Avg: 7.2 mpg 31 gals used.  Did a fill up at a half tank, 131.01

As you can see, we don't have much on the schedule for Midland, a stop at the Bush 44 childhood home, then a stop in at the Midland Rockhounds Ballfield, a new stop,  

Then, we thought we were headed to Pecos Texas to a Wal Mart, but that was the smallest parking lot we've ever seen!  So instead, we headed into Van Horn Texas, and stayed at the Oasis RV.  FHU, $27.00 a night. Wanted to rest the generator.  So were good to go.  As far as the future, we may cut down our time in El Paso, and arrive a bit early for Tucson.

Got a stamp, ball and pin for this stop.  

July 13th On past Abilene, over to Sweetwater Texas.

Left Lewisville at about 0845 and originally planned to stop at Abilene Wal Mart, but decided enroute to make it another 40 miles or so on down to Sweetwater Texas.  Hot here!

Here's a shot of the rig at Wal Mart:

Saw this on the way over:

Fixing to eat some chicken leftovers, yummy.  Gps says for today: Total miles 229.6. Miles since beginning of trip: 2,257.  Max speed today: 68 mph Mov Avg 54 mph  Total trip time, 6:56, which included a stop for lunch on the road and 2 pit stops.   Fuel Avg: 7.3 mpg  Used, 31 gals.  

Will rest tonight, might watch the Red Sox play, then over to Midland Tx. tomorrow, I have a ball game to see!   And also the President Bush boyhood home.  

July 11th Out for lunch and dinner today!

Today, we met Hazel, Bette's old boss, and her cousin Edna at Cracker Barrel on I35ES. 
Bette and I had kid's chicken fingers, they had Chicken Pot Pie.  Very good!

Then, we stopped in at Wal Mart to order pills, and do some shopping.

For some reason, they didn't have our insurance just so, so it took about 30-45 minutes to work out.  

Shortly, we are on our way to a Pizza house in McKinney  to see all the Raffa family!

Really looking forward to our dinner!

Saw this plate today:

Tomorrow, the plan is to have TC to come over, and assist with the new mirror placement, then perhaps a run over to the old Plano house, then a visit with the Legg family to see Law play a basketball game and deliver some old photos I found of Natalie.