HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all. I hope you all had a nice day an had a chance to thank God for all the blessings we enjoy here in the USA.

We have been enjoying our visit to the Lone Star Corral just west of Hondo, Texas. We have been here for nearly 3 weeks and will be here until the the 4th or 5th of December when we will head west to Mesa, AZ.

We have been resting, playing bridge, eating and enjoying the fellowship of others that are here. Lot owners are coming in every day to spend the winter here, away from the cold of their summer travels.

The park is about 80% full with owners and guests that are renting spaces that are available. There is always room for another, if even in the boon dock area with no facilities and only $5.00 per day, but they have full access to the facilities available to all members and guests.

The photos are of our parking space along the back of the park with a view of the club house. It has a nice concrete drive and a nice storage building. We do not have access to the building but do have use of the covered porch when needed.

Most all activities are held in the club house which is available 24 hours a day to anyone that needs it. The laundry is in the clubhouse with relatively new washers and driers.

We had nearly 100 members and guests for Thanksgiving dinner this afternoon. The cost was $4.00 each which included Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing and cranberry sauce. Each table pitched in and brought all the other items as needed. An excellent meal for the price and great fellowship.

We have been enjoying some of the specials that the restaurants in Hondo offer on Tuesday afternoon. Places like Pizza Hut, Dairy Queen and others have specials for seniors. You can go to the senior Center and have a nice lunch for $3.00 each. So life is good and enjoyable with weather in the upper 70's and lower 80's.

We got away from New Braunfels about 10am and headed south on I35 toward San Antonio. Picked up Loop 1604 which circles the city about 10 miles out. West and then south to US90 and west to Hondo, TX.

We did some shopping at Walmart and headed about 7 miles west to the Lone Star Corral where we will stay for a month or so before heading on west to Phoenix and Palm Springs, CA.


The photos are of the entrance to the Lone Star Corral as well as some cotton ready to be picked up and taken to the gin to be processed. The field had already been cultivated and replanted with the next crop, probably winter wheat.

Things are very dry here and not all crops do well in these conditions.

Yesterday driving was a handful due to the wind. It was from the west and south and we were trying to go southwest and that goes for an exciting drive.

We covered a lot of miles and stopped south of Ft.Worth and as it was supposed to be windy today we decided to stay for two nights.

We are at the Whitney Lake VFW that had a fairly nice park. It is quite windy this afternoon and it is supposed to blow a lot for 3 or 4 hours tonight then clear off. Hopefully it will be nicer tomorrow and we can get on toward San Antonio.

We plan to be in Hondo, TX and the Lone Star RV park on Friday afternoon and settled for a month or so.

Our photos are from the drive through the Boston Mountains in Arkansas.