F.R.O.G. Rally Branson MO

The top is the PlanA route to Branson and the Next is the Return trip home.    I'm going to try and keep up with posts as we go.   Departure schedule for May 31th Ten_sh.

Galveston Tx



Campsite "Taken from aboard the Colonel Boat"



Normally I start with a picture of our departure, but we started in the late afternoon instead of the morning so I was a little out of sequence.  However the Campsite is a good place to start.  This is a nice LITTLE RV Resort.  We had campsite C11 and didn't put up the Dome (we had just enough room to put it up though) since we were doing the tourist thing.  A mile from Moody Gardens, Shittlerbaun and SeaWall, could have biked very easily. 

So our first day was Moody Gardens here's a link http://www.moodygardens.com/.  I bought the tickets that included the Imax showing of the Dark Knight which topped off the day.  Myra really enjoyed the 4D movies (i.e. when Dorothy from Wizard of Oz throws the water on the Witch..the audience gets a spray of water), and the Happy Feet Movie ride.  We where their on a Wednesday so it wasn't crowded or rushed, we took in all three Pyminds plus the Colonel boat Ride.

Thursday we drove around to the SeaWall, the Ferry, and went Swiming at the State Park.  We  also stopped at the Pleasure Pier and had Bubba Gump Shrimp. 

Friday was Schlitterbahn, and I don't have the water camera pictures back yet.  Again another perfect day this park is supposed to be a smaller than the other parks, but we still have a full day and very short lines.

Saturday we broke camp and headed home, with an afternoon stop at the Houston Space Center.  What a great place, lots of hands on, several shows/presentations and tours.



Myra is in the Top Bubble



Left Houston about 7pm and got home about 1am.  All in all a Great Get Away

Garner State Park, Concan TX

As always I try to start off with a departure picture.  

                                                                     

Campsite

View from inside Rdome

Front View of Coral Dome

All in all I'm pretty happy with the dog corals that I bought, with a little modification I will be able to set it up so that I won't have to go through the door and gate to get to my chair.

Beautiful Vista's Unfortunately not a lot of water.

We did a little tubing, but half of it was just walking in the water.  Took a little longer than it should have and Myra ended up with one of the age old traditions a Garner (sun burn legs), and that was after 70 spf applied twice.

Another tradition is to listen to Indian Stories and to become Blood Brothers/Sisters with the Ranger and other at the Pow Wow.  Myra volunteer to be cut with the arrowhead first and was even disappointment when she got a animal stamp on the arm instead.  She still beat the drum and became a member of the tribe.

 The third Garner State Park tradition is the nightly dance.  I'm told that the teenage girls start getting ready about 5pm (the dance is 8:30 to 11:00).  Young ladies and men stand on the edges of the dance area, while older campers have chairs circling the outer area.  Girls ask Boys and Boys ask Girls, before the second chorus of the song the dance floor is full of dancers.  Myra of Course would not dance with me, she went out and found boys to dance with.   I won't post those pictures, but I had to buy her this Tee shirt as a memento.

We took a day trip to Lost Maples, and did a little hike.  This is a beautiful park and I'm seriously thinking of trying to come in the fall after the leaves turn.  They have a small and well kept camping area.

That evening we also went to THE FRIO BAT FLIGHT, the second largest Mexican Free Tail colony in the World (10 millon bats).  The pictures don't do it justice, but hopefully the video shows it better.

We made a couple of other side day trips to include another tubing adventure (where there was more water), all and all we had a great trip.

Goose Island, Texas



Entrance to Goose Island



One way road to State Park

We choose a more "Island" Campsite

Pull Podterfly behind the shelter

Choose the inland side versus the water side

Shrimp Boat in the Morning

Bird Area behind campsite

This is BIG Tree  1000 years old

Here's the link.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Tree,_Rockport

Big tree off spring

Big tree off spring









Spring in Texas

As always I try to start out with a picture of our departure.  This is the first trip with the Yukon so we were pretty excited.  Podterfly actually looks small.

As you can see from the picture Podterfly is tilted backwards a little, I ended up at Camping World in the afternoon (they were able to fit me in), where they adjusted the E2 equalizer.   Some may say that with the bigger tow vehicle I don't need it, but it's what I have and I like the way it feels.

To this was a perfect weekend to drive through central Texas (thanks is part to Lady Bird Johnson).  The Wild Flowers are in full bloom.  I stop at a Picnic Area just south of San Antonio and took some pictures.  

Flowers behind Podterfly

Field of Flowers



Flowers and Trees



Bluebonnet Close up



So there I am merrily taking pictures of flowers with my camera, get back to the Yukon and discover no SD card.  I went back an took the above pictures with my cell phone.

BlueBonnet Field

  





I was camping with some friends and we spent our days site seeing and visiting shops in Gurne and Wimberly.  The weekend was way to short, but I had to stop at the picnic area going south bound.  The full of different wild flowers from across the highway.

Purple flowers and Wild grasses







Check out the reflection in the Mirror...Wild Flowers Every where!