FCRV 2011 Retiree Rally

We have been at the FCRV Retiree Rally this past week in Canton, Texas and having fun doing such things as playing games like frog races, cow chip toss, rolling pin toss, washer toss, and bocce ball. These are some of the games that we have played at our rally. We had great entertainment for the evening programs. There were a couple of catered dinners, and one ice cream social.

We joined another chapter of FCRV and are now members of the YARS (Young Active Retirees) also, their theme is Pirates. We made tie dyed shirts and have pirate hats. The YARS has a campout after the national FCRV rallies. This springs YARS campout was in Mineola, Texas just northeast of Canton, Texas. Mineola has a Civic Center with over one hundred campsites and a large meeting room.

During our stay in Mineola we spent one afternoon driving to Tyler, Texas and saw the Azalae & Spring Flower Trail.

The homes and front yard gardens in Tyler are very beautiful.

Friday April 1st we will be heading back to Colorado.

Kerrville, TX

We are now staying in Kerrville, TX. We are staying at Guadalupe River RV Resort which is a very nice resort along the Guadalupe River. This resort is listed a one of the best in Texas.

We went to the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, TX and spent many h0urs walking thru the museum. The museum went through the entire history of the Pacific War, starting with Japan's history and actions prior to the start of World War II, and ending with the surrender. The self paced tour of the museum has a lot of short videos and movies. You can get additional information on the museum at the following web site: www.PacificWarMuseum.org.

When we were in Fredericksburg, we also walked a trail in the Lady Bird Johnson Nature Park. Kyoto and Osaka both had to go swimming in a stream that ran through the park. We went into part of the park that had all kinds of birds and bird feeders. It was pleasant listenng to all the birds and seeing them up close. It was too bad that I left my camera in the truck.

For those who have been following Tiffany, she called us about 3:00am Friday, and let us know that there was an earthquake in Japan, and a tsumani was on its way to Samoa. She said she was headed to high country and would be safe. She called back on Friday about 2:00pm and said she was back home and the tsunami was small.

El Paso, Texas

We have traveled to El Paso, Texas this week. The Rio Grande is a small river here compared to the hugh river it becomes. We can look across the Rio Grande river and see the town of Juarez, Mexico. With current problems, we have absolutely no desire to visit Mexico.

We spent a day and went to the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. It is located close to Alamogordo, New Mexico. The White Sands cover 275 square miles, so if you have been to the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado then consider them to be a very small portion of the White Sands. The sand was so white, that we quickly became "sand blind", which is just like "snow blind", and it was difficult to see texture or shape in the sand. Kyoto and Osaka seemed to enjoy bouncing around in the sand. Osaka was buried up to her belly, but just kept trying to get up the dune with Joe & Kyoto. At the time that we went to White Sands, the sand was not hot yet, so the dogs did not have a problem walking on it. The sand was very fine, and did I say very, very, very white?

Can you pick out who left which track?