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Sing Me A Bug
Current status: sitting in the library again, listening to a field trip’s worth of kids in the back room singing a song about the metamorphosis of insects from larvae to adults. The Davis Mountains:
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Chatty as a Librarian
So I’m working out of a small Texas town’s library today because WiFi/ cell signal is poor at my campsite. Apparently nobody’s ever told this particular location that libraries are supposed to be quiet. Earlier, half a dozen teens invaded my corner munching Funions and watching videos on their phones at full volume, without being…
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My Rig, Heading West
My rig, in all its hitched up glory. I’ve moved on as planned to Davis Mountains State Park (really lovely!). It’s not easy leaving Peter behind, and I considered changing my plans and staying an extra day. But ultimately I decided to come on. I’ve already searched the immediate area where he disappeared, and suspect…
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Hip Hip Hippos
My two favorite zoo animals are giraffes and hippos. Unfortunately, the Houston Zoo hasn’t had full sized hippos in many years, so I took this opportunity in San Antonio to do the behind the scenes tour with Uma and Timothy the hippos.
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Peter Gets Lost
Well… I held off on making this post as long as I could in hopes of having better tidings to report. But with so many folks invested in how Peter’s doing, I’d better share the hard news. Wednesday evening, as we were on our way to the campsite, I stopped for gas in southwest San…
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Medina… Valley?
I’m staying at Thousand Trails Medina Lake northwest of San Antonio. The park is a lovely collection of Central Texas flora and fauna, including live oak, cedar, prickly pear, deer, and Texas jackrabbits with enormous ears. Unfortunately, this end of the “lake” dried up a couple of years ago due to drought, and is now…
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Peter Containment Device
I’ve spent the last several hours constructing an elaborate Peter Containment Device for tomorrow’s trip, to keep him off my lap while I’m driving. Now, let’s see if it contains him for more than five minutes before he finds a way to ooze out of it He’s already not a fan. He came in for…
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Hello, Dolly
Well, I’m the proud owner of something I’d rather not have had to own. I got a tow dolly so I can take my Corolla with me behind the RV. (Yes, my car will be ON the dolly instead of pulling it when I’m ready to hit the road for real.) It’s frustrating, but it…
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Ferrying
Since I don’t yet have a vehicle I can tow behind my RV, when I moved on from Thousand Trails Colorado River to Thousand Trails Lake Conroe, I had to leave my car behind. My sister Margaret kindly ferried me back to get it (meaning we each spent about six hours driving today). I figured…
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Waiting for My Maverick
Some of you may know that I ordered a Ford Maverick Hybrid truck last October and, due to Ford’s drastic underestimate of the demand and supply chain shortages, I’ve been waiting all this time for it to get built. I’ve been eager to get it all along, but now that I’m committed to the RV…
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