Author Archives: Ron and Denise

Happy 2023 Everyone! In San Antonio they celebrate bringing in the New Year with fireworks – and I mean a lot of fireworks. If you combined all the fireworks I’ve heard in my lifetime, they might equal about 10% of what we heard in San Antonio. A neighbor warned us that we would not getContinue reading “New Year’s Day, 2023 Day 7 San Antonio, TX”

Overnight it dipped down to the upper 40s and we both pulled out the down and wool blankets during the night. But blue skies and warm temperatures were in the forecast, promising a beautiful day and we decided a walk would be the perfect start for the day. Although the area surrounding Travelers World RVContinue reading “New Year’s Eve, 2022 Day 6 San Antonio, TX”

It was an overcast day again with showers in the area but didn’t rain here at the campground. We spent the morning planning a grocery list for when we go into Big Bend. There are no Walmart stores and what groceries are available, are expensive in comparison. It took a lot of thought and planningContinue reading “Dec 30, 2022 Day 5 San Antonio, TX”

It’s overcast today but warm with a bit of humidity in the air. The campground has a laundromat and today that was our destination. It feels great to get everything washed up and put away. We also ran the vac, straightened up, and re-organized a bit. We do that on occasion, finding better spots forContinue reading “Dec 29, 2022 Day 4 San Antonio, TX”

Remember the Alamo! We actually visited the famous Alamo today – it was on both of our bucket lists and so glad we were able to make it here. This world-renowned site is the site of a famous battle when Texas was fighting for its independence from Mexico. You may know the story but briefly,Continue reading “Dec 28, 2022 Day 3 San Antonio, TX”

Gorgeous day, with blue skies and moderate temperatures and low humidity. Ron rode the Ebike today on the River Walk while I took care of a few things at work. After I got finished, we decided to visit one of the 5 historic missions located here. Mission San Jose is about 2.5 miles from ourContinue reading “Dec 27, 2022 Day 2 San Antonio, TX”

We travelled to San Antonio today to our next campground, Traveler’s World RV campground located close to downtown San Antonio and next to the famous River Walk. This is a resort type campground with many snowbirds who stay here all winter. Some are in campers, others are in small, tiny homes. Everyone is extremely friendly,Continue reading “Dec 26, 2022 Day 1 San Antonio, TX”

Oh, what a lovely day! There was not a cloud in the sky and although chilly, the sun was shining brightly, and the forecast called for low 50s. We spent a leisurely morning, then for lunch we slapped a couple ribeye’s on the Blackstone griddle, added a kale salad, and orange juice to drink. ItContinue reading “Merry Christmas, 2022 Day 9 Fredericksburg, TX”

We spent today planning our next few locations and making reservations. Ron and Justice visited the dog park too and met a few dogs there. After a nice dinner, we went downtown Fredericksburg to check out their Christmas decorations and lights. Our campground neighbors said it was really amazing but that’s an understatement. This wasContinue reading “Dec 24, 2022 Day 8 Fredericksburg, TX”

It was chilly overnight, dipping into the single digits. Early this morning, Justice decided he would jump into bed with Ron. The Australian Aborigines used to judge how cold the night was based on the number of dogs they needed to sleep beside to stay warm. As big as Justice is, I think last nightContinue reading “Dec 23, 2022 Day 7 Fredericksburg, TX”

Today we worked preparing for the upcoming freezing temperatures. Ron completely winterized the camper with anti-freeze in the water lines and tanks. We bought gallons of water to use for drinking and cooking, and for Justice. We are a few steps away from heated bathrooms, too that makes it a bit easier for us. TheContinue reading “Dec 22, 2022 Day 6 Fredericksburg, TX”

We were greeted by overcast skies and foggy weather this morning. It dipped into the mid30s overnight, but the forecast is calling for low50s and partly cloudy – which we enjoyed later in the day. I worked a few hours, then we were itching to do something. There is a nature trail here at theContinue reading “Dec 21, 2022 Day 5 Fredericksburg, TX”

Today was one of those days that was filled with enjoyable moments all at a leisurely pace. We started out getting our laundry done – it was 11 days since our last trip to a laundromat, but it doesn’t take long to do and it’s great getting everything cleaned. We then visited the Pioneer MuseumContinue reading “Dec 20, 2022 Day 4 Fredericksburg, TX”

It rained early, then drizzled off and on all day with temps in the upper 40s. The forecast calls for partly sunny and mid50s the next three days – until the Polar Express arrives Thursday evening. It is going to be really cold everywhere including here and forecast is calling for 9 degrees overnight andContinue reading “Dec 19, 2022 Day 3 Fredericksburg, TX”

We are enjoying our stay here at Fredericksburg so much that we booked another full week. Today we toured the Pacific War Museum located downtown here. Why is there a Pacific War Museum in the heart of Texas? We wondered the same thing, until we learned that Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was born andContinue reading “Dec 18, 2022 Day 2 Fredericksburg, TX”