The Yellow Rose of Texas

Jeff and I enjoyed sleeping late this morning and taking Ziggy for a walk on the campground's nature trail. We finally rolled out around 11 and headed toward Dallas/Ft. Worth. We decided to take a back road and see some of the countryside. What we saw were lots of cows with calves and horses with their colts. We pulled over to take a closer look at one herd of cows and they all looked back at us. They became very protective of their young and eventually began to run away. We city slickers had caused a stampede and we never got out of the RV. We had lunch at a small cafe where Jeff got a 32oz. diet coke for $1.40 and a good burger too.

The day became very hot and we realized that we were having some problems with our A/C. I started making phone calls and finally found a place to do service on our unit. It is about an hour north of Dallas so we headed there and then decided to wait and have the unit fixed later. So we went south through rush hour traffic and ended up in Ft. Worth at the home of my cousins Marlene & Bob Waage.

This is Marlene and Bob's 8th home and the second time they have lived in Texas. Their house and neighborhood are beautiful and we feel very comfortable staying here. The best news is they have a swimming pool in their backyard and Ziggy fell in and then realized how refreshing it was to take a dip. She also met Winston - her first cat friend and they are starting to form a relationship.

Marlene and Bob took us out to get a look at Ft. Worth and we got to see the Stockyard area. We had dinner at Joe T. Garcia's, a popular Mexican restaurant. They have only two items on the menu, fajitas and enchiladas. Your choice of chicken or beef. The food was fabulous and I enjoyed every bite. Jeff (who hates Mexican) was a good sport and ate all of his fajitas. After seeing more of the city we came home and now it is bedtime. Tomorrow we are going sightseeing in Dallas with my cousin's Celeste and Arnie Cohen.