After South Llano River State Park - high winds gusting 40+ mph in west Texas

After South Llano River State Park – high winds gusting 40+ mph in west Texas

| RV / Camping Destinations, RV Journey 2011-12, RV Life
Camped overnight at South Llano River (Texas) State Park, (about 150 miles west of San Antonio and 5 miles south of I-10 and Junction, TX).This is the third winter we've spent time in Texas, and each year we have made this a destination campground. The sites are generou
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'How about that BBQ' in Lockhart, Texas

‘How about that BBQ’ in Lockhart, Texas

| RV Journey 2011-12, RV Short Stops
As part of our short two-day stay at the Lockhart State Park, we've eaten at two of the four best barbecue places in these parts --  Lockhart, the BBQ Capital of Texas.Lockhart and cattle go back a long ways to when it was a major northward converging point on the Chis
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Lockhart State Park near world-class BBQ

Lockhart State Park near world-class BBQ

| RV / Camping Destinations, RV Journey 2011-12, RV Life
Lockhart State Park is a small rustic park set in the rolling forested terrain of central Texas.Situated on 263 acres of land acquired in 1934, Lockhart State Park is one of many parks built by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) from 1935 to 1938. Many of these struc
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A wet send off from the Coastal Bend

A wet send off from the Coastal Bend

| RV Journey 2011-12, RV Life
It's been raining since the middle of the night. A good soaking rain for the Coastal Bend of Texas. Weather channel says it should move through by noon.We packed everything from outside the rig yesterday ... after breakfast and securing the inside ...  we'll just need
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Watch the 'Long, Long Trailer,' again

Watch the ‘Long, Long Trailer,’ again

| Celebrity RVers, RV books/DVDs/Websites
It's hard to believe this film was produced in 1954 ... it is still hilarious in parts and definitely fun to watch. "The Long, Long Trailer" starting Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz on DVD. (Suggested retail: $14.97 -- available on Amazon.com for $5.99.) "The 1954 fil
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Fulltime RVer Dar Hoch, RN, works for hospital during winter stay on Texas' Coastal Bend

Fulltime RVer Dar Hoch, RN, works for hospital during winter stay on Texas’ Coastal Bend

| RV Journey 2011-12, RV Life, RV People, Women RVers
Dar Hoch is among the thousands of RVers who work while living fulltime on the road. Dar, a registered nurse, reports for 12-hour shifts, three days-a-week at a hospital in Aransas Pass during their snowbird stay on the Coastal Bend of Texas. For five years, Dar and
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Fulltime RVer Terry Hager publishes second mystery novel -- 'Last Call for Murder'

Fulltime RVer Terry Hager publishes second mystery novel — ‘Last Call for Murder’

| RV books/DVDs/Websites, RV Life, RV News, RV People
Author and fulltime RVer Terry Hager has just released his second "Reverend Rob Vander Laan Mystery" inspired by his work as a street minister in Grand Rapids, Mich., between 1968 and 1973. From Amazon: "Last Call for Murder" Publication Date: February 10, 2012
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Our last week on Texas' Coastal Bend

Our last week on Texas’ Coastal Bend

| RV / Camping Destinations, RV Journey 2011-12, RV Life, RV People
I'm going to miss looking out my computer window at site #38 at the Sandollar RV Park on the Coastal Bend of Texas.We've been here nearly four weeks and it's almost time to begin our slow snowbird migration back to the west coast. Then, later this spring, after work cam
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COE Potter's Creek Campground at Canyon Lake great RV, family destination

COE Potter’s Creek Campground at Canyon Lake great RV, family destination

| RV / Camping Destinations, RV Journey 2011-12, RV Life
First, a disclaimer--I love Corps of Engineers campgrounds, they are by far some of the best places we've camped in the USA. Potter’s Creek Campground on Canyon Lake is no exception.I would give it a 5-star rating, except for one small thing ... no TP in restrooms on
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Update on solo RVer Joyce Caudell

Update on solo RVer Joyce Caudell

| Lite / Green RVing, RV Journey 2009-10, RV Life, RV People, Women RVers
We first met fulltime RVer Joyce Caudell when she was boondocking in a Bureau of Land Management longterm area near Quartzsite, Ariz., in January 2010.Although our physical paths have not crossed since then, thanks to e-mail, we've kept in touch over the past two years.
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