2017 memories

7 months of the best South Texas weather ever, ( RGV ) wore long pants 5 days all Winter. Beach time on South Padre Island and visits from friends and neighbors up north. Pool & Spa. State Parks & Wildlife refuges. World Birding Centers. Food, Drinks, Music & Fun. Birds & Butterflies. Fresh fruit from our and our neighbors trees. Grapefruit, Oranges, Lemons, Tangerines, Tangelos, Mandarins & Key Limes. Flea Markets, Fresh Produce. Music on the Rio Grand and the near by Colonia. Great Mexican Food, Margaritas. Mexico and so much more.

Highlight: We each bought paddle boards and paddled them every day. We have been long time canoers and kayakers and added these to our fleet. We enjoyed them and one day paddled nine miles on them.

Low light: April 9th changed two wheels on a little pop up that we picked up, and worked to hard getting the lug nuts off. Ended up in the emergency room and now I need back surgery.

Jack L

pawatt wrote:
7 months of the best South Texas weather ever, ( RGV ) wore long pants 5 days all Winter. Beach time on South Padre Island and visits from friends and neighbors up north. Pool & Spa. State Parks & Wildlife refuges. World Birding Centers. Food, Drinks, Music & Fun. Birds & Butterflies. Fresh fruit from our and our neighbors trees. Grapefruit, Oranges, Lemons, Tangerines, Tangelos, Mandarins & Key Limes. Flea Markets, Fresh Produce. Music on the Rio Grand and the near by Colonia. Great Mexican Food, Margaritas. Mexico and so much more.

Enough is enough after all you did not have the privilege of shovelling snow and slipping on ice to break ribs and collar bone.

Glad to see that the butterfly's still made the list.

Highlight was going to New Zealand instead of AZ.

Low, having to have our dog put down in Las Cruces, early Jan. Cast a pall over the rest of the winter.

Built a new park model in Arizona. Chris

We went through what Padlin did over the Winter.

Low point: having to put down Bailey one of our cockers.

Baxter (Bailey's brother) was really struggling with the loss and after a month or so we decided we ALL needed help so a...
High point: Duffy joins the family.

All is well!! Feel free to check our Trip Journal for more.

We had more highs than low with great friends and lots to keep us busy in S. AZ.

HIGHLIGHT = Best weather in 11 yrs of snowbirding LOWLIGHT = 2 days in New Orleans hospital with a kidney infection

rjxj wrote:
Dirt biking the Q and hanging out with others. Riding the Plamosa mountains looking out toward the metropolis of Bouse Az.












Plamosa Rd just east of the registration area.

Kewl! Spent my 1st winter in Quartzsite, had a blast met many new friends.