Catching Up With Family

November 7-10, 2011

We returned to catch up with the kids and grandkids. Our youngest granddaughter had just had her fourth birthday, so we also had to have a post celebration with her. We stayed at Oak Forest RV Park. It's in north Austin and a little further from the kids, but it is a wonderful park as well as being a Passport America park. Passport America is a membership organization with a number of participating campgrounds that you can stay for half price. We liked this rv park so much we decided to stay there for a month during the Christmas holidays. The dogs enjoyed it too. There were three dog parks divided so big and little dogs could be separated.












We enjoyed our time with all our family!


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Location:Austin, Texas

Boot Camp

November 2-6
We arrived at the Escapees' Rainbow Park in Livingston. Escapees is a wonderful organization dedicated to rving and especially to people who fulltime rv. We met lots of wonderful people who love to travel and many stories were shared.

We took a tour of the park knowing the park was big, but had no idea of the scope of the organization. Escapees provides a mail service to fulltimers big enough to have their own zip code.



There is even an extended care facility for members to park their rv and receive meals and medical services for an extended time.

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were spent in sessions dealing with many safety aspects of our rvs. There were sessions on rv systems, tire safety, weight management, and fire safety. It was a wonderful learning experience and we would recommend it for everyone interested in rving whether it is part time, weekends, or full time.

Before we left, we were weighed and thankfully we were 750 pounds under our maximum limit.

Location:Livingston, Texas

Lake O' The Pines

October 28 - November 2, 2011

Well, we have gone full circle, we're back in Texas. This time, we stayed in site 118 at the Buckhorn Campground at the Lake O' The Pines. The site overlooked the lake with spectacular views from our window.

























We also had colorful sunsets out our back window







As well as the mystfying vapors coming off the water in the morning






We spent Saturday visiting with Jim's brother Tommy and his wife Susan who live in a neat house in the Piney. We had a great time visiting, playing games and beginning a new puzzle.












They also have a very well behaved and sweet dog, Mocha.






Tommy and Susan came out to the rv on Sunday and we continued our fun. We spent the next day shopping in Longview. Tuesday, Jim played golf. Wednesday, we are going to Livingston, Texas to the Escapees Rainbow's End Park and will be attending the RV Bootcamp.

Location:Jefferson, Texas