Landmark Inn

We headed to Castroville this morning to go through the Landmark Inn and see the other historic homes in the town.  Castroville was settled in the 1840's by mostly farmers from the Alsace region of France.  The Landmark Inn went through several changes.

First, a general store providing goods to travelers between San Antonio and El Paso was built.  It was originally a one story structure, but another story was added to make a hotel.

In the 1860's, a bathhouse was added. It was the only place for a man-made bath between San Antonio and Eagle Pass.

In the 1850's, land was purchased by the Medina River and a dam was built to divert water through an underground mill race to power a grist mill.

We then took the tour around town to see the other historic homes.

We had a great time touring this beautiful little town!

Cowboy Opera & Rudy Guiliani

No, we didn't see Rudy Guiliani at the Cowboy Opera in Bandera, Texas, but I did see him the next day.

Tuesday, we decided to go to Bandera to see the Cowboy Opera.  Once a month, musicians donate their time and talents to raise funds for the Meals on Wheels program.  Before, the program, there is a light dinner served.  We went in to get our meal. I had gotten my tray and was getting my dessert, when a man came up and took my tray.  I thought, my, I guess they are really helpful here.  Then, he turned around and it was Larry and Pat who we had met and gotten to know at the Escapees Bootcamp in November!!! What a surprise! We thought they had headed north, but had stayed in Bandera, but were leaving Thursday.  We were certainly glad to see them and catch up with what they had been doing!

We all enjoyed the music that night. It was a mix of old country and new country music.  One of our favorites was the rendition of Good Hearted Woman.  One of the musicians sang both parts as Waylon and Willie.  He had two microphones and would go to one when he sang Willie Nelson's part and then went to the other one when he sang Waylon Jennings' part.  It was great!

On Wednesday, we went to San Antonio to have dinner with my parents. We had a wonderful dinner and then, my mother and I went to Trinity University where Rudy Guiliani was speaking.  I enjoyed his lecture, but the whole time he was speaking, I just kept thinking I am listening to history.  September 11th was one of those moments I will never forget and he was such an integral part of that time.

We safely arrived back at our place about 11:00 after a long day.

Tryin' To Chill In the Texas Hill Country

We are on Day 22 with no front air conditioning. :(  Camping World replaced the part that was not working thinking it would fix our problem.  The furnace and bedroom air conditioners were working, but the main air conditioner and heat pump only blew air.  It was determined the compressor was no longer working and we needed a new air conditioner.  We waited to see when the air conditioner could be delivered.  It should be sent out Monday or Tuesday AFTER EASTER.  We couldn't believe it, apparently, they have to be manufactured for the rv.  It doesn't make a whole lot of sense to us, but we don't have a whole lot of options.

So...there hasn't been a whole lot to blog about.  We canceled our trip to Big Bend, with temperatures already in the 90's there, we knew we couldn't be comfortable without the main air conditioner.  We went back to the Thousand Trails at Medina Lake and stayed there for the rest of our 14 days.  Our plan at Thousand Trails allows for us to stay 2 weeks at a location, but then we have to leave for 7 days.  We went to Hidden Valley RV Resort in Bandera. It's actually 9 miles from Bandera, so we are really out in the country.

It is a pretty little place.  Some of the reviews in RV Park Reviews said the spaces are too close together.  They are close, but there are only 2 other rvs out here besides us, so it doesn't really matter.

Our hill country view outside the front door.

There's an open field in the middle of the park, the wildflowers are blooming.

This is our spot.

We'll be here until Wednesday and then we will move back to the Thousand Trails and hope the air conditioner comes in next week.  We decided not to move too far since we have already signed up for the RV-Dreams Rally in Kerrville on April 24.