The last couple of weeks have been busy but relaxing. First we traveled from Dallas to Georgetown to visit with family. We camped in Cedar Breaks Corps of Engineers (COE) park at Lake Georgetown. It is very close to where one of our nephews lives with his family. Two of his brothers and their families were also there along with their parents (Claudia's sister and brother in law). We had a great time catching up with them and playing with the young children.
From Georgetown we moved a short distance to the Oak Hill area of Austin, where another of Claudia's sisters lives. They were kind enough to let us park in their driveway and we had a great time. Our power steering pump gave out as we were backing into their driveway. It's amazing how breakdowns seem to happen in what turns out to be convenient locations. We ended up staying there for almost a week and appreciate their help and hospitality. Most of you know we don't follow any sports. That being said, it has kind of become a tradition to attend high school basketball games at our nieces' Waldorf school, when in Austin. All three of their girls play or have played. This time, we had the opportunity to attend three games at the Austin Convention Center. The first was a Waldorf HS girls game. The second was a Waldorf HS boys game and the third was a game with the Austin Toros, a Development League team against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The boys game and the Toros game were both very close. The Toros game had 2 overtime periods and they finally won the game. It's wonderful how this lifestyle exposes us to people and activities that we might otherwise have missed.
Now we have moved a little further south to the Canyon Lake area. Again, we are staying at a COE park called Potter's Creek. We had never stayed in these parks before, but now that we have the senior pass and only pay half price, it makes it easier on our budget. Both of the parks are near the water, well laid out with good spacing between sites and most important they are quiet and dark. Some of the COE campgrounds have been closed or turned over to concessionaires to run. Hope that doesn't happen to many more.
Map of states we have visited together. In 2007 we added 3, Idaho, Nebraska and Kansas. Only 6 more to go, besides Alaska and Hawaii.
This is a picture of our address (the UPS store) in New Braunfels. In the last 3 years since we have 'lived' here, we have been here twice.
Another picture of the center of New Braunfels, Texas.
Deer in front of our campsite at Potters Creek Park.
View across our site to Canyon Lake.
Boaters enjoying the challenge of a windy day on the lake.
Another of our residents walking through our campsite.
