Meandering the Country

April 10-16, 2024 We’ve always heard Austin is a fun place to visit, and I have to say, it lived up to its reputation for us!  Right off the bat, we unloaded our bikes and headed for the Ann and Roy Butler Trail .  This ten-mile loop trail follows the Colorado River (not to be confused with the one that runs through the Grand Canyon), offering scenic skyline views as well as a bit of a break from the hustle-bustle of the city.  At one end of the trail, if you happen to miss the turn to stay on the trail, you run into Barton Springs , which is a popular swimming hole!  Don’t ask me how I happen to know this random fact!  Regardless of how we found out about Barton Springs , it was fun to watch kids young and old swinging from the rope tied to a tree branch and splashing into these natural springs!  The average temperature runs 68-70 degrees year around!  I can only imagine how great this might feel on a hot summer day!   The skyline is activel...

April 4-10, 2024 Katherine and I take in the eclipse! In 2017, Dick and I experienced a total solar eclipse in Liberty, MO.  That very day, Dick put the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse on our calendar!  It was probably close to a year ago when he started looking at average weather trends along the path of totality and selected Waco, TX as being a good place from which to view the eclipse.  With the location decided, it was an easy choice to stay at Magnolia RV Resort as they promised a week filled with fun entertainment and activities to accompany the big event! Covered sites were unique for us! As soon as the 10-day weather forecast was available, we began checking it out for the 8th.  As luck would have it, the forecast for the 8th was “cloudy”.  As days ticked by, the forecast stayed steady and we had resigned ourselves to not being able to see much of the eclipse.  Little did we know that Katherine, the co-owner of the RV park, is a woman of prayer a...