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What Did We Do Today?

Tuesday May 26 San Benito, TX

A Making Some Progress Day

This is the sight that greeted me this morning. Linda said she couldn't sleep, so she got up extra, extra early. I saw this and decided not being able to sleep was the least of her problems. And to any readers who might recall the great butt shot controversy of a couple of years ago, this is not considered to be a butt shot, at least in my mind it isn't. Once Linda sees this she may very politely inform me (as only she can do)that this photo falls into the not permitted category. Until then, call me Optimistic Bob

We got the call this morning that all the parts for the Cherokee had arrived. We are having a Blue Ox towbar and SMI Air Force One braking system installed. Dropped the Cherokee off, they are going to install everything on it today, then tomorrow we will take the coach in to finish the job. They gave us a ride back to the RV park, but without a vehicle we won't be able to explore South Padre Island. I'll say Linda understood, but that didn't make her any happier. I'll take her comments to heart and make sure there is a next time over here.

A note on the photos of the Explorer yesterday and the Cherokee in today's Daily Journal. They were taken back in the first week in January on the day we said goodbye to the Explorer and picked up the new Cherokee.

One those, I never know what Linda took photos of until I download them, photos. They had originally forgotten to order this, and we were wondering if they really had it this time. Yes they did and Linda has a photo to prove it.

No vehicle? No problem. There is always Facebook. Actually we both spent much of the day working on genealogy, spending our time discovering which records weren't there. Of course that makes the very occasional "find" all the more exciting. No big finds today but there is always tomorrow. Genealogy and optimism are like Siamese Twins.

Before you say anything remember the golden rule of RV travel writing, no post is complete unless there is at least one food photo. If it looks very similar to last night's meal, it's because when something is that good it deserves to be served again. Tonight the pork loin smoked by Bob was topped with apricot preserves. Sautéed carrots with spinach and avocado completed the dish. We may not get to see South Padre Island but the food over here sure is great. Bragging Bob.

The first corollary to the golden rule of RV travel writing (no post is complete unless there is at least one food photo) is there must be between one and three sunset photos each week. This is my first entry in that category this week. Now I can just imagine you are wondering what is he doing? There is no colorful multi-colored glowing sky to be seen. That is why I am the photographer and writer and you are the reader. It takes a great mind to understand that sunset means the sun is no longer there. It is gone, disappeared. If you will look carefully at this photo you will see there is no sun. So just what part of the set in sunset don't you understand. Brilliant Bob.

Along those lines I'll leave you with this quote from author Joseph Monninger. "I've never liked the moment of seeing something beautiful - a sunset, a moose, an elephant - and then raising a camera and trying to capture it for some future moment. That's always struck me as strange."

 

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