Carrizo Springs, TX

Yucca plants and Prickly Pear Catus

After a wonderful farewell dinner with our dear friends, Jack, Wilma, Val and Brian, we said our goodbyes and made our promises to see each other again in the, hopefully, near future. We enjoy these friends so much and have had fun the last months, going to see “Avatar”, a ballet folklorico, eating out, playing games, competing at Wii and even having a few dinners and happy hours. Of course, we can’t forget the Canadian sponsored dinner/dance in February. It was one of the highlights of our winter.
This morning we were up very early, before the alarm and finished our packing up to hit the road. We said our final goodbyes to our neighbors and were headed out by 8:00 am. We didn’t get far – just to the nearest Denny’s for breakfast. We had a coupon, so couldn’t waste it! By 9:00 am we were headed west and north on our way to Carrizo Springs for our first night. We saw some beautiful spring flowers along the way, hundreds of gorgeous yuccas in bloom, prickly pear cactus, and mesquite trees and bushes turning green. The weather was beautiful, a little windy, but not bad and the trip was mostly uneventful. Well, Tom did miss a turn so we had to go to Laredo and then head north and west again, but it was no big deal. We have plenty of time to enjoy the trip.
Now we’re sitting in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Carrizo Springs, TX, relaxing and preparing for a nice drive to Marathon tomorrow. By Tuesday early, we’ll be at Big Ben National Park. Yippee!