Leaving Texas

Got on the road  headed for Arizona. Stayed in Benson Arizona at the end of day 2 and met up with Bob & Sharon , friends we met in 2011 and  Hiked the Chiricahau mountains in Arizona.  

Looks like a pyramid.. in the middle of the desert.

Last full moon of the year.

          

Christmas eve

Had hors d'oeuvres christmas eve at the rv park rec hall and did chinese gift exchange( Bonnie got a bottle of wine and Ivon got a set of barbeque tools) ,  and played christmas jeapordy.

Christmas eve at Fredericksburg Rv Park in Texas

Dec 24... was 78 degrees at rv park. Christmas dinner on the 25th... the owners of the park provided a ham and a turkey while everyone in the park did potluck. 66 people showed up for christmas dinner... lots of good food

Dec 9 Luckenbach

Went to Luckenbach.. was mid 70's. The weather has been mixed, mid 70's, lows in 40's.. a couple of below freezing at nite but then some mornings wake to 60 degrees by 8 am.It is very dry, the churches have signs posted..Please pray for rain.At Luckenbach listened to a band playing in the barn. 

Chickens and roosters roaming the area where we were seated.

Dec 8, San Antonio Missions

 Very warm day on Saturday, 79 farenheit. Spent the day touring historic missions established in 1700's by Spain. Two of these missions are still active catholic churchs.

Mission Concepcion

Mission San Jose

Concepcion church, had to wait for mass to finish before we could enter.

Mission San Juan

Mission Espada

Dec 7 Christmas parade in Fredericksburg

Dec 5 Lyndon B Johnson ranch tours

LBJ ranch house

400 year old oak in front of ranch house

Free roaming herd

antelope

Buffalo farm  

Dec 4

Since our last post we have settled into our home away from home and reaquainted ourselves with old friends from 2010.The weather has been great .. mid 60's to mid 70's range .

                                                  A little taste of home.. shrimp and mussels

enchanted

Mickey mouse cactus?

Nov 30, hike enchanted rock

Hiked enchanted rock after being in Fredericksburg for a few days. The weather has been good,mid 60's low 70's.Next few days are forecasted to be warm.  

The enchanted rock is a dome of granite rock formed by a volcano milions of years ago.

At the top

Cactus will grow anywhere

Thats our truck down there