Sunday December 30, 2018 Through Monday January 7, 2019Sunday, after Leaving The Island, we drove back to San Antonio. The cold front that had made it to South Padre Island the day before was even more entrenched in San Antonio. Temperatures in the low forties plus high humidity were a good match for depressingly overcast … Continue reading Temporarily Winter
Category: Other Travel
Pacific Northwest Vacation
We spent 10 days in the Pacific Northwest with the idea that we would visit family, visit the places my deceased father hung out in, quietly celebrate my 60th birthday and check out Bend Oregon as a potential retirement community. On a Tuesday, from San Antonio, we flew Delta Airlines to Eugene, Oregon with a … Continue reading Pacific Northwest Vacation
San Antonio to St. Louis in Two Days
My sister-in-law had previously flown to St. Louis and needed her car which was at our house. Her car is a well preserved low mileage 2002 Saturn Ion. I volunteered for the task. I left our house Saturday morning at 3:30 AM with a quarter tank of gas. My first stop along the way was … Continue reading San Antonio to St. Louis in Two Days
How Retirement Feels
Folks keep asking me how retirement feels. I haven't really settled into a routine like other retired people I know. So far, it feels like I'm on vacation. I'm in vacation mode. In January, I spent a week camping and sight seeing in Lubbock, TX. In February, I spent a week camping and hiking in Junction, … Continue reading How Retirement Feels