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North America » United States » Texas » McAllen March 18th 2011

I thought today was going to be relatively easy but Texas is still bigger than it seems. But, alas, this should be the end of it because Mexico is just a stone's throw away at this point. You never know what you're going to get yourself into when you check into a campground these days. The staff is cheerful, helpful, and very friendly. The restrooms and showers are clean. There's a rec hall, shuffleboard, a pool, and this computer. It's not exactly a sweet deal, though. The tenting area is essentially an open field behind a trailer park that is populated by an odd hodge podge of RV's, travel trailers, and mobile homes. I'll hazard a guess that 1/4 of them haven't been mobile for years and won't be going anywhere soon. As it happens, my ... read more

North America » United States » Texas » McAllen September 6th 2010

7-6-10: Left San Antonio for McAllen today. It was interesting...saw some cotton fields...somehow I thought we’d be further east before we saw that!! Apparently hunting is a huge pastime, as we saw several “outlets” for blinds that fit on your pickup truck!! Arrived in McAllen about 3pm and asked Wal*Mart if we could stay...they said “sure”!! So we got in the car and had a look at G’s old stomping grounds!! Drove over to his elementary school, past his old house (several times...he thought the cops would show up any minute!!!), and had a look at the once huge, now just large, drainage ditch down the street from his house. He was between 10 and 13 years old when they lived there...he had to phone his sister, Kathy, several times to get directions, etc, for some ... read more
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North America » United States » Texas » McAllen March 9th 2010

Hey just to let everyone know, I have switched travel blog pages. To get to my new page go follow this link: http://www.travelpod.com/z/lilbitty/3/1265671199 Thanks so much! ... read more

North America » United States » Texas » McAllen January 27th 2010

Well, I'm not quite in the mood to be blogging about the trip down here with April, but I guess I need to now or I'll never want to do it! Ok.. sooo April and I left on Tuesday January 12th 2010 at about 2:30pm. It was supposed to be a lil earlier but my youngest brother had a lil hang up with his truck and I was just so nice to help him out with it. lol. Anyway, the two of us and Kubby of course headed down to Texas. We took 44 all the way to Oklahoma then took 35 down to McKinney Texas, which is a town on the outskirts of Dallas. Going through Oklahoma was absolutely ridiculous. I really do not appreciate that state and the toll roads. I think it's pretty ... read more




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