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Published: September 6th 2010
Exercise Time
Sorry for the cut off picture. Bill was trying to take this picture quickly.Our luck has run out. We made it within 2.5 hours of the border (2300 miles) without hitting any traffic or bad weather. The van, the dogs, lodging.....everything perfect, till now.
Tropical storm Hermine is keeping us here for a few days. Supposed to dump up to 6-8 inches of rain here tomorrow.
We also began smelling anitfreeze a couple of days back. We stopped often to check fluid levels and kept our eye on the temp gauge...but no real big problem occured. Once we got into Corpus Christi, we found a place to get the oil changed and this situation checked. I wish it were just the radiator. That would be simple. We need a manifold....to the tune of about $800. If this was going to happen, we're just glad it's here and not once we crossed over. I have no doubt we'd find somone in Mexico to fix it....it's the language barrier that would be our problem.
So, we hope to bring the van in for the day tomorrow while we get stuck at the hotel for the day in the storm. Not a problem...if it were just Bill and I. But we have Lobo, the 8 month old
Skyline
Houston! "ready for anything, anytime" dog of ours. Sebastian is not a problem...he loves to sleep. Lobo is more manic/depressive. When he's down...he sleeps soundly, but when he's up...he is UP. It will be an interesting few days here.
I must admit that it is nice to just stop and not "push" for 6-8 hours/day. Plus, we're at a Budget Inn right across from the beach. There's a park between us and the beach, so it's a great spot for us to walk the dogs. It ain't the cleanest place around, but it's cheap and the location is great. We can actually afford to stay here a few nights. We brought in the food from our cooler and stocked up the frig in the room. Dog beds are set up....WiFi works.....beer and vodka in the frig....we're settling in!
We lost electricity this morning for a few hours, so I'm sure we'll lose it tomorrow. We can always jump in the van and watch a movie in there. We have TV and VCR player ready to go if we need to. Can't say that all my thrift shop stops were wasted. I picked up a few VCR tapes real cheap!
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Rozy
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Well....okay, as you said, better here than in Mexico! Wow, a VCR!! Blast from the past! Be safe in the rains of Hermine! We got SO NADA from Earl....love the foggy picture! The Cape just didn't seem the same knowing you weren't there! We considered a second home there...whoa still so expensive!