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North America » United States » Texas » Rio Grande Valley » Brownsville February 19th 2007

Motorhome News from North America 35 3rd February - 14th February 2007 Texas, ‘The Lone Star State’, to the Rio Grande and Mexico Groundhog Day, Superbowl, Rockport, King Ranch, The Rio Grande, Laguna Atacosta Wildlife Refuge, Brownsville and Matamoros, Mexico. Life takes on the rhythm of the tide, routine and habit, daily chores and hourly challenges, writing and reading, new distant places and smiling faces, as we circle around this huge continent like the hands of a clock along its highways and byways. Is it not surprising then, that we might sometimes miss the obvious? Janice, ever observant, alertly tuned to the sights and sounds of people and places, suddenly realised that postmen are the exception here; they use right-hand drive vehicles to drop off and pick up mail direct from the post box outside each ... read more
Spectacular whooping cranes
Shrimp boats at Rockport
Tankers ply the Intercaostal Waterway

North America » United States » Texas » Rio Grande Valley » Brownsville February 28th 2005

A day at the zoo watching the gorillas, hippos, monkeys, big cats and birds then dancing to music at Harley's. . .. After our morning walk followed by breakfast at the outpost we prepared a flyer to put in stores advertizing the black van for sale. We are ready now to sell it. We came up with a list of everything included with he van and put a price to each item. It came to $4000 and includes the new brakes and transmission along with mattress, 12-volt cooler, inverter, etc. After lunch we drove to Brownsville, about 40 minutes drive and went to the Gladys Porter Zoo. High lights were: Gorillas at play, Hippos in the water, Monkeys swinging from their tails, big cats sleeping, and Flamingos and Pelecans bathing in their ponds. There are three ... read more
Harley's




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