Chasing the blue dot to find adventure…
Our stay in Rockport was supposed to be 2 weeks, so we decided to take it easy on tourist destinations. Goose Island State Park Our first stop was Goose Island State Park, a short 3.5 mile drive away from the RV park. Goose Island offers fishing, camping, and birding opportunities all year long. We just … Continue reading Texas: Our first weekend in Rockport
We interrupt my current series of posts about Rockport for a special announcement. The background Back in 2019, when we attended the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the city of Albuquerque was running a photo contest. The theme? Zebras - the launch directors who make sure hot air balloons launch safely and successfully at the Balloon … Continue reading Announcement: All Black and White exhibit at the Anderson Abruzzi International Balloon Museum
As I mentioned in my previous post, it was a mistake to do the trip in 2 days. It should be done in 3 days or more. A lot of full-time RVers do the same, travel either 4 hours or 200 miles per day. Anything more is tiring. Amarillo to San Angelo We left on … Continue reading Texas: Driving down to Rockport
This is the first of many posts from our time in Rockport. We had an interesting time, that's for sure. Amarillo to Rockport In retrospect, attempting to get down to Rockport in 2 days travel time was a big mistake. We wanted to avoid taking an extra day off, so it is our fault. Now … Continue reading Texas: Our vacation in Rockport
I promised in my last post that I'd share photos of the A-10C Thunderbolt II and the P-51 Mustang at the Thunder Over Dalhart airshow. 🙂 A-10 Demonstration Team Captain Haden “Gator” Fullam was the certified demonstration pilot, who performed aerial maneuvers and showcased the combat capabilities of the A-10. The demonstration jet has a … Continue reading Texas: A-10 Demonstration Team and Heritage Flight
There are always too many photos to put in one post about an airshow, so this post focuses on the aerobatic planes. The opening performanceMost recent airshows we've attended have an opening performance with parachutists and flags to go along with the national anthem. This airshow was no different. 🙂 Though the planes didn't come … Continue reading Texas: Aerobatic planes at Thunder Over Dalhart
I admit it. A sponsored ad on Facebook got me - an ad for the Thunder over Dalhart airshow. I found out about it a couple weeks ahead of time, so we made plans to attend. Dalhart is approximately 69 miles away from our RV park, and we'd never been there before. The venue Dalhart … Continue reading Texas: Thunder over Dalhart airshow (overview)
After the storm came through, it was time to go outside and clean up. We checked for overturned items such as the sewer hose (it held) and our solar LED lights. We also checked places that water could gather and cause issues. That's where we found that we had quite a bit of water on … Continue reading Texas: Cleaning up after a severe thunderstorm
The Panhandle area of Texas is experiencing what is known as the severe weather season. Fast (and slow) moving thunderstorms, with wind gusts up to 70 mph, and pockets of hail. Monday's storm included golf ball to baseball sized hail, but we were lucky. That hail fell on the eastern side of Amarillo, and we … Continue reading Texas: Severe thunderstorm season
