Written Wednesday,3/17/04
Monday was a wet day. Lots of rain,thunder and lightning spread out through the day. No golf for Butch so we went to Mexico with Scotts. Marge and Pam went for pedicures, while I went for Margaritas and nachos at Garcias. Butch and Dave were chauffeurs. We ate supper at another new to us place to eat with a very tasty local flavor. Butch has developed a taste for "Mexican Ketchup" (very hot salsa) but I doubt if I ever do.
Yesterday Butch and I cleaned up the screen room and stored it away. We plan to leave on the 27th and stop short of Houston and then straight through the center of it on I-10 Sunday morning.Sunday morning is a very good time to go through cities. We will continue east on I-10. Butch is contemplating stopping at a casino but we are unsure of the timing. Many casinos have RV parks. Our destination will be son Rich's place in Moultrie Georgia. We are looking forward to spending a few days in their vicinity before going on to Tennessee and seeing Jayne's daughter Kay in Clarksville and spending a few days there before heading to Missouri and son Gary's place. Hopefully the weather will be at an acceptable level by then in the northern tundra. We want S.I.S. weather- sweating in shorts!
This morning was a biking day but there were only seven of us as many have left already. Tuffy, our fearless leader, took a tumble this morning after his foot slipped off the pedal. It was while crossing a normally busy road too but fortunately no one was coming at the time. He skinned up his arm but probably won't know the full extent of his injuries until he has had time to evaluate.
We passed several cornfields and it is about 6 or so inches high. We also passed a field of cabbages that were let go too long and you could sure smell them from a ways off!
With everyone leaving to go home it once again changes and the pace slows. I really like a slower pace but Butch has yet to get used to it. It is all part of his learning process on this retirement business. He may never get it and that's okay too as long as I am not expected to be tour director and entertainer and for the most part he doesn't expect me to.