Shakedown Run

On Monday, October 28 we were in Carthage MO to pick up our brand new 2020 Newmar Ventana!  She is a beauty!  Following the walk around to view and learn about her workings, we began transferring everything from the Bay Star into our new home on wheels.  It took a full two days!  We worked in rain and cold, Pam caught a cold and a few things had to be repaired right off the bat.  Pam’s cold plugged up her ear, causing severe dizziness and a trip to urgent care.  She is now well.

We tried to leave Thursday and drove a whole 12 miles only to discover that the door is misaligned and the wind whistles through it.  A temporary fix will get us through this trip until we return to Carthage for our follow up repairs visit.

Friday and Saturday we drove through Oklahoma with numerous stops to check on things rattling, whistling or moving around. Our destination for our first stay is Fredericksburg TX, a lovely German town in the heart of Texas Hill Country. We could hardly wait to walk into town to get some exercise and to see if anything had changed since our last visit to this area.  

While here we visited the Enchanted Rock State Park where we hiked in the rain around a 425 foot tall granite dome.  We only got half way around and turned back since the way was blocked by a full creek further on. We still put in 4.5 miles.  And then the sun came out!

We also drove over to the LBJ Ranch State and National Parks and Johnson City, hometown of former President Lyndon B. Johnson. Again the weather did not cooperate but we still got to see the ranch and a few buildings.  The Texas Whitehouse is closed for repairs. The visitor centers presented his history as president and his life after office in very interesting formats.  

We’ve done our share of walking in town, shopping, and eating at some fine restaurants.  We are in Texas wine country but we have been reluctant to try their offerings as we are wine snobs and afraid the wine won’t reach our standards. (Ha Ha).