It was a busy morning. I got up after 0730 and got Jim up at 0800. We were drinking our coffee when the plumber called and Mark showed up just before 0900. He worked on the pipes under the sink and even tied the sink filter into the ice maker.

After he left I made us some breakfast of scrambled eggs, toast and cantaloupe, we were hungry! I did the dishes and discovered the leak was back. Another call and they said Mark would be back.

Meanwhile the house was a mess. A lot of stuff was tracked in and Jim started cleaning. I walked to the office to pay for our tamales (they were so good!) and by the time I got back our house was tidy again. We got the call from the Sears repairman, he was here!

He started the washer, filled it with water and declared it was the transmission and it would cost half the price of a new one to repair. He suggested we buy a new one. So that’s what we’ll do. And he didn’t charge us for the service call!

Jim got busy searching the Sears website and found a washer just like the one that we have. So we know it will fit. They will deliver it, soon I hope! After a lunch of Tuscan Bean soup Jim got busy pulling the wash machine out of the closet. He wanted to make sure the space was clean. We both manhandled it out of the rig. Then Jim relaxed with a cold beer, he sure earned it!

it needs a wash machine

Anyone need this for parts?

We relaxed the rest of the afternoon and for dinner Jim grilled chicken and steaks while I made some sweet potato chipotle fries and heated some beets. It was pretty tasty washed down with a glass of wine.

Now it's time for the NFL opening game with the Super Bowl Champions New Orleans Saints!

By The River RV Park and Campground, Kerrville, Texas

We were packed up and ready to go just before 0900! It was going to be a long drive and we wanted to get away early. Well that didn't happen. The truck wouldn't start and we ended up call our emergency road service. They were out pretty quickly and fortunately it was just a battery problem. Once they started the truck we didn't turn it off until new batteries were installed in Kerrville!

We finally got on the road around 1100 and the skies were gloomy. Of course I like driving with clouds, not as hot in our black truck.

As we left Big Spring on Highway 87 we saw a lot of Wind Turbines, miles and miles of them.

As the afternoon wore on we had more and more sun but the clouds never left us. We did not have any rain. We made a couple stops for lunch and stretching. We pulled in about 1545, long drive and we were both glad to be here! As I walked into the office I smelled something wonderful cooking! A sign out at the street said tamales available at the office. I ordered some for dinner.

We quickly set up and once Jim was done outside he headed out to get batteries. Our poor truck had been running for hours. By 1730 Jim was back and enjoying a cold beer with his tamales.

These ducks are the official greeters here. They wandered over while we were setting up.

the view from the back of our rig. It's a fork of the Guadalupe River and across the causeway is tent camping. We were here a couple years ago and it looked the same then so there isn't a rise in water here as there is east of here. Hermine sure dumped a lot of rain!