Back At Amistad

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We had a great time in Alpine Saturday night.   We went out for Mexican food, had a beer here and a beer there.  It's always great meeting up with friends and sharing experiences.   Did you know that the Amtrak stops in Alpine and you can take it to California?  What an adventure that would be.  Rv through West Texas, drop the rv and take the train for a California vacation.

I like the concept of Redbox movies.  You can pick one up and take it with you dropping it off the next day while you are on the road.   $1.89 per movie and they always give you another for only $.75.  What a deal!  We watched, "The Mule" with Clint Eastwood.  Very good.  

On Saturday we drove up to Fort Davis, both the town and the park and did our hike from the fort over to the state park.  We also drove up to the MacDonald Observatory, although we've been to both places it was good to go back.  We spent time in the observatory museum and read about how it was built and the new telescope being built in Chile. 

So we left Alpine yesterday and drove to Amistad.  That was our longest day of driving.   I have two doctor's appointments before we go to Patzcuaro for six weeks.   We arrived to Amistad at 4:30 and the first thing was a nap.   All of the holiday tourists from Del Rio had celebrated and taken off by 6 p.m.  They were pretty good as they left the place 90% free of litter.   It was packed too, lots of fishermen, boaters, and bbqers!  

The nights here are quiet with a slight breeze.  The day trip was hot and close to 90F.  Lots of birds and the deer were out again last night. 

Right now we are in Del Rio at the McDonald's using the wifi and having a senior coffee.   A quick stop by Home Depot to see if we can purchase a new metal shed for the pool filter room.  The other one is 20 years old and shot.   Looks great from the outside but the doors are rusted and no longer work.   Estimates for building a shed run about 14,000 pesos and we can buy this 6 X 8 ft shed, just like the one we have for $269 U.S.   No mess and I won't be putting it together.  

We will spend another night here in Amistad and work our way to Laredo and then head home on Wednesday or Thursday.