Yesterday was supposed to be a cruise out to South Padre Island. We
had an appointment to have the motor home and Bronco washed and waxed
today. The two guys knocked on the door after washing a motor home a
couple lots over and offered to get it done yesterday before we headed
out for the day. They finished and we decided the windows needed washing
on the inside. Then we lubricated the window tracks, washed all the
screens, and just kept digging. We put off South Padre Island for later
today. The motor home looks spiffy inside and out.
But, the Seattle Post Intelligencer reported that Seattle had the highest viewership in America last night for the premiere of the third season of ‘Downton Abbey, as reported by public television station KCTS 9.
Boston loves ‘Downton Abbey’ second best.
Austin was third most enamored, and darn, they don’t even broadcast PBS in Harlingen.
New York came in fourth (*sniff*), PBS reported in a press release.
I guess Downton Abbey has become a national obsession. I’m feeling so culturally deprived.
I finally finished a huge book I’d been reading, it seems forever, Life by Rolling Stone, Keith Richards. Quite a life indeed.
And, I read this marvelous sketch about RVing from Jim’s friend Bud Kuball He addresses Jim as Marco and signs Edwuardo, the CB names they chose while traveling to Panama and back in 2004.
Marco:Skiing @ around the 10,000 foot level in the Rocky Mountain West
when the temperature gets down to a MINUS 30 at night & you’re in a
PROPERLY equipped motorhome with sufficient solar panels,6-volt
batteries,back-up generator,heated water system,frost-free
windows,satellite tv & enough propane to last 10 days WITHOUT
hookups–plus 4 wheel drive & 8 commercial snow tires on the ground
with a 9000 pound winch up front–now that’s RVing!! With the sun
turning the snowflakes into sparkling jewels during the day &
cross-country sking on the high plateaus of Grand Canyon, Zion & Grand
Teton National Parks under a FULL moon making the snowflakes glisten
like diamonds & listening to the mournful howl of a grey wolf —now
that’s one of the joys of a PART-TIME RV’R. Adios.Eduardo.
I love his description of snowflakes like diamonds under a full moon because I’ve experienced that including the mournful howl of a wolf. Bud is a world class adventurer and writes prolifically and well about his experiences all over the world. Most are published in TWA Magazine. Bud is a former TWA pilot.
But, the Seattle Post Intelligencer reported that Seattle had the highest viewership in America last night for the premiere of the third season of ‘Downton Abbey, as reported by public television station KCTS 9.
Boston loves ‘Downton Abbey’ second best.
Austin was third most enamored, and darn, they don’t even broadcast PBS in Harlingen.
New York came in fourth (*sniff*), PBS reported in a press release.
I guess Downton Abbey has become a national obsession. I’m feeling so culturally deprived.
I finally finished a huge book I’d been reading, it seems forever, Life by Rolling Stone, Keith Richards. Quite a life indeed.
And, I read this marvelous sketch about RVing from Jim’s friend Bud Kuball He addresses Jim as Marco and signs Edwuardo, the CB names they chose while traveling to Panama and back in 2004.
Marco:Skiing @ around the 10,000 foot level in the Rocky Mountain West
when the temperature gets down to a MINUS 30 at night & you’re in a
PROPERLY equipped motorhome with sufficient solar panels,6-volt
batteries,back-up generator,heated water system,frost-free
windows,satellite tv & enough propane to last 10 days WITHOUT
hookups–plus 4 wheel drive & 8 commercial snow tires on the ground
with a 9000 pound winch up front–now that’s RVing!! With the sun
turning the snowflakes into sparkling jewels during the day &
cross-country sking on the high plateaus of Grand Canyon, Zion & Grand
Teton National Parks under a FULL moon making the snowflakes glisten
like diamonds & listening to the mournful howl of a grey wolf —now
that’s one of the joys of a PART-TIME RV’R. Adios.Eduardo.
I love his description of snowflakes like diamonds under a full moon because I’ve experienced that including the mournful howl of a wolf. Bud is a world class adventurer and writes prolifically and well about his experiences all over the world. Most are published in TWA Magazine. Bud is a former TWA pilot.
1 comment:
Hey Mary
Glad your having fun in Texas, if you ever get to north Padre Island - let me know maybe I can hook up up with my Grandpa Herbie " not really my grandpa however"
I'm getting ready to order new 8 x 18' trailer from Penn by Car Mate trailers. This one will be tripple insulated so I can do Grand Canyon at -30 , the walls are made of wood :-)) should also work great in AZ with 110 deg heat & cool everything with only 5,000 btu AC :-)) but you won't see me there as I'm a hot weather wimp.
Just gotta wait 6 weeks for trailer to be built :-(( SOB SOB
Jerry
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