Elvis Presley's Childhood Home

We visited Elvis's childhood home in Tupelo, Mississippi a few years ago!

Blast from the past: Disney Cruise, 2000

Best. Cruise. Ever.

The Windy's in the shop

Well, work progresses on getting the Windy suitable once again for campin'. Workhorse has authorized yet another brake caliper replacement and I'm having the shop turn the front rotors, replace the am/cb antenna, adjust the satellite dish, wash 'n polish... That should do it.

A motorhome: a hole in the pavement that you throw money into!

Thanks, Workhorse...

Workhorse Brake Recall

Hot brakes are bad brakes!

So the Windy has had brake trouble in the past that is covered by a recall. Smoking, grabbing brakes, soft pedal, grinding noise, and failed anti-lock system. Yikes!

Unfortunately, we thought the problemo was fixed, but a few weeks ago the brakes began acting really bad as we returned to Houston from Galveston.

The Workhorse factory sez they do not know when Bosch will have new brake calipers available and the local dealer doesn't know when they'll have any calipers at all available.

So the Windy sits.

Denver, Colorado

For a few weeks we had been planning a trip with the Windy to camp near Hot Springs, Arkansas. A brake problem forced us to make other plans. I guess the good thing about that is that we might have camped in that area in Hot Springs that flooded, with loss of life. Instead, we headed to Denver in the Tribby.

Denver was on its best behavior with cool evenings and warm, dry days. There was snow in the mountains the week before we got there.

Beastie found his spot for the journey. Guess he was trying to keep his toes warm.

Left foot in Tejas, right foot in New Mexico.

Capulin Mountain, an extinct volcano in New Mexico. You can drive to the caldera and get a great view of the surrounding desert.

Denver Botanical Gardens

City Park

Relaxin' at the B&B. An old brownstone that is being restored.

You gotta drive in the mountains when visiting Denver.

I understand that this is the latest in airliner technology for Southwest Airlines. I'm told it is named after a famous rock group.

More driving in the mountains.

Eating dessert in Vail. Big dessert. Deelishious!

Under the Aspen trees.

Gay pride parade outside the B&B. Lots of fake boobs and underwear. Umm....

Some folks rafting by...

This was as close to off-roadin' that the Tribby got.

Above the clouds.

Penguins at the zoo.

Sorry for the phone photos. Didn't pack the grownup camera.

Government Canyon near San Antonio

We never actually saw a canyon. But there are lots of fleurs, picnic areas, hiking trails, thousands of flutterbys, millions of 'skeeters.

Brazos Bend State Park

Swampy, 'gator infested water! And it's only 20 minutes from the house.

Big ol' 'gator, probably hungry.

'nother 'gator.

It was cool enough in the evening to enjoy pollutin' the air with a nice campfire!

San Antonio Riverwalk

Fleurs in the Hill Country!

This time of year the fleurs at Wildseed Farms in Frederickburg, Tejas (in the Hill Country near San Antonio) are marvelous. Fleurs were everywhere in the Hill Country and in San Antonio.

They managed to grow a giant metal cactus. Impressive!