Just a little bit about the process we go through for the short trips we have been taking. The day before departure, we go get the Flying Scotsman and take it to the Kroger store for a tank of cheap gas. With their card we get 10 cents off a gallon and so the last fillup of 50 gallons was at $1.45 a gallon ... not too bad, especially remembering last summer. Then we tuck the bus back into its hangar for the night.

On departure day, I drive over to the storage area, get the RV out of its slot, hook the car on, and then come by the house. During that time Jo-Anne is staging our neccessary stuff in the garage and closing up the house and retrieving pets. As soon as I arrive we drag all the stuff out of the garage and load up the bus, and off we go. We are usually on the road by about 9 or so.

On the last two trips to New Braunfels we have stopped one way (the other way at the burger joint) at a really nice picnic area just north of Bastrop for our microwave sandwiches and relieve the human and dog bladders ... nice not to have to use the gas station bathrooms any more, or that tree in the picture (Buster's the exception ... he still goes where he used to). As we approach the park we just cut the generator on and the microwave comes into action.

And the last two trips we have stayed at least a couple of days at the Hilltop RV park just south of New Braunfels on Interstate 35. Nice park with super people! I thought the sign was fitting for the blog as well.

After the trip is over, we reverse the process: stop by the house first and unload into the garage, then I take bus and car over to the hangar, unhook the car, park the RV in its home, and by that time Jo-Anne has carted all of the pets, food, and other stuff back into its normal spots in the house ... whew ... it helps to be "young," eh.

As I said, we went to the Canyon Lake area last weekend for the wedding reaffirmation vows of Kelley and Travis. Pat and Harvey's house is actually in the town of Sattler, just to the east of the Canyon Lake dam. They've got about 11 acres which fronts the Guadalupe River for about a quarter of a mile and the ceremony was down in the backyard. The weather was cool and a bit breezy but almost perfect.

Travis and the judge awaiting Kelley's arrival.

And the bride on Harvey's arm.

Re-doing the vows from last year.

Walking back to the main pavillion for the cake cutting and a buffet of finger food.

Pat and Jo-Anne probably won't like this one because of the wind blown hair, but the high school buddies were able to share a bunch of memories.

These guys probably got a bunch of wedding cake and other goodies during the afternoon!

Right now we are in New Braunfels again to attend the wedding of Pat and Harvey Hueter's daughter Kellie's wedding re-affirmation. She was married last year to a super young man named Travis Mumford who is in the intelligence field in the Navy. Their marriage and his assignment to Baghdad happened so fast that there wasn't time for a formal wedding ceremony. Last night they had a beautiful ceremony on the Guadalupe River and when I get back to Bryan and find the cord that hooks to the camera, I'll provide some pictures. We are staying right near the river at the Yogi Bear campground near Canyon Lake ... yes booboo.

Tomorrow we are off to the Crestview RV folks for our annual fixit visit for the Flying Scotsman. From tomorrow through Thursday night we will be back at the Hill Country RV park we stayed at a couple of weeks ago as it is closer to the dealership.

A lot has happened over the last couple of weeks so let me get y'all caught up. First, we are making our plans to head again toward Meaford Canada, and Jo-Anne's, Dad's place. It looks like we will head north around the middle of April and be there till the beginning of October. We've booked a new park in Meaford, so we'll let you know how it is.

However, the big news is that our friends Todd and Diana LaVigne who have lived in Germany for the last many years have bought a house on the Mosel in Piesport. It is right here just to the right of the church.

Can we resist? Of course not! And the plane reservations have been made from 30 June till 20 July, which will include time in Paris, as you have already figured.