Yes we have been busy … I guess you’re used to that and to the frequent lapses in our reporting. Our major project after the summer was to completely clean out the Flying Scotsman after two and a half years of use. I mean, right down to the way we bought it as it was getting pretty bad. We finally accomplished that and then hauled it down to our old stomping grounds in New Braunfels to the Crestview dealer who has taken care of us so well in the past and left it in their super care to analyze the page of discrepancies that we have accumulated over the last summer. That was on Thursday, the 12th. Just making sure the HHR follows obediently!

We then moved into the Prince Solms Inn in New Braunfels for Thursday and Friday nights. The Inn is a wonderful historic landmark in the city and we have always wanted to stay there but never had the opportunity. For Bob and Julie Tillema … of course we hit the Uptown Piano Bar in the basement both nights ... and of course Jo-Anne had the chocolate martini and I had the scotch … ahhh the constancy of life is wonderful! And because our room (two front windows to the left of the door) was directly above the bar … we kinda went to bed when the bar patrons did, after exhausting all the Frank Sinatra/Billy Joel songs ever sung.

That front suite is called the Sophie suite and is the only room on the ground floor.

The two room suite is about 500+ square feet with 14 foot ceilings and very well maintained in the 1890 to 1920s style and a king sized bed in one room and a huge sitting room or parlor next to it.

In addition to our suite on the ground floor, there is a breakfast rooom and a parlor, all very nicely done, and then there are 8 more rooms on the upper floor as you can see from this shot looking down toward the front door. On Thursday night we were the only residents of the place and the owner doesn't live there, so he handed us the keys at 5 pm and said, "Have a nice night." Really spooky in the big house that night ... and of course the rumors of the resident ghost ....

Here’s Friday's breakfast of quiche with jalapeno flavoring, sausage, a fruit cup, and a biscuit. The day before we each had two really neat poached egg cups topped with a spicy sauce, bacon, a fruit cup, and a croissant.

On Friday night we had dinner with our good friends the Neelys at the new restaurant called McAdoo’s Seafood Company which was a real treat. It is in the old New Braunfels Post Office and with a million dollar redo it is quite an impressive place. I had Tilapia with a huge shrimp/crab/scallop sauce that covered it and Jo-Anne had a prime rib done in the chicken fried steak style that was awesome with garlic mashed potatoes.

Saturday we said goodbye to Pat and John and some of our other neighbors in our old New Braunfels neighborhood and came back home to Bryan. The Flying Scotsman will remain at Crestview RV for a week or so to determine the extent of the refresh operation and to see what needs to be ordered and done … hopefully not too long.