The sunny high for the day was 27C and the low Saturday night
only reached 11.
The day started by watching the remote control cars going up
and down the street owned by Gene, Tom and now Dale with his new truck. Don
didn’t get his out as he was getting ready to go build the track again. They
were zipping up and down sometimes with more control than others. When control was lost they would hit a tree, parked car, each other or would just
roll/tumble just by the wrong touch of the controls. They are still getting use
to the controls since the car/truck when it comes back towards you are opposite
to what it was when going away from you. Inadvertently they get mixed up once
and a while and they are off into the grass area somewhere. It’s funny to watch and it is a good thing
the vehicles are quite tuff and can take these tumbles. In one case Dale was parked off
to the side of the road watching the others when Gene, who is a little wild
lets say, drove his truck right over Dale's truck. Gene says “woops sorry Dale,
did I put a mark on it?” Then off he goes.
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| The r/c group terrorizing the street. |
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| Tom's 2-wheel truck with Dale's new 4x4 truck. |
On Saturday Linda
asked if we wanted to check out a place called Riverside Club and of course we
said sure. This is like a place we have never seen before. It is located in
Mission, about a 45 minute drive to the west, right on the bank of the Rio
Grande with Mexico being the river width away. It offered cruises on their own
boat to go up and down the river. It consisted of a large new building with a
stage for the live band and a good sized dance floor. The older section with the
original building and a much smaller outside dance floor had tables placed
around it. The food was served out there as well. When we arrived for lunch around 1 o’clock it
was quiet with a few people throughout. Rick/Connie and Gene/Jane jointed us a
short time later which made for great conversation and friendship. By the time
the band started at 2 o’clock the place was packed and the dance floor
right off the bat was full. People here really like to dance and it was
interesting to watch the different techniques. After checking the license
plates out in the parking lot when we left, the majority it seemed were Winter
Texans. It was a good time with great food and friends.
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| Cathy, Linda and Dale heading for Lakeside |
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| Check out the fan! This is how quiet it was when we arrived. |
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| This was on the center of the fan. |
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| Outside area with the Rio Grande. |
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| View from the back yard. |
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| Gene taking on the tenderloin sandwich. |
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| The band |
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| The hall is filled up now. |
After a few dances and drinks Linda who became our designated
driver suggested we check out another place nearby called Crazy Joes which was another
outside Bar/dance hall which is now all outside. It had a number of motorcycles
parked in the front and was also very busy. We even noticed some people from
the other bar were here. It was standing room only and it took Dale and I about
15 minutes for us to get a drink at the bar. Here too, there was a live band playing
and the dance floor was full.
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| Checking out Crazy Joe's |
When we got home we had a short visit at John and Catherine’s
for happy hour then went home to relax. It was a great day!
Til tomorrow....
