Category Archives: Brownsville Tx

Cloudy and warm today with a perfectly calm morning. As the day progressed the winds returned. No chance of flying the helicopter at this place, but we did bring the kites so we will try flying those next time we … Continue reading →

Only reached about 16C today with grey skies. A lazy morning until I went out to see what size pipe I would need to replace the water filter I wanted to take out of the system. The current water filter is … Continue reading →

Wake up temperature was around 20C and windy. The forecast high for the day was 30C+! We decided we’d take a day trip to Mexico. The border is probably 10 miles away at the closest point, we decided to go … Continue reading →

Another quiet relaxing day in the heat and the wind. Reached about 26C today, but the winds were the strongest yet. Even  the picnic table benches couldn’t remain upright. I did some pottering around with odd jobs on the trailer … Continue reading →

Woke up to an overcast and cool morning (5C), but no wind! We headed out to South Padre Island which is about 25 miles east of here. About 7 miles east we passed through the town of Los Fresnos. The … Continue reading →

Title applies to Canadians only. Went to bed last night with the trailer shaking in the wind from the north, woke up this morning to more of the same. Had a quick look around to see what had moved or … Continue reading →

Today was one of those days where I just couldn’t get started! Not sure if it was due to getting up early (8:15 instead of 8:30) to get some propane from the travelling propane truck, or whether it was the the … Continue reading →

After getting most of the problems sorted out yesterday it was time for a new one. As I switched on the microwave to defrost a bagel, all the power went out in the trailer. No blown circuit breakers inside or … Continue reading →