Monthly Archives: February 2012

Ranch Visit

Foggy and warm again this morning. Lyn seems to have regressed and the cough has taken a hold now. We decided we would head out any way; about 60 miles back on the road we arrived from Brownsville on is … Continue reading

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Found It

Foggy and warm this morning with the temperature climbing to about 80F. This morning was laundry time, and in the afternoon we intended to find the elusive Frank Jones Wild Life Sanctuary. We headed out after lunch and found the … Continue reading

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Fogged In

Warm overnight and up to around 68F today. Lyn was still suffering this morning, but by lunchtime she felt fit enough to go out. We planned to go looking for the Fred Jones Sanctuary again, but then the rain started! … Continue reading

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Where is It

Needed the furnace on this morning, but we reached about 68F as the day progressed. Lyn hasn’t got over her sore throat yet so we hung around the trailer this morning. After lunch we decided to go out to the … Continue reading

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Wet

Woke up to sub 50F temperatures and pouring rain. Lyn was feeling better but not 100% so we didn’t make any plans for the day. We got a text from Catriona (too painful to talk on the phone), she is … Continue reading

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Not Much Happening

Woke up to the furnace running, but the temperatures crept up to around 70F overcast with a strong wind. We were planning on going out on a ranch tour, but Lyn had the start of a cough and sore throat … Continue reading

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You Guys are Lucky

Another warm day up in the 80’s. No sun though, overcast and humid. This morning was shopping morning, and the smart-phone had its turn to impress Lyn. We loaded an entire list of items we may one day want to … Continue reading

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Getting Warmer

Partly Cloudy and up to 83F today with no wind until late evening. Every thing started out fine, but after breakfast the water died. A quick check round confirmed that, for once,  we were not at fault; it appeared that … Continue reading

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Translation Required

Finally, summer has returned. Today was mostly clear with the temperature up to 24C. This morning was routine work on the trailer, time to flush out the black water tank and, as the sun was out and the wind had … Continue reading

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Instant Palm Tree

No furnace this morning, clear skies and around 65F. Today is Presidents Day down here, which is a federal holiday celebrating the birthdays of two of the countries early presidents, Washington and Lincoln. In celebration of the day we hung … Continue reading

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