January 16- 19, 2011 We visit Ed and Susan in Junction TX

Ed and Susan left rural Sonora in California because it was becoming too built up and they didn't like the general trend of things in California. They feel God has guided them to the outskirts of Junction, Texas, and we camped alongside Ed's shop, with full hook-ups, as we visited our good friends.

Ed and Susan are camping inside their shop, in their Airstream.

They bought 9 acres a couple years ago and built the shop for temporary housing as they wait for their California property to sell. Within the shop Ed built a small room allowing the two of them to have some separation when needed.

This is beautiful country on the edge of the Llano River. We spot our first armadillo and see many deer and birds. Ed provides feed and shelter for birds, gaining greatly reduced property taxes in this income-tax-free state. Ed and Susan and the birds seem very happy here, but God isn't tugging us. Too rural for us suburbanites

We spend a couple days visiting Junction and Kerrville and the excellent National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredricksburg. Why is it in this inland small city?  Fredericksburg is the birthplace of Admiral Nimitz, and Texas politicians have wielded great influence since LBJ days.

Susan checks for a cat she is trying to tame.

Ed's man-room.  Also the library, local theater, and fine restaurant.

Fredericksburg TX

National Pacific War Museum.  That' a sub coming up through the grass.

Ed and Susan will be joining us for the Florida Fantasy Caravan but they aren't leaving for a while.   John and Elain's NorCal tag-a-long caravan to Florida is due in a few days. Ed, of course, has the full-hook-up spot we are using and has marked out several other dry camping spots on his land for the others. We wonder who will win the coveted full-hook-up spot. (We latter lean Tom and Deanna are the winners.)