North Texas Jellystone Park

Summer is always a time of high anticipation, and now that Stephanie is done with summer school the road-trippin' begins.

As previously said, our Florida adventure was cancelled due to insane gas prices.  We have a trip planned to the Texas coast soon, but when special deals came available for North Texas Jellystone Park, we jumped on it. Three days to shake out the cobwebs.

First off, this Jellystone is HUGE!  It has the typical Jellystone attractions as well as a water park.  The lazy river got most of our attention!

When I called to book I had one requirement - shade.  And that was provided in one of their pull through sites.  We were also near the central activity hub.  

Golf carts everywhere to rent!  It makes sense because there is a lot of walking to be done.  Our evening strolls though the new (and much hotter) section was fun.  And it helped the Fitbit counts!

We will be back, but it is hard to say which of the two Jellystones is our favorite:. Burleson and Tyler are two very different parks.

Jamaican Cuisine

As Texas continues to bake with 100+ temps, we spend a scorching afternoon in nearby Waco to do some shopping.  And while we were there, we tried Jamaican food.

The closest experience for me was last summer in Marathon when we tried Cuban cuisine, and I have craves it since.

So when we heard that a Jamaican restaurant had opened we sought it out.  And it was so good!

In order to try as much as we could, we each chose a dish and shared.  Oxtails, curry chicken, and Jerk Shrimp were our choices, and each was served with carribean rice, cabbage slaw, and fried plantains.  

It took some time to get there, but it was worth it!  We will be back!

Top Gun: Maverick!

We haven't gone to the movies in quite some time.  Between the last few years of lockdown madness and the rising costs, it just hasn't been high priority.  We have bought a few films as they released such as Dune and the third Holland Spiderman movie, but I honestly cannot remember our last cinema experience.  I think it was Rogue One.

Regardless, three weeks ago the hype ramped up about Top Gun: Maverick.  I loved the original and as a kid had the game on my Nintendo, but for some reason the new movie just wasnt on my radar.  Then the praise started.

So we streamed the 1986 movie in prep to see the new release.  Then we paid our $10 for matinee (which includes tax and online booking fee) and settled in. 

And it was awesome!  Nostalgic without pandering.  Pro-American.  Pro-military.  And certainly not woke. And it did not break down much-loved characters from the OG.  It elevated them.

If time allows we will be returning to see it again before it departs the theater.

Great, now I have Danger Zone in my head.  Earworm!

summer plans changed.

So our plans have changed. Extremely high gas prices, and until just a day or two still rising, caused us to decide that Florida this year was out. It was going to be Disney's Fort Wilderness and Marathon.  Not so.

And now here in Texas, extreme temps are upon us too.  What a summer! 

 We will make the most of what we can do, however.  

Lunar Eclipse 2022

Not the best, but a few pics of the eclipse tonight.  So peaceful, with a light breeze and frogs making their sounds.

Some places had it clearer I am told.  We had a bit of a haze here, but it was still fun to see!

It is a good thing we are all off work tomorrow!

Decatur and the Highland Games!

Once again, we were at the Texas Highland Games in Decatur.  And once again, it was a great time!

Great music, sports, vendors, and food!

And this year representatives of Clan Fraser were here, and they brought their Scotch whiskey!

Sadie even got a pic with Jamie Fraser, Outlander fans!

Sadie and Fergus won the Westie category in the dog show, and the "Wee Beastie" costume contest as well!  Ferg really cleans up at these things!

Our friends, the Simpsons, were here and we got to visit briefly.  They were volunteers so that limited our time for sure.  Perhaps one day we can sit down and have a proper talk!  Perhaps over music and a dram!

It was hot, and I think this affected the crowds,but certainly a good weekend for a kilt!

And to wrap up Saturday... Casa Torres!

#Summer2022: Oak Park COE at Navarro Mills.

I suppose this could be called the jump-off to #Summer2022. It has long been our goal to try to take out the RV at least once a month, but given work requirements, running garage sales and general busy-ness, that didn't happen.  Technically, we began this trip in April, so that counts.

This time we returned to Oak Park on Navarro Mills Lake.  This is our backyard park.  And family joined us.

A bit about this park:

There are 48 sites of varying length with a few with full hookups.  The rest have water and electric.  The sites on the circle with the nature trail and fishing dock have 50a service.

Sites have a nice distance between them and most are well-shaded, particularly on the southernmost loop.

There is a boat ramp with courtesy dock. There are also 3 bath houses across the park, and a swim beach and playground as well for the littles.  

It really is a nice park, but check the site spec before booking, especially if your rig is big!

We plan to return once more before our grand departure for #Summer2022.  It is hard to believe June is only a month away!