Waco

Well, it's nice to have fun camping and seeing sights, but ordinary stuff still has to be done. So today was laundry and cleaning up RV day. Most campgrounds we stay at have very nice laundry facilities. Here at Whitney Thousand Trails they put in brand new washers and dryers on Friday. I had gone to the bank before we left and got some quarter rolls to use for laundry. The new appliances here are the latest and greatest and you have to use a credit card - either debit or credit to use the machines. Also, the cost depends on the size of your load. It is still about the same cost, but no need for change. It took me and my new friend from North Carolina together to figure out the system. But once we did it was easy. New stuff is hard for Seniors….

We had rain in the night and a nice cool day.

Tuesday, we went into Waco to Magnolia Market.
For those not familiar with HGTV and Fixer Upper: The
hosts of the show have opened a market at an old silo. There is a shopping building, a garden, a play area for children and a bakery (nice cupcakes). We enjoyed lunch at the food trucks and the weather was nice enough to eat outside at the picnic tables. People come from all over to see this place. We met 2 ladies from Minnesota. They flew down here to visit the market and to go to Round Top and Warrenton flea market which occurs twice a year.

Across from the market is First Baptist Church of Waco. The building is very old with an historical marker in front. It is beautiful. We were able to park in their parking lot at $10.00 a car. Smart idea!

First Baptist Church Waco, TX

A friend said recently that we have reached an age where our older generation are slowly leaving us. . .one by one. . .That is so true and we faced that this month. Dennis's Aunt Thelma in California passed away and her celebration of life is this weekend. So we had to change our travel plans to fly to California for a few days. We chose to go as she was special to Dennis growing up and he will be able to see his cousins and other relatives. This aunt and uncle were full time Rvers and loved to talk with us about their travels and that we and Dennis's brother took up traveling in an RV.