Chapter Ten of our 2010 Trip

Denton, TX Sunday Sep 18th to Sep 23rd

Saturday morning we were up early for our trip to Dallas Destiny RV Park near Denton where our friends, King and Cathy live. They are retired full-time RV’ers and have just built a home. The morning was foggy so we took it easy on all those two lane country roads.

All was going fine as Jim maneuvered around curves and up and down the hills. Then, one of those noises you don’t want to hear – things crashing and breaking. Evidently I (Sheryl) missed checking the latch on the refrig and all the top shelf was on the floor, pickled jalapeno peppers, beer and broken glass. We smell like a cheap bar. Thank goodness for microfiber clothes and a roll of paper towels.

When we arrive in Denton at started to get settled we discovered that our headboard slide would not extend so we were relegated to a very small bedroom. The good news is we could retrieve clothes from the closet and only one cupboard was blocked. Neither of today’s oops could daunt us, so in our traditional fashion we are out to dinner at a local Denton restaurant which was outstanding.

Sunday: This morning we met King and Cathy at their beautiful new home and enjoy a wonderful brunch at their club at Robson Ranch. Back to the coach to tend to The Girls and then we head for Dallas to tour the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza where the assassination of JFK is chronicled. Then a tour of downtown and we are ready for a quiet evening.

Monday: First thing was to telephone all the mobile RV repair people to set up an appointment – no luck they were either out of town or too busy. Jim even drove over to Buddy Gregg’s as they are a new Newmar dealer, but all of their technicians had gone to another dealer as a result of a new owner taking the dealership. A call to Coachlight, our dealer in Carthage, Missouri, cinched our plans; we will return to them as no one in the Dallas area could do the job.

This evening we are back at King and Cathy’s for dinner with them and their neighbors. Dinner was a collaboration between King and Sheryl. The Girls got to go so we were able to spend a relaxed evening together.

Tuesday: Muenster, Texas was today’s destination. It is a small town north of Dallas where we found Fischer’s Meat Market featuring many German foods and beverages. They have been there since 1927. The highlight was the Glockenspiel and we arrived exactly at 10 a.m. to watch and listen.

Wednesday: Today’s destination is Fort Worth. Our first event was the 11:30 a.m. cattle drive right down the brick main street. We’ve never seen such big horns before. There was a laughing horse and a big steer complete with saddle you could sit on for $5. After a little shopping, we headed to Joe T. Garcia’s to meet RV friends who live in Fort Worth and are our neighbors in Breckenridge. Garcia’s is a must when visiting the area and it was suggested we order ‘family style’. We had plenty of good Mexican food to last us the rest of the day. It was fun to see Bill and Sue since we haven’t been to Breckenridge since 2008.

The Girls stayed at the American Pet Spa while we were in Fort Worth. They had their own color television, walks in the garden and, if they had wanted, there are two salt water pools for their enjoyment. It was a beautiful place with horses, rabbits, birds; you name it and I think at least one was being boarded.

Back to the coach, hook up the tow and plan to head north through Oklahoma City tomorrow morning.