Madill Oklahoma to Glen Rose Texas a great travelling day.

Where are we today ?

Tres Rios Rv Park Glen Rose Texas

          Up early as usual waiting for the sunrise here, and once again did not disappoint us.

Sunrise down by the lake about 6:30 am

then I turn around and the moon is still high in the sky
How cool is that?

         Back to camp and the sun is still rising, just love these awesome sunrises here. But eventually we take our time and get ready to hit the road.

         On the road by 8:30 am and in no hurry to get there. Enjoying the back roads and missed a turn. No big deal, we can take the "scenic" route today. We have never been lost but do a lot of scenic routes.

         Finally hit the I-35 and headed south stopped at a couple rest areas. Saw a "Camping World" on the way and stopped there to browse for a bit, just to see if there was anything we might not need. Not much  but a nice break, then down the road to fuel up and another stop to make for a bite to eat for lunch.

177 miles today

          Crossed into Texas, stopped at the visitors centre and picked up some new info on the area where we will be staying for a bit.

Texas here we are!

         Shortly after 2 pm we arrived at Tres Rios Rv resort where we plan to hang out for two weeks. Its been a long travel day and we like to take our time. Plus it is another membership park, once again no overnight fees. We kinda enjoy this free camping stuff.
         Here we requested and got a nice huge site with afternoon sun. Check it out, awesome!

this whole area is our site

this is our view

         Nicely all set up, (satellite dish and full hookups) relax in the sun for a bit, enjoy our books then time to fire up our Weber Q and  "Bake" some fish fillets we picked up the other day. Worked great on our Q with the trivet and foil, 25 minutes and about 3 minutes on the grill all was good.

          Now with a fish on a bun sandwich we really need to have some fresh cut fries. So Fry Daddy came into play and did its job here too.

fry Daddy

       Whip up some home made tarter sauce, tomato and lettuce really hit the spot, for a quick easy homemade fast food meal. Think it cost about $3.00 total. remember I got stuff on sale.

sure hit the spot

          Then a bit of a walkabout, but gets dark too soon. Thats why we get up so early. Its been a while since we have been in this area, but  we will enjoy the nice weather and explore a few things maybe we missed the last time, or explore them again. Nice thing about getting older we can go to places that we may have been to before and visit them all over again.

         Hey thanks for stopping by for a peak and hope you had a great day too!

Posted by George, a.k.a. "The Weber "Q" Man of Blogland" according to Rick Doyle. 

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Just hanging out, relaxing and getting ready to move on down the road.

Where are we today ?

Texoma Shores Rv Resort, Madill Oklohoma

         Today is our last day here and the weather is not really too hot. Overcast cooler (60f) and a bit of a breeze. So puts us in the mood to move on down the road. Been here for a week and we are looking forward to looking for another place to check out. Mind you this place is awesome and would come back here anytime. 

         One on the things with our membership parks is that we can stay one week (free) and move to the next one, but if we stay two weeks (free) we need to be out of their system for a week. And ya know suits us just fine, we like moving and are slowly making our way to Arizona (what's the rush?) We are at home wherever we are. And really like the peace and quite of these off season resorts. Don't need to be in a place thats busy with all that stuff going on.

         Kind of a cool breeze, but we found spot with little wind and bits of sunshine here and there. So the we could enjoy our books outside for most of the afternoon.

afternoon sunsetting

        I picked up a few supplies this morning while Suzie dusted and vacuumed our house and I did stuff like check the tires, secure our awning for travel, stow our Weber Q , dump our sewage and store the hoses. 

        Cooking inside tonight, just because I can. Suzie craved Fettucine alfredo with shrimps and scallops, a fresh caesar salad and I baked some Pillsbury biscuits in the oven to go with it. Sure hit the spot. Have not yet figured how to cook pasta on our Weber Q efficiently.

nice change from our Weber on a cool overcast day

           That was our wonderful relaxing day. In the morning we take our time to secure our coach then down the road to Glen Rose Texas. Just love our travel days, always a fun excursion, so nice to be "On The Road Again" and listen to Willie Nelson along the way.

          Thanks for stopping by to check us out.

Posted by George, a.k.a. "The Weber "Q" Man of Blogland" according to Rick Doyle.

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Almost the same as yesterday, awesome sunrise and just a bit cooler.

Where are we today ?

Texoma Shores RV Resorts, Madill Oklahoma.

        Yesterday was awesome and today was pretty good too! Because we go to bed early we do get up early and get to enjoy these early morning sunrises. The best part of the day (in our opinion). By the time I have checked emails, had coffees etc..  the sun is coming up, sure makes for the beginning of another wonderful day.

awesome sunrise

right outside our dinning room window

        Love the early morning walkabouts, watching the fishermen on the dock and quiet mornings here.  

        Then the plan for today was to wash our coach and car, (because we can) get some of the road grime off from the last month on the road and enjoy this wonderful day. They were just recently waxed, before we hit the road, so they look like new again.

looking good

         After a snibble for lunch we enjoyed this wonderful weather, cooler than yesterday but still in the upper 60's (19c) with a light breeze, yep we can handle that for sure.

        The park was cutting the huge field behind us for a while but other than that not much noise.

cutting the field

all done

        Afternoon walkabout I chatted with another couple, down the road from Texas just setting up their fryer for a fish fry with another couple. Did not have enough oil, but guess what? We did so saved the day for them. We were invited over to join them but they did not have a lot of fish and we had just finished lunch, already had supper planned, but did have a nice visit anyway.

afternoon skies

        Now we really enjoyed another great reading day, outside. Something that we both love and have not done much of this past summer.
        In between chapters I prepped supper. Caesar salad, fresh mushrooms and onions, baked taters on the grill, a skewer of shrimp with garlic butter and a couple fillet mignon wrapped with bacon. Low and slow does the trick. Love our Weber Q 100.

our weber Q at work

yep hit the spot

        This whole meal done at home for less than $11.00 (including a couple beer each) now how can you beat that? Remember that I always shop the specials too.
       Thanks for stopping on by again and hope you had an awesome day too.
       Remember if you are on the road, travel safe and shiny side up!

Posted by George, a.k.a. "The Weber "Q" Man of Blogland" according to Rick Doyle.

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Hot, sunny and quiet, loving this sunday !

Where are we today ?

Texoma  Shores resort Madill OK

         Was a very warm night last night, windows open and glad we fixed our fantastic fan, ran it on low all night to create a nice cool breeze. By 9 am the sun was on our patio and we having an awesome hot day. We could sit outside for while, enjoying the heat, then looking for shade.

9 am in the sunshine was wonderful

early morning sun

          We had contemplated going to the beach this afternoon, but a with a breeze there it was much nicer at home. And the water way too cool to swim anyway.

nice beach here

a fisherman over there at the end of the boat ramp

the view from our site,
clear blue skies

        So after puttering around for a while and researching new door hinges for our coach, (not much luck there yet) we decided to enjoy the peace and quiet of our almost secluded campsite.

clear blue cloudless skies and
the nieghbors are not even here.

      We had a nice quiet day! Could hear the rustling of the leaves in the trees and the odd bird  chirping here and there. Talk about nice and peaceful! We have not had this for a very long time and is what we really enjoy! No traffic, no planes, no trains and no people, even our neighbor was not here playing ballads for us.
        Chat for a bit and really got to enjoy our books between walkabouts here and there, in the sun but mostly in the shade.
        About 4 pm I fired up our Weber Q to grill a pork small loin roast, taters and a can of white corn, it is so sweet.

Thats the temp inside our coach with all
 the windows open and fan going (3:57 pm), love it!

          Just before supper was done Suzie called her mom and dad using her I-phone on Google +, Talk as long as she wants = free phone call. Getting to really like Google+.

5 pm, Suzie on the phone using Google+

about one hour on our Q, pork roast done, turn for about 15 minutes
after the first 15 then back with fat side up, low and slow

Naked taters about 1 hour too, can of corn, last 20 minutes

we had a wonderful sunday dinner

         Now how can the days get much better than this? Quiet solitude, hot weather, sunshine and great company,(except for the lady bugs that seemed to find us), even had tasty roast pork sunday dinner too.

after supper walk by the lake,
 nice full moon

        Thanks for dropping on by for a visit and enjoying this quiet day with us too, lovin it!

Posted by George, a.k.a. "The Weber "Q" Man of Blogland" according to Rick Doyle. 

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Reworking our entrance door, and enjoying this warm weather.

Where are we today ?

Texoma Shores Rv Resort, Madill Oklhoma

        We having summer weather here. Last night sleeping with windows open and no heater going, yep we can handle that for sure.. Today was pretty nice to but kinda windy (a very warm wind), so thought it a good idea to untie our awning and roll it up for the day, better safe that sorry. 
       I made a quick trip to town for a few supplies then back home for a light lunch (meat loaf sandwiches, oh soo good!

log cabin motel at the resort

        Now such a perfect day out and I want to recheck our entrance door. So now it's hot out (75+ F), shorts t-shirt and can now get busy. Not too sunny but still real nice. 

        After shimming the door the other day I need to check it out a bit more. Completely remove the door and the top two door pins, added some washers to raise the door, but the bottom hinge is seized. Worked at it for a long time, but to no avail, cannot remove the hinge pin. 

         So now the door is working better but need to see if we can find some new hinges for this old rig, could be a problem. Suzie and I did manage to get the door re-hung so all is good for the time being. Research needs to be done.

hinges wearing out, had to add 4 washers

        With the door rehung, the afternoon is slipping away, but did manage to get our books out to read a few chapters, and enjoy this awesome weather some more. Our neighbor was also playing his guitar and singing a few ballads in his trailer again today, nice soft background noise.
        Eventually time to fire up our Weber Q. Tonight we just gonna do a cornish hen, (perfect for the two of us and no leftovers) they are so reasonable here and very tasty. And to that I am making a potato pocket for the Q, with bacon and ranch dressing. For the recipe click HERE. its on my recipe blog.

the cornish hen about 1 hour directly on the grill, low and slow,
(180f internal temp) taters in foil about 30 minutes.

a nice late afternoon sky

some steamed broccoli and fresh tomato=perfect

         After supper a short walkabout then we can sit outside for a while on this nice warm evening. Looks like a full moon tonight with an almost clear sky too. Such a beautiful moonlit night.

a small cloud sneaks under to moon

       The week is flying by and we are really enjoying this area.

       Wanna thank y'all, for stopping on by for a visit again. Hope you are having sunny, warm days too.

Posted by George, a.k.a. "The Weber "Q" Man of Blogland" according to Rick Doyle. 

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Sunny, warm day and just the two of us.....

Where are we today ?

Texoma Lake Resort Madill Ok.

         Was a nice and warm overnight and a mostly sunny day today, temps about 60+ f (17c) we liking this! Morning walkabouts down by the beach and looks like it would be very busy here in the summer. We like it better now while it is a quiet time. Boat launch ramp, the beach, fishing docks and all, just a great place to be.
          Passed by this tree below and noticed these huge nut like things on the ground and on the trees. About the size of softballs, about three times the size of black walnuts back home. Not sure what they are, any ideas?

huge nuts in the trees

thats my shoe beside one

nice beach in the cove,
sure would be nice in warmer weather.

boat launch ramp

          I puttered around outside today, attempting to repair a lawn chair we have, almost new, so not ready to throw it away yet, will see how it works out. (sorry no pic).
          Got these chores done then we can have a nice sunny afternoon enjoying our books, something we both love, in between walks that is. Even had a neighbor across the way playing his guitar and singing some nice ballads, inside his trailer with the door open, perfect quiet background music, he was pretty good too!

a nice sunny spot and no wind

        As the day progresses I prepared a meatloaf stuffed with cheese (I did this in between chapters of my book) to cook on our Weber Q. You can check out the recipe HERE or click on my right side bar at the very top. I added some taters in foil and carrots and broccoli to round off the meal.

meatloaf right on the grill, after preheating
low and slow is the trick

Internal temp almost 160f then the last 10 minutes
 I brushed on a nice BBQ sauce to finish it off

looks like we may have an almost full moon tonight

supper done, so tasty and hit the spot
nothing like cheese stuffed meatloaf on the Weber.
but where did the cheese go?
Guess it got all mixed in.

          How was that for another fantastic day, no where to go, enjoy the great weather, hanging out here, just the two of us= Awesome! Really does it get much better? We are so blessed. Actually gonna get hotter tomorrow, even Awesomer.

         Thanks again for stopping by and hope you had an Awesome day too!

Posted by George, a.k.a. "The Weber "Q" Man of Blogland" according to Rick Doyle.

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Keeping busy even though its a bit cooler than we would like.

Where are we today ?

Texoma Shores resort, Madill Oklahoma

         This is where we are, nice and quiet, large sites but not real warm today 50f , overcast and a cool breeze, but we are happy. I went to town (Madill) and Suzie even went with me ! That is a rare occasion but we had fun. Checked out Wally World (Walmart for those that don't know the lingo). Picked up a few things and stopped by the Atwwood Ranch and Home store kinda like a TCS store and was so cool only more. I was looking for some washers to ad to the hinges on our entry door (it needs some help), getting old ya know.

this where we are

down by the lake on my early morning walkabout

           Back home in time for a bite to eat for lunch and I played with our door adding shims and it now opens and closes much better now.

           This afternoon we were able to enjoy some time outside reading out of the wind, but no sunshine. The next few days should be awesome!
           Eventually time to fire up our Weber Q to grill a couple of these very tasty apple cinnamon sausage ( from Swiss Sausage Co. we picked up when at Lost Valley lake resort), sweet potato slices and an apple worked out perfect.

very tasty sausage

sweet taters, apple and sausage

        I also whipped up a fresh caesar salad to add to the mix and all was really good.

sure did the trick and so very tasty!

        After supper another walkabout then settle in for the night, post the blog, read a bit, then let the tv watch me for a while until Suzie wakes me up to go to bed.
        We sure manage to keep ourselves busy doing nothing, where does the day go? We have few more days here before we move on, just the way we like it, whats the hurry?
        Again thanks for stopping on by here in southern Oklahoma.

Posted by George, a.k.a. "The Weber "Q" Man of Blogland" according to Rick Doyle. 

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