Off to the West Coast

After a wonderful visit with David and his family we are now officially on our summer trip. We are now in Santa Rosa, New Mexico and will drive to Gallup tomorrow. Yesterday we had a short, 200 mile trip, from Grapevine to Goodlett, TX. We stay there at an RV park that used to be a working cotton gin. The people are nice and the price is right.

I didn't clean the windshield or front of the coach yesterday so today was twice as bad. Fortunately Eric did a great job waxing the coach in Grapevine so the bugs came off quite easily. Anyway, we are nice and clean and ready to kill more bugs tomorrow. Tippy is off to Mass tonight here in Santa Rosa and we will eat at the restaurant on the property when she gets back. Not much else but driving the next few days but stay tuned as I will be playing golf in Williams if the weather will permit. Be safe.

9th and 3rd holes at Dallas National

Grandpa and Alex playing with the kids

Our site at the Vineyards Campground in Grapevine, TX

On the Road Again

We left home for our summer trip on Monday, May 30, and our first stop in Grapevine, Texas to visit David and his family. They all came over and hung out for the afternoon and then we grilled dinner - steaks, hamburgers, and hot dogs, and had lots of leftovers. We had a chance to catch up with the big kids and spend some playtime with the little kids. David took the kids over to swim a while, they both love the water, and Cole and I each won a game of domino's later in the day. He is pretty good so I was very happy to win one of the games.
David was able to join me on Tuesday while I did a Golf Digest visit to The Old American Golf Club which is one of the contenders for the best courses in Texas. David played well and shot a nice 72 featured by an eagle on the last hole. I stumbled in with a 90 which featured more double bogies than pars although I did make one birdie. We really enjoyed the time together and were able to chat about a lot of stuff.
Today, Wednesday, I did a Golf Digest visit to the Dallas National Golf Club, one of the top 100 courses in America, and had a wonderful time on a great course. I will include a couple of pics that give you a glimpse of the beauty of the course. They have Zozia (sp) grass fairways that were perfect! The ball just sat up so nice you just couldn't miss a shot, although I managed a couple of times. The greens were bent grass and averaged about 7000 square feet with lots of undulations. I did pretty well from tee to green but had great difficulty putting. No birdies today but I did hit the ball much better than yesterday and shot an 87 on a course that was much longer and more difficult than Old American.
The kids will come over again either today or tomorrow, depends on how David is feeling, to swim, play around, and have dinner. I also have a mobile RV service company coming on Thursday to change the oil in the coach and check the coolant. The company comes highly recommended so I anticipate a good job to be done.
On Friday we are off to Goodlett, TX, only about 200 miles north and west of here and our trip will be really getting started. We will be heading west when we catch I-40 in Amarillo. We will stop in Santa Rosa, New Mexico on Saturday, Gallup, NM on Sunday, and then a couple of days in Williams, Arizona on Monday and Tuesday.
So stay tuned and I will try to keep you reasonably up to date on our progress and activities. Be safe.