5-star lunch, rally prep and rain to yell over

Saturday, January 14, 2017

Today, we were slow to get moving. The day was starting out gray and colder, with predicted rain later on.

One thing I forgot on the previous post was that last night on our way home from the Star Party, just a few miles from the park,  the truck's engine light came on again, so Tony went over to the Auto Zone this morning to get it diagnosed. However, today,  the light was not on, and when he went there, they could not pull a code stating what was wrong. So we went ahead and drove it as it was.

We headed out for lunch, and the truck was fine. We went round and round the square trying to decide where to eat, and ultimately went to the Reata, an upscale restaurant owned by the folks that also own the famed Reata in Ft. Worth, TX.

They asked if we had reservations, but we did not. Luckily, we got a table, but it was close to the entrance, and every time the door opened, we'd get a blast of cold air. Luckily, it didn't dampen the experience. We had a great waitress that helped us get some great lunches. Tony had the carne asada with cheese enchiladas, and I had tortilla soup with pork tamale.  Both were amazingly good! After the meal, they brought the dessert tray around, and we opted to get dessert, too. I had the caramel apple crisp with cinnamon ice cream a la mode, while Tony had the West Texas pecan pie with vanilla ice cream a la mode. Both were to die for! Sadly, there will be no meal that tops this one, for a while!!!

Carne Asada

Tortilla Soup and Tamale

Apple Crisp with Cinnamon Ice Cream

West Texas Pecan Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream

After lunch, we went back to the RV Park and again stopped in at the office. We were told that the owners would stop by and see us, so we went ahead back to the rig, looked around the rally hall again,  and worked on some of our planning. About the time we were ready to drift off for a nap, the owners arrived, and we had a nice visit with them. They answered all our questions and now we feel pretty good about the upcoming rally.

After they left, we took a bit of a nap. Tony went out and used some contact cleaner on the sensor we replaced last time on the truck, just to make sure that was not the culprit of our light. He also set up the dump hose for in the morning.

After that, we decided to just eat in for the night, as storms were supposed to be coming into the area. We watched some TV, and then got some heavy rain about 9PM. Some of the loudest we've ever heard in the rig! I actually had to YELL at Tony to be heard over it!  It may have included some pea-sized hail, as well.

Luckily, the heavy storm passed us by 10, and it was only light to moderate rain after that. We then went to bed. We plan to get up early and get going, because even more rain and storms are headed for the middle of Texas tomorrow in our path, and some might be severe.