Some of you will know that when we left for Saskatoon, we knew that our motorhome would not start. So immediately after the New Year, the fun began. We had to be towed 55-60 miles to Pharr, west up the Rio Grande Valley, to a truck centre where the motorhome could be fixed. Luckily, Good Sam (our road assistance provider) sent an experienced operator who knew how to ready a diesel motorhome to be towed. (Much to Dalton's relief!!) Even better, they paid for it to be towed that far.
We stayed in Pharr at a hotel for 2 nights while they diagnosed and fixed the MH. It was the HEUI (pronounced hugh-y) pump (for those who are interested in such things). Many, many dollars later we were back on the road on Wednesday evening and could spend Thursday saying good bye to old friends and new.
We have two nights here in San Antonio. We are going on a city tour tomorrow to see a couple of things that we missed last time. We can't do a whole day tour because of Casey (our dog).
I have three new observations about Texas:
1. The palm trees here are messy. The palm fronds grow out in a fan, with each branch being fan shapped at the end. As the tree grows, it drops the old fronds as well as the outer coating on the truck which I suppose isn't needed as the fronds drop. Anyway, they leave a lot of debris around as all this falls off. I don't remember this in California or Florida where I remember the palm trees as taller with just a few flat fronds at the top.
2. People have memorials for deceased loved ones made out of decal material and put them in the back window of their vehicle. Some are just a few words (In memory of ...) and some are full back window features with coloured pictures.
3. Texans fly the Texas flag almost as much as the U.S. flag.
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