Hanging out in Abilene

October 13 – Well it was a quiet night near the tow lot!  It’s supposed to be 85 here today, so

Section of  Frontier Texas

that is a big improvement over the last few days.  We had some fruit, mug muffins and ham for breakfast.  Once we got dressed and ready to head out we went to a couple of the hotels near us to check on places that are pet friendly and pricing in the event we need a place once we get in to Freightliner.  They are much more expensive than where we stayed in Tucson.  They want $20-$25 per night extra for Molly.

Next to us at Goodwill

Then we headed into downtown Abilene.  We stopped at a Goodwill and Bill got a pair of shorts.  We had lunch at Krab Kingz.  It reminded us of the little seafood place in Tallahassee near the fairgrounds.  I had shrimp and sausage with great potatoes.  Bill had gator

Part of my lunch

tail, fries and slaw.  I had leftovers but Bill did not.  It was soooo good!

Then we played tourist by visiting Frontier Texas.  It’s about the settling of Texas.  They have 2 great movies and numerous displays with hologram kiosks throughout.  Each portrays a different character.  The facility did an excellent job as they had 9

Everything is bigger in Texas

different people who had been captives, Native Americans, soldiers, cowboys, and more.  They have a nice gift shop and it also serves as a visitor center.  Outside they have a HUGE longhorn skull and buffalos on tall sticks.  We spent about 1 ½ hours there.  Well worth the stop!

The motorhome was right where left it!  We relaxed a while and read.  It was quite a while before we felt the need to take nourishment!  I heated up the leftover chicken, rice, broccoli tempura and we finished it off.  After a nice call from Paul to catch up on the situation we had huckleberry ice cream sandwiches for dessert. 

We tuned the antenna into the local stations and watched some TV, paid some bills and journalled!