1st stop after the Rally was a one nighter in Stephen F Austin State Park just west of Houston Tx
A nice park ... but ... a haven for Black Flies and No See Ums !
One of the maintenance workers told us about 'Pure Vanilla Extract'
1 ounce mixed with 1cup of water in a spray bottle works wonders !!
We arrived at Mama's house in Bridge City and parked in the front yard
In 2008 Mama's house was destroyed by hurricane Ike
There was 8 foot of brackish seawater where our HH is parked
Bridge City took a direct hit by Ike as it hit landfall
Susy's brother Robert had been through several hurricanes and decide
that he was not going to leave home for Ike
Robert has since changed his mind about riding out a hurricane ! :)
Bridge City was devastated and has done a fantastic job of rebuilding
I got quite a work out trying to keep up with him. He is a little hurricane himself and fill of Hugs !
Teresa and David brought a turkey and we had a family get together at Mama's
Mama and Bud
David Susy's younger brother
As a young boy from Buffalo NY, Bud was a strapping big guy
which enable him to enlist in the Army during WWII at the tender age of 16 and was at the storming of Normandy Beach
During High School Bud was a wrestling phenom and went on to become a Pro in the 50's and traveled all over the world
After his wresting career he became a heavy equipment operator and ran his own company
He did much of the land clearing and foundation work on Lake Livingston in Texas
He showed me pictures of a lot of Dozers and Cranes he has owned/operated
Of course Miss Susy decorated our RV while we stayed at Mama's
Where does she store all this stuff ??
Oh BTW we did need assistance from a tow truck to get out of Mama's front yard
Where is Bill Teetz when ya need a GMC !!
This was one picture of a home in downtown Bridge City after Ike
They have done a great job rebuilding the city
Next stop is Livingston Tx to become residents and register our 5th wheel and Truck
Found out that because our truck and trailer are more than 26,000 lbs combined weight
I get to take a test for a Class A Non Commercial license.
Lucky me LOL
Cya soon
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