Lone Star Corral

We left Buckhorn Lake Resort today and moved south a bit to Lone Star Corral. It's an Escapees Co-op park seven miles west of Hondo, TX, just off US 90. We said our goodbyes to the rally folks still at Buckhorn, with promises to meet again somewhere down the line (perhaps at Camp Horizons?).

Our first stop on the way was actually Bella Vita Country Italian Restaurant in Kerrville. We had a gift certificate we got as a door prize at the rally, and we were looking forward to a nice dinner. We were not disappointed. The welcome was warm, the service attentive, and the food delicious, from the warm ciabatta bread with whipped garlic butter to the triple chocolate turtle cake for dessert (with salads and a trio of pastas in between).

The trip to Lone Star Corral wasn't very long. We were set up in our site by 3:00 p.m. Soon we heard a knock at the door. It was a neighbor out walking his greyhound, Bessie. His name is Edmund Strickland, and he had noticed our Boomers decal and wanted to welcome fellow Boomers. He and his wife Margie used to handle the hard copy newsletter for the Boomers (which was discontinued soon after we joined, in favor of the electronic version).

After a bit we decided to take a stroll around the park and explore. It was very hot and sunny, but as we were walking we saw a couple sitting on their covered patio in the shade. Ben and Jo invited us to join them, and we had a good time sharing RV talk with them. They knew about the rally and mentioned that one of the rally attendees had just recently bought a lot in the park.

As we walked on, we saw a Majestic with an HDT and matching Smart Car, so we knocked on the door, and Bob and Sue invited us in. They had all the rally photos on a slide show on their large television, starting with the group photo. There were some really nice photos, and of course we reminisced and just had a good time talking New Horizons and hearing about their travels.


We watched Call the Midwife, which was fascinating as usual. The scenes featuring a grandpa welcoming his newborn grandson were very touching.