Tyler Flora and Fauna

The city of Tyler is proud of their rose garden. Lee's friend Carol toured it with us.

Lee once lived in Nacogdoches, Texas. She enjoyed finding out that there is a rose with the same name.

This resident in a Tyler Zoo aviary likes to greet guests by hopping on their fingers.

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From Nacogdoches to Tyler, Texas

Traveled from Nacogdoches to Tyler. Visited Carol and Dick and had dinner at their house. Arranged a campsite in Tyler State Park for four nights. The park is full next weekend; we’ll have to move out on Friday morning unless someone cancels their weekend plans. We’re on a loop of wooded pull-through sites up a short rise from the lake/pond.

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Arriving in Nacogcoches

We drove from Livingston to Nacogdoches, Texas. First we visited John & Loretta Dahmus. They took us out to lunch at a pizza buffet, and Lee and Loretta took Sweetie for a walk. Afterwards John drove us around the grounds of Stephen F. Austin State University, showing Lee all the changes since she was there.

Then we went to visit Barbara Sampietro and family. Anne Marie, Mia, Sarah, and Paul were there. Lee hadn't seen her goddaughter Mia in quite a while, so this was a very welcome visit.




We parked overnight in the parking lot of a Baptist church down the street.
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Lake Livingston State Park

Yesterday, we spent most of the day on paperwork, then went with Paul and Dalya to a square dance in Livingston. Some of the local dancers seemed a little startled by the amount of enthusiasm we put into our dancing. Maybe we should have warned them that we come from a club nicknamed the Rowdy Rogues.

Today we decided to drive out to Lake Livingston State Park to see if it might be a place we'd like to camp some time. It's a very attractive park. The campsites are off of roads that loop through thick woods. We particularly liked several campsites in the loop closest to the lake. The sites right on the water were getting a lot of wind, but the sites on the inside of the loop were shielded by the trees from the worst of the wind. We decided we could enjoy camping here on a future trip to Livingston.

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Texas Driver's Licenses

We were a little apprehensive about taking a driving test with the trailer in tow, but we passed the test and became licensed Texas drivers.

Back at Rainbow's End, we walked to the back of the Escapees property to look at the homes on the deeded lots there. If we should some day decide we want a physical home base, we might end up here.

We joined the Collinses at a Swiss Steak dinner put on by the park, then invited them over to our trailer to play Rummikub.

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