Cause for Celebration

Friday, November 18, 2016

Cause for celebration today.  The cervical collar came off.  YEAH!  Saw the spinal doctor today and healing of my C1 is coming along nicely and should be completely healed in about 5 to 6 more weeks; however, I don’t need the cervical collar while that is taking place.

Since it is 100 miles from here to Austin, we driove to my daughter Laurie’s on Thursday to stay the night.  Stop in Fredericksburg at a couple of antique stores and then for Ron’s birthday dinner at our favorite German Restaurant called “Der Lindenbaum.”  We have eaten here several times in the past and always enjoy our meal.  Today was no exception.

Return to Kerrville today, Friday, in time for wine and cheese at the Social Room at the Resort where we meet a number of other campers before leaving for a Thanksgiving Dinner at the local Elks Lodge.  This is a very active Lodge compared to the many we stop at in our travels.  We have stopped in here before as well as stayed in an RV spot in the back of the Lodge. 

Kerrville is a retirement area and a small town (23,000) with quite a number of cultural activities and civic organizations which attract the retirees as well as those spending the winter months here.  We sit at a table with several couples who have been or still are part time RVers before settling in the community.  They give us some insight into housing and other things going on in town.  We are feeling very comfortable here and will probably spend some time here next winter as well as see if this may be somewhere we may want to settle when we stop RVing.  It feels like home and is a small town close to San Antonio and Austin but not too close with the congestion we saw in Buda and Kyle where my daughter lives.  Those communities are only about 15 to 20 miles south of Austin where Kerrville is 66 miles from San Antonio. 

Stay tuned for a visit to Boerne, TX next week.