Salado, TX (11-09-14)

Salado  is a very small town in the state of TX but it has two things going for it as far as we are concerned.



  First is that they have an annual Scottish Festival with Highland Games, and second, our friends Mike and Julie agreed to meet us there.

We haven’t seen Mike and Julie since February, so we had a lot to catch up on. The biggest thing (literally) was their new rig, which is the sister ship to our Mobile Suites.  Its the same floor plan, but with the many changes and upgrades that come with a model 3 years newer.

Its a gorgeous home and we've already shared several meals at the kitchen table!

We all arrived just in time for the festival, which started with a parade, complete, of course with pipe and drum bands.

Once lunch was out of the way ( A very tasty Shepherd’s Pie), we were free to watch the games and listen to the music.

One of the more traditional games is the Caber Toss.  The contestant runs with the pole…















and tosses it in the air.  It has to flip over, end over end, in order to count.












It makes no difference how far he tosses it, only that it flips and how straight it lands.

The final event was a Tattoo- a sampling of music from the day.  By that time it was getting dark and we were ready to call it a night.

Once the festival was over, we decided to move over to San Antonio for a few days.

On a housekeeping note, the small projects continue:

Paul has replaced the door knobs on the bedroom and bathroom doors.  The innards were starting to rattle and he was afraid that one day soon we would get locked in.  He also shortened the shades to one of the windows. He sure does like to be busy!