A Great Day on the Road

After a great weekend at Texas SandFest 2012 and a weekend with Fred and Vickie Porter at Gulf Waters RV Resort, we began our trek north towards Chicago.  It will take three months, but that's another story.

Had tire trouble (again!) outside of Victoria, TX but the downtime wasn't too bad.  We arrived at the Brenham, TX Elks Lodge and settled in.

After a very peaceful night, and chilly (to us!) temperatures in the 50's, we headed to College Station to meet Bob's friend since Nursery School, Kathy Fraser.

Kathy works for TEEX (Texas Engineering Extension Service which is a fascinating training ground for Fire Services, First Responders, Homeland Security, Public Safety & Security and much more.  They have a sensational training facility called "Disaster City", the OSHA Training Institute SW Education Center and the Firefields.  Over 300 acres of state of the art training facilities that were just jaw dropping.

Finally, we visited the campus of Texas A&M University.  Wonderful campus, great combination of old and new, tons of open space to continue to build.  Kyle Stadium was just as I pictured it.  Kathy told us of traditions at the campus (the Aggie Ring, the bonfire, Reveille, etc.) and much more.  We saw members of the Corps of Cadets with their senior boots on, the Memorial of the Bonfire Collapse, and circled campus.

Just a great day on the road.