December 3rd

We are still at Lemon Tree RV Inn in Mission TX.  Since we arrived here on Nov 10th, the cost of regular unleaded gas has not gone above $1.86/gallon.  In fact, one lady went shopping about 30 minutes north of here on Black Friday and found that gas was only $1.68 at Murphys that day!  We topped our motorhome up on Nov 30th at $1.77/gallon.  Gas is certainly one item that is cheaper here than in Canada or Mexico!

Shortly after we arrived here, Vic had a toothache.  Luckily we are about a half hour drive to the international bridge to Nuevo Progresso which is a popular place for dental treatment.  We drove to Progresso TX, parked our car on the US side and paid 50 cents each to walk across the bridge into Mexico.  Vic had researched the various dentists and booked an appointment.  Once you cross the bridge there are 2 blocks containing nothing but dental clinics, pharmacies, and optometrists! Vic needed a root canal and crown.  Total cost $470 USD and he was pleased with the dentist's expertise.

Lemon Tree RV Inn is located next door to an orange grove.  The trees are loaded with oranges which are picked and sold in 10 lb bags for $5.

 Our park has many orange and lemon trees within it so we can freely pick oranges which are sweet to eat.

One Saturday we visited the DonWes Flea Market and purchased a 10 lb bag of red grapefruit for $3.  Smaller red grapefruit for juicing were 10 lbs for $2.

There are lots of little cottontail rabbits running around the park.  They are most apparent when we go for a walk in the evening. We saw about a dozen last night. They are busy nibbling on the grass and allow us to come within a few feet before they hop away.  There are enough around that we have to sweep the rabbit droppings off the shuffleboard court in the morning before we play!

We hear a flock of small green parrots fly over our campground almost every day.  Even though they are flying high you can hear them long before they pass above us.  They look similar in size to the Quaker Parrot that we used to have as a pet.

Lemon Tree RV Inn is close to the Anzalduas Park in Mission which has a large field for flying remote control model airplanes.  Vic brought 4 of his airplanes with him so he has been able to go out several mornings to fly them.  Unfortunately, Texas is known for being windy and he hasn't been able to go out to fly as often as he'd like.

We've been busy with social activities here, especially a wonderful American Thanksgiving dinner.  The owners of the park provided 9 turkeys and 22 pies for the celebration!  The residents contributed the stuffing, veggies and salads for the meal.  There are only 104 people in the park at the moment.  By January there will be about 300 people in residence. 

Black Friday we helped put up the Christmas tree and decorate the community center for Christmas.

Nov 30th Vic took our motorhome in for an oil change.  The charge was $115 at Lube Master Plus in Alamos which has tall bays for servicing motorhomes and trucks.

The weather has been cloudy and cool here for the past few days (about 16C in the daytime) so it is time to move further south. Our current plan is to cross the border into Mexico on Thursday December 3rd.