Thanksgiving……Hope you had a Happy One.

Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort, Mission, Texas

Marian write,

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

We enjoyed a beautiful seventy-five degree day with a Thanksgiving feast here at the park. Around eighty people gathered to celebrate and get better acquainted. Jim and I thought we should share the theme song for the day.

 

Happy Holidays from Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort

Sung to Winter Wonderland

 

Palm Trees wave, are you listenin’

In the pool, water’s glistenin’

A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight

Livin’ in a Texas wonderland.

 

Gone away is the blizzard

Here to stay is the lizard.

A warm sunny day,

We like it that way

Livin’ in a Texas Wonderland.

 

In the valley we will have a picnic

Palm trees, birds, butterflies and sun

Christmas dinner is an old tradition

Its pinto beans and tacos by the ton.

 

Later on we’ll perspire

As the temp rises higher

A warm sunny day

We like it that way,

Livin’ in a Texas wonderland.

 

Sorry, we couldn’t resist sharing.

We came here to try out being work campers. After waiting two weeks to find out what our job description would be Jim was asked to man the model home at Retama Village three days a week. It was a great fit for him as he enjoys meeting all the people that come through.

His work takes care of our job commitment so I have time to use the craft room, (there is also a woodworking shop) go to exercise classes, and roam the citrus garden to see what is waiting to be harvested. Grapefruit and oranges weigh the branches to the ground right now. So delicious.

The owner of the area takes volunteers and people interested in buying here on a tour. The picture is of the transportation we traveled in. I had been warned not to sit on an outside seat because the mud flies and brushes smack you, so I sat in the first seat in the middle. I still got a branch across the face.

Mike, the owner, has 2600 acres here. He donated the land for the National Butterfly Sanctuary and the National Bird Sanctuary. He built a city park with ball diamonds, a pond for birds and fishing, etc. There is about twenty miles of bike paths. He also donated land for a veteran cemetery.

The school system wasn’t good in this area so he connected with IDEA schools and there are now thirty-six schools in the area with a waiting list of 18,000. Because the schools have been so successful the public school system decided to make the necessary changes to compete and their test scores have soared.

Anyway, our ride took us along the canal dike; down into the … I’ll call it jungle where he took us through the bushes and we ended on the bank of the Rio Grande River. There is an area where they store the pontoon boat available to the residents. An alligator resides there too.

Kayaks and bicycles are available to use. Places to plant an organic garden are available plus an outdoor gun range.

Needless to say, we are impressed.

Jim is helping get people set up who want to come see the area so if you want to come by and check it all out let him know. They give free three day RV stays if you’ll take a no pressure tour. Not the owner’s wild ride. But that might be possible too.

Traveling Blessed USA

Mission, Texas

Marian writes:

Just want to document our best price for diesel fuel was in Dennison, TX at $3.19 a gallon.

We have arrived in Mission, Texas where we plan to stop for the winter. After being on the go for so long I wonder how our gypsy feet will adjust.

Our new home is Bentsen Palm Valley RV Park. We decided to stay in this area for several reasons. We wanted to see if we would like to settle here. We’re also excited to have the chance to help our friends Bill and Ali who are Chaplin’s at a RV church in Alamo, with their church.

We were able to sign on as work campers. We haven’t taken the time to get involved anywhere else we’ve been, and we’ll only be working twenty-four hours each a week so we think it will be fun.

I didn’t know this park has been winning awards as the best mid-sized RV Resort in Texas and the nation. It is lovely with palm trees waving against the blue sky, and butterflies’ floating in the air like falling leafs. We were greeted by seeing a bush that was so full of butterflies they looked like fluttering blooms. There is 2600 acres here that borders the Rio Grande River with boating and kayaking as well as hike and bike trails that go for miles.

 

Most of the people here now are work campers so we’ve had some time to meet them, regroup and get organized, catch up on this blog, and get acquainted with the area.

I hear the butterfly watchers are coming in this week, and the bird watchers will be here soon.

Wonder what amazing things we’ll be experiencing here.

We would love to see you if you’re in the Rio Grande Valley this winter.

Traveling Blessed USA