LIVING LARGE IN PHARR

We headed to the motel after dropping off the trailer to relax the rest of the day knowing we would have a couple of days to go out and about to explore. While going to the truck later that evening, we ran into another truck driver and his wife. They warned us they had been waiting for 4 days for their trailer to come back. They will be headed to South Carolina and us to Baltimore when we do get the trailers loaded with boats back.

Upon waking Tuesday morning, Craig did his usual phone call; just by chance it had come back during the night, but alas, “nada”. Therefore, we took the opportunity to do our laundry first thing before heading out for the day. First stop was Starbucks, which we located in McAllen, Texas, just north of Pharr. Then off to Wal-Mart for some shopping. Get this, it was over 100 degrees in Pharr and Craig went up and down the aisles in the sporting goods section looking for snow boots and snow gear……I know what you all are thinking, but I love him anyway, and no he did not find what he was looking for. Better luck in Minnesota Craig.




With the shopping cart loaded down, as you can see, I had the pleasure of finding room in the truck for all the groceries. With everything snuggly put away, we headed off to find a theatre to take in a movie. Locating one not too far from our motel, the only movie showing within 45 minutes of our arrival was “Miami Vice”




Yes, we were that desperate to enjoy a movie we sat through one of the worst acted, directed, and confusing story line I have ever seen. So, we did what any intelligent person would do, we walked out, and across the way to this:




Our once a week meal out this week was to Johnny Carino’s. I enjoyed a cocktail, a Bellini, which was of the frozen variety, but very tasty. Craig enjoyed a trio of veal, lasagna, and spaghetti and I had to have the pizza. We enjoyed sharing a cannoli and a cappuccino before leaving to go back to the motel.





Imagine our surprise that upon calling the Broker, we were told the trailer would be ready in a couple of hours. Wait, this can’t be, we are suppose to be here for awhile, but there we were, two hours later hooking up the trailer.

Since we left Pharr in the evening, we will be driving this leg of the trip to Baltimore at night and sleeping during the day. Reminiscent of my days of shift work. I am hoping to catch some sights as we travel some new states, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Y’all come back for more updates soon!