Thursday, February 20, 2020

Our Good Fortune

A change of plans

My fortune cookie from the Chinese restaurant said I would be traveling and come into a fortune soon. I thought that $50 would be a fortune to me. We picked up our mail on the way home and had an unexpected check for $498. I think we should go back for Chinese again, next week.

Another hike at Enchanted Rock State Park

We had a good run of staying healthy this past year until the pesky virus caught up with us.

We had booked a trip to Merida, Mexico, the capital of the Yucatan. Fortunately, we had purchased travel insurance. The doctor recommended that we not fly and gave us the documentation to submit to the insurance company. If we had chosen to board the plane with hacking coughs, there may have been a rebellion ending with us in the Gulf of Mexico. We should be getting an insurance check for the flights and hotel.

A hint of spring to come at Enchanted Rock.

Another funky Fredericksburg restaurant for brunch.

We were disappointed to miss swimming in the Mexican cenotes and bici ruta (bike ride through the city on Sunday mornings) but there are plenty of good things to see and do on this side of the Gulf. We are looking forward to warmer weather to recuperate from the ugly virus.

Before leaving LBJ State Park, Mike helped move three young buffalos that were heading to auction. The process is choreographed with 3 people opening and closing the gates on the chutes while Jeff ushered them into the livestock trailer. 

 Fortunately, a rowdy guy lead the way and two more followed him through the chute and into the trailer. The older buffalo were running back and forth on the other side of the fence but settled down once the young ones were loaded. They are sold to other ranches to keep the bloodlines separate and the money is returned to run the state park. 

Caprock State Park in Texas's panhandle has a wild heard of buffalo that LBJ SP is working with to eventually rotate and build up its herd in the future.

Down at the Sauer Beckman Farm, they had butchered a cow and were making sausage as we made our rounds. We took a hard pass when Daniel offered up his blood sausage and head cheese.
We filed our income taxes before leaving the Hill Country and are getting a refund. Woo Hoo! We appreciate the good fortune the cookie foresaw. Now for the traveling part.

 We are headed south and east over the next couple of months.

17 comments:

  1. Hope you can kick that virus soon and get back to blogging of your adventures. At least you had trip insurance, perhaps you can reschedule your Mexican adventure.

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    1. We are glad to be back on the road for sure. I bet we do reschedule Mexico sometime.

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  2. Sorry you had to endure the virus! At least you weren't a quaranteed on a cruise ship!! Enjoy going south and east.

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    1. I can't imagine being confined to an inside cabin for 23 hours a day. We are already enjoying being out and about.

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  3. So sorry to hear you've been sick, but so glad you had trip insurance. That Chinese fortune cookie was a good one! Sounds like other than that virus, you've had a run of great fortune. :-)

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  4. And by the way....when you say 'south and east' is Florida in your plans?? We're here in Apalachicola until late March and it would be fun to connect with you in person.

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    1. We will be headed to Florida's panhandle in March. It would be fun to meet. I will keep you posted.

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  5. Definitely email me! We will be here in Apalachicola until around March 20th...it would be great to meet up with you guys (finally!).

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    1. Dang, it looks like we will miss you and arrive after the 20th.

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  6. Oh bummer about missing Mexico. GREAT idea to have travel insurance. I'll be heading out of Florida when you are heading in. May never return to Florida if my recent string of getting shut out for reservations continues. Good luck to you during Spring Break month. I'll be watching to see what happens.

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    1. We were able to snag a few county parks. Probably not spring break places. I bought it in case we got sick in Mexico or had issues. It worked out well. Plane tickets are expensive even on sale.

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  7. That is some good luck but the coughs are not so good. I'd say you made a wise decision not getting on a plane while showing signs of illness in this current situation.

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    1. I would be so upset is someone else got on the plane if I was well and they were sick. It isn't worth vacationing if you can't enjoy yourself. Seems more like work than enjoyment.

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  8. Ugh, hope you all get to feeling better soon. Definitely good you didn't travel. Not only would you have made a plane full of people very unhappy, but it's always nice to be in your own home when you're not feeling great.

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    1. You are right about being at home when you don't feel well.

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  9. By the time you read this I hope you are feeling much much better!! That's a bummer but glad you had travel insurance...comes in handy doesn't it?
    Take care!!

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