Rio Grande Valley

From Big Bend NP, we moseyed down to Del Rio where we stayed in a nice, new RV park called Broke Mill, just outside of town. Nearby there is a beautiful, big reservoir called Amistad. Gary and Chris had a great dinner at a place called the Sirloin Stockade. Gary had wanted a good steak and they were pleasantly surprised to find that it was a buffet and all the sides were as good as the state. I, as you might expect, had my usual in the go-mobile.

Somewhere between Del Rio and Laredo, the landscape changed from the Chihuahuan Desert to a more tropical look and feel. The only campground in Laredo is the Casa Blanca Lake State Park. The sites were big enough and very reasonably priced. We parked in a spot that was surrounded by trees that were full of birds. I had fun watching the birds while they explored the International shopping opportunities. They tell me a fun place to eat is Rudy’s BBQ where the food is served on butcher paper and the beer is self-served from an iced cooler.

Our third stop in the Rio Grande Valley was in Mission where we stayed at a place that sells RV lots called Retama Village. The development is beautiful with a lovely pool and club house. It is right next door to an international birding center Bentsen RGV State Park. BUT it was HOT… actually hotter and certainly more humid than Phoenix was at the same time. Hmmmm… what’s wrong with this picture?!? Most of the winter residents had cleverly departed by the time we arrived. We all figured it was a fun place to spend the winter.