MarathonMusings - New Times and Places
The life and times of two wanderers who had settled in the small west Texas town of Marathon, now wandering (and wondering) again. Please be sure to sign our Guest Book at the bottom. Thanks.
Tuesday, July 09, 2013
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas
Just a quick wish for you - We wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Major Dilemma
After several years of sporadic postings to this blog, I have reached a major dilemma. As of last week, we are no longer "two wanderers who have settled in the small west Texas town of Marathon". We are again kind of wandering around towards South Carolina in anticipation of the birth of our first grand child. So now for the dilemma - Do you try to change the name of the blog, add a sub-title or leave it as it is. I guess with my great frequency of posting it probably doesn't make any difference and my few followers will know how to find me.
Anyway. . . . We left Marathon in a huge rental truck towing a trailer loaded with our mini van behind. We stopped for the first night in the town of Big Spring, TX where we parked in the 'truck lot' of the motel. During the night, the skies opened and a very infrequent desert rain turned the lot into a quagmire. Big trucks and trailers don't like mud. At all. Not even a little. With some major help, we got on the road again and two days later we're out of Texas and across Louisiana. If you've never driven across LA, you don't know what you're missing. I'm afraid to open the back of the truck and see how the load has rearranged itself. Problem is how to open the door (rolls up) and jump out of the way at the same time.
Stay tuned, there might be quite a story.
Onward and eastward, the wanderers proceed!!
Anyway. . . . We left Marathon in a huge rental truck towing a trailer loaded with our mini van behind. We stopped for the first night in the town of Big Spring, TX where we parked in the 'truck lot' of the motel. During the night, the skies opened and a very infrequent desert rain turned the lot into a quagmire. Big trucks and trailers don't like mud. At all. Not even a little. With some major help, we got on the road again and two days later we're out of Texas and across Louisiana. If you've never driven across LA, you don't know what you're missing. I'm afraid to open the back of the truck and see how the load has rearranged itself. Problem is how to open the door (rolls up) and jump out of the way at the same time.
Stay tuned, there might be quite a story.
Onward and eastward, the wanderers proceed!!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Where We Are Now

We were sitting outside this morning with our coffee and
I thought you might like to see where we're staying right now. This photo(above) is
the view from our deck.
This is our setup. We have a nice deck to enjoy
and don't have to climb steps to get into the trailer.
We've got lots of trees to shade us from the late morning
and afternoon sun.
As you can see, there aren't lots of trailer and other RV's
crowded in around.
While you can't see it in these photos, just over the hill
is a small pond and beyond that is the Saluda River.
We like it here for now while we wait to meet our new Grand Daughter!!
Stay around with us and eventually you'll get to see pictures of her (but
not till December.)
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Greenville, sc
What a great day. We're in Greenville, SC, and today we went to the local farmer's market. Great selection of vegetables, fruit meat and other food and crafts. As usual, we bought way too many fruits and veggies, now we just have to eat them.
This area is really pretty, and we have found a nice campground with good spaces, and the one we are in has a nice deck at walk out height so there's no negotiating steps.
We also had an opportunity to check out the library, very nice and we'll soon have cards there. We'll have pictures next time (I hope), but wanted to let you know we're still around.
This area is really pretty, and we have found a nice campground with good spaces, and the one we are in has a nice deck at walk out height so there's no negotiating steps.
We also had an opportunity to check out the library, very nice and we'll soon have cards there. We'll have pictures next time (I hope), but wanted to let you know we're still around.
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