Livin Our Dream

Marti and Wayne's New Home on Wheels
2014.5 Elite Suites 38 RSSA with Vanity slide Custom built for them by the fine Amish Craftmen at DRV.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Houston Texas Firehouse Museum

We took another tour of the museum in Houston. This time a Firehouse with a Pole.

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Marti was a good sport and slid down the pole. I tried it but was too fast for the Camera.

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The trip thru the firehouse was cool

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This was an I-Beam form the World Trade Center on 9 - 1 1

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A Sad Day in the History of our Nation for What ???

Funeral Home Museum What ??

Yep we found a funeral home Museum in Houston. I thought what the heck are we doing here ?? We I’ll tell you that was really a great tour thru the History of Drying !!!

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This hearse was Wooden a great restored piece of history. We saw a lot of old old stuff too. Thinking about the Winter months.DSCN0466  

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I guess you had to be Drying to ride in these guys.

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They also had a tribute to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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And for the Gambler !!!

Battleship USS Texas

We took another tour of the retired Battleship. The Texas battleship is now a floating Museum Texas style. The tour was a self walking climbing tour. DSCN0432 

The USS Texas has quite a history fighting in WWI ,WWII , Korea & Vietnam. We looked at all the Guns DSCN0428

They had a cleaning crew aboard too, hey didn’t get much cleaning done.

 

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Ok that’s Marti & our fiends fellow RVers Phyllis & Jim.

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This ship being retired they won’t let us Shoot the Guns Darn !!

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Ok Your Turn Leave a Comment !!!!!      Wayne

Free Boat Ride

We went on a boat tour of the Houston Shipping Channel. The tour was great one of the people on the tour was a Barge Capt. Was got a first class tour from a Captains eye. DSCN0415 

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We asked where are the big Ships. The Captain told us the Super Tankers dock Ten miles out of port.  DSCN0409

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Great Day on the Island

Great day at the island call Mustang !! We start out with a drive to the island but wait there are no bridges. OK we load on the Ferry. Yep truck drives right on the boat.

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We then have a short drive to the beach. Wait did I mention Spring Break

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Look close at the front of this ship and you will see a Dolphin.

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Well these two aren’t no Spring Breakers !!!

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Seams you can’t get away from the dam Gulls.

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Hey we better get home the street lights are coming on !!!

OK Leave a Comment !!!!

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Sixty One Candles …… Hey I made it !!!

Well I had another birthday Texas style. Like last year MaryJane flew down for the week. We had a great time all week. Cousin Rick and I had a Great Time.

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MaryJane and Blondie cousin Ricks wife OK her name is Linda. I call her Blondie.

 

DSCN0664 Marti and me. I was on the phone as usual. We are waiting for another good meal at MoonDogs  a great joint on the water front.

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MJ trying a Raw Oyster, and she kept it down.DSCN0860    Me too !!!

DSCN0864   The boats loaded with Oysters came in next store to MoonDogs. You can’t get much Fresher DSCN0670than that. DSCN0856   Rick had a few too.

Thank You All.

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Back on the Phone

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Mardi Gras Island Style

We drove and floated to Mustang Island for the Parade. The parade was in the town of Port Aransas. This is a small town but they had a neat little parade. We got some pictures till the camera went dead. I guess you need to charge the Batteries.

 

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Marti was diving for beads I didn’t realize how she was getting them.

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Parade lasted about 45 min. we had a good time maybe the Big Easy is next, Ok now wake up and write a comment. I’m busting my tail writing this crap.