Rio Grande Valley

We spent a week in Donna, Texas at Victoria Palms RV Resort, arriving last Friday, March 22^nd. Julie’s sister Cindy and her brother-in-law Terry are retiring so we stopped by to celebrate with them.

That Friday, the Canadian residents (Winter Texans) of the park hosted a “Taillight” Party to signal the end of the winter season and their departure headed back north. There were grilled burgers and live music by Leslie in the parking lot across the street from our campsite.

Last Saturday, the Victoria Palms staff hosted a surprise retirement party for Terry as he retires in two weeks as the RV resort manager.

On Tuesday Julie, Cindy, Don, Claudia, and I drove to South Padre Island to hear Leslie play again at Daddy’s Seafood Market and Cajun Kitchen. There was a good turnout for Leslie’s show but I joked that it was like “spring break” for seniors, myself included.

One of my old co-workers Wayne and his wife Shelley who are also full-time RVers and staying nearby joined us. We last saw Wayne and Shelley in Las Vegas a couple of years ago before they started full-time RVing. It was fun to catch up with them and they too are loving the full-time RVing lifestyle.

Wednesday we went to Nuevo Progreso, Mexico for the day. We park on the U.S. side and walk across the Rio Grande River bridge. I went to the dentist for a cleaning, then met everyone for lunch at our favorite place, Arturo’s Restaurant. Afterwards we all went across the street to the spa for $11 manicures and $12 pedicures. Later we stop at a gift shop to pick up a few items before we head back. 

On Thursday morning we had our motorhome washed and waxed. Julie, Cindy and Claudia decorated their golf cart for the parade that afternoon.

We left Victoria Palms RV Resort yesterday morning and drove to Castroville, Texas for a four-night stay to visit Julie’s mom in nearby San Antonio.

Steve & Julie Cornelius