our last week of work for the season

The weather is getting really warm, so I guess it is time to head north.  Three more days of work then we head home.

Weed whipping was the main chore for Monday.  want to get all the benches, signs and trails one last time.

so many different wild flowers..

had to go out for dinner, cleaned out the cabinets and refrigerator.  went to El Rancho Grande in San Juan. 
We began with an order of Guacamole, that was very good.  they don't add anything to their Guac here in south Texas, just avocado.  but it was very good and we ate the whole order..

Eric got the Monterrey plate, Enchilada, taco and tosado with Guac which was pretty good.

I had the tocos with fajita chicken.  There was a least one half of a chicken breast in each taco.  it was cooked to perfection.  juicy, tasty and right off of the grill. 

I only ate one of my tacos, dinner for Tuesday night will be the leftovers!

Went to the store to pick up some Beer to bring home for Cinco de Mayo/Derby Day celebration.  a 12 pack of Victoria and 4 bottles of Corona Familiar.  Eric is not sure if they will make it home! 

Tuesday:  our last full day of work...

seen a few critters today:


can you see the indigo snake?

he was not the biggest we seen but the slowest, we were able to get a picture of it..

this guy is cute..

we were looking at a bird of some kind (trying to figure out what it was) when we heard a splash and ducks squawking and flying away.  then we seen this dark wet animal coming out of the water.  finally got the binoc's on it, the picture does not do it any justice but it is a bob cat with a duck in its mouth!

today was Mike and Judy's birthday's so we had cake.

Mike has the hat on, Judy is sitting down.

great evening with new friends..

Wednesday: only a half day today.  Have to go get my new crown.  Did some final cleaning of the trails and our tools and shed.  Headed to Mexico to get my crown, buy some Gin then head back to the US for dinner and packing.

dinner was at:

kind of a dumpy looking place outside..

but the food was delightful! 

Eric had the burger, I had the ribs..  we would give the ribs a score of 8-9 out of 10.  smoked perfectly and without sauce!

this will be on our list for next year!!  the beans and cole slaw were really good too.

spent the evening packing up and getting the RV ready for the road.  Spoke with Fred and Kim, we are anxious to see them.  Hope to be on the road by 8:00am tomorrow.

We really loved our time here is South Texas and especially at the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge.  We met so many wonderful people, ate some fantastic food, seen some great sites and really enjoyed our work. 
 
We are on sabbatical until Dec 3rd when we return back here!

I will continue updating the blog until we get home on April 6th.