June 13, 2007

We have been without continuous internet service for the last few days so I have not kept up with our activities. I will now try to bring the blog up to date and fill in some of the places and things that I missed. I may backtrack some. Emily finally tried the swimming pool at Balmorhea before we left there. She said that it was cold but she almost got used to it. It didn't appear that anyone just jumped in and stayed. I don't think that the human body can stay in 72 degree water indefinitely.

While in Fort Davis we visited the old fort that is in the process of being restored. It was interesting and very different from the last time we were there over 40 years ago. On Sunday night there was a tour of antique cars coming through town and spending the night. The town people put on a bar-b-que for the visitors. We decided to spend the night in town at the hotel. It was fun for something different. We also went on a Jeep tour out into the Davis Mountains that lasted about three hours and let us see scenery that we would never see otherwise.

We are now in El Paso. We left Davis Mountains State Park on Tuesday morning and got to Clint, Texas at about 2:30. The park where we stopped showed to have Wi-Fi in the Trailer Life Directory, but when we got here it did not. We decided to go ahead and stay one night since we were tired. After checking several RV parks closer to El Paso we found one that has Wi-Fi (for me) and a swimming pool (for Emily). We will move there later today and probably stay for a few days.

Clint is about 20 miles east of El Paso which makes it close to The Cattlemans Steak House. Therefore we decided to go there to eat last night. The restaurant and menu were exactly the same as when we were there 30 years ago. It is really interesting place. There is very little advertising and no signs on Interstate 10 where you turn off. The road is about 7 or 8 miles out into the desert (it was gravel the last time we went , but is now paved). It is known just by word-of-mouth but always has a full parking lot when you finally get there. Their speciality is a 2 pound porterhouse steak (called the Cowboy) that is the best that I have ever eaten anywhere. I had it last night and it was just as good as I remembered. Emily opted for the beef ribs and brisquet.