Bat Cave

Millions of Mexican Free Tail Bats leaving the cave in Mason, Texas. They are flying within feet and sometimes inches of you. What an amazing experience! The steward suggested a slow motion video. Here's how it turned out.

Update

OK since Brian is obviously not going to do a post, I guess I’ll have to do it!!!   

Actually, we’ve been pretty busy.  We got to Texas July 2nd and thought we’d be bored with 2 whole weeks there, but never even slowed down.  We had a ton of admin stuff to do (title and tags for vehicles, etc) and had to go to Dallas several times to have the truck looked at.  We got to stay a few nights with Brian’s brother and his wife, see family, and have some time with friends.  Independence Day turned into a 3 day deal with fireworks Saturday and Monday (the 4th).  The neighbors did theirs on Sunday so it was pretty non-stop!

Then we took a road trip to Mason, TX, down in the Hill Country where Brian used to hunt.  It was hot, but absolutely gorgeous.  That is really TEXAS out there.  The Grote family were as gracious, welcoming, and funny as ever, and our 2 days flew by.  We also got to see an unbelievable bat cave nearby.  7-8 million bats leave that cave every night at dusk and it is quite a spectacle. Brian will try to post a video of the bats. The steward was a wealth of knowledge and explained everything to us and about 20 people gathered there.  She also had her 2nd flat in as many days, so we gave her a lift home!

Since leaving Texas, we spent a fabulous 4 days on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, AR with Terry and Teri Moore and their large, fun, friendly crowd.  This has been an annual outing for Brian for many, many years so it was nice to renew that tradition.  We had a blast and Brian got to ski and ski and ski. Hooray!!  He did great until he pulled his Achilles, but it was fortunately our last day so no big deal.

We left Arkansas and headed toward Atlanta in what was supposed to be a leisurely fashion, but the dang “check engine” light came on again (4th time) so we boot scooted on and took it to our 3rd Ford dealer.  They have supposedly fixed it so we are headed up to the Nantahala to meet friends.  From there we plan to get to CT in time to see Brian’s grandson, Alec, before he heads off to college (University of Texas, of course) in early August.  From there we hope to go on up to Maine and the Canadian maritimes for the rest of the summer.  We need to be back in Texas in early October, as Brian is expecting another grand baby!!  

All for now.  We’ll try to be better about posting.  Sure wish we could figure out when the relaxing part is supposed to start!

Susan