12/29/07 Arriving in San Angelo, TX

Hey Everyone……
Time for more updates!
On Dec 29th I arrived in San Angelo. I came here to visit with my friend Jullie. I took a couple of days to get rested then on Monday nite Jullie & I went out to her favorite karaoke bar. We had a great time.
The next few days I spent exploring San Angelo. I found it very similar to Killeen. A military town (Goodfellow AFB). There were a few things different here than in Killeen- one being there as a good sized University here, and the other there was an old section of town that dated back to the 1800’s when Fort Concho was “the military base”.
On Jan 12th, Jullie & I went to see a play at the Angelo Civic Theater. It was a musical called “I love you, You’re perfect, Now change!” The play was excellent…very funny. It took a look at relationships from being to end…from youth to the golden years.
Jullie and I also enjoyed dinner at Carino’s. They had delicious Italian food!
My next adventure was to Fort Concho, on January 15th. At the front desk was a very helpful young man whose name was Corey Robinson. Corey was very helpful and gave me a brief history of the Fort and made sure I had everything I needed to do my tour. I took the self tour, but they do have guided ones for those who choose them. It was very interesting seeing the fort…..not like I pictured forts in the west. There were a lot of artifacts to look at and read about. I found it especially comforting as I was walking from one building to the next. I got the sense of home while I was there…..It had to do with the structures themselves. They were made in the early 1800’s- The house I grew up in, was constructed in 1724- These building had the same creaky wooden floors and stairs. Also the door frames and thresholds looked the same….it sort of was like being back home in Hanover. We owned that house from 1962 - 1994, when Mom moved to Taunton.
For more information about Fort Concho please see: http://www.fortconcho.com/
Next on January 19th, I went to see a place called Buffalo Gap. When I got up to go here it was very early and there had been a deep freeze overnight. I was wishing for my ice scraper! (LOL) Within a few minutes of the defrosters being on I was on my way. I saw a beautiful sunrise as I head north. It didn’t quite take me as long I thought it would…and when I got there most of the things around there were not open. I went and grabbed a cup of coffee, and found a flea market opening up. This flea market is opened on the 3rd weekend of every month. There were not a lot of tables open as this was the 1st event of the new year and it was mighty chilly. But there was quite a bit of space for tables so during the spring and summer - I’m sure this quite a big event.
I went back to the Buffalo Gap Historic Village around 10am. They had just opened, so I was first customer for the day. This is a small village set up in approx. 1 acre site. It is a village set up to depict 50 years of Texas history in the area. It is divided into 3 areas the 1880’s, early 1900’s and 1925 era. This was a self guided tour- with the use of information wands. You punch in the number of the site you are looking at and there is a recorded description of what you are seeing. It was a very informative site. If you’d like more information about this area see: http://www.buffalogap.com/
I was starting to end my time in Texas….It was time to get moving again.
I want to say thank you to Jullie for having me stay with her. I enjoyed my visit with her very much. I also enjoyed meeting a few of her friends…..a special thanks to Niki and her husband Harland for making me feel welcome.
It was now January 22nd and I was back on the road again…..My new destination was San Diego, CA. Needed to be there by the 25th as my son Dave was flying in to meet me there and spend 9 days visiting.
Well I’m off to get the next entry ready….I hope you enjoy the pictures of San Angelo- With love-Donna
PICTURES 1-2 ~~~~JULLIE
3-58 ~~~FT. CONCHO
59-184~~ BUFFALO GAP
SEE PICTURES IN ALBUM #103:http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880