Halloween in the desert

Post for Friday - October 31, 2014

It there is something my best friend is known for...it is her ability to make the best jello shots.  I am not a liquor drinker, mostly I stick to my beer but I make an exception when it comes to her jello shots.

Unfortunately my cheap camera does not take good night time pics so I failed to document the stash she brought.  We usually go to the guys camp at night to enjoy their roaring fire and many of them are from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She somehow convinced them that a jello shot would protect them from Ebola as well as those of us that don't even live anywhere close by.  Yep, she really tried hard for us to consume them...she twisted our arm :D

It is no wonder we all woke up with a terrible headache!  Worst part was having a headache and waking up at 5:00 a.m. and not being able to go back to sleep.

Again I considered setting up my tent shower but found it easier to go to the quarter showers in Study Butte.  It costs $2.00 and I believe they last five minutes...I could be wrong though.  Locals please feel free to correct me.

My best friend's boyfriend is a great cook.  Today we enjoyed "pollo borracho"...that means drunk chicken in Spanish.  I do not care for sweet potatoes but his were fabulous...I even had seconds or was it thirds? :D

It is cooked with a beer can in its cavity and it made it so tender and moist. Can you see the beer?

Trick or treaters came by but we had to send them to the guy's camp as bringing candy was not a priority this year.  It is funny how I have gotten to know a great deal of them and can tell how much they have grown these past years since their parents started bringing them on Halloween.

The guys gave us these cute little solar figurines. Mine was the dancing pumpkin and my friend's the ghost.  If you are wondering why my eggs are sitting in the sun...they are not eggs, I put my tent stakes in the egg carton so I could transport them without them accidentally causing damage to my camping gear.

In comparison to last night...tonight was a quiet night.  My friends said the wind blew pretty good but in my warm toasty car I did not feel a thing.  I am so glad I car camped this year.

Is this not a neat motorcycle?

I know my pictures do not exactly follow my story line but bear with me. Many of you have told me you want pictures so I am inserting them wherever I can. However, it is not easy when I am only getting one or two bars. :(

Stay tuned for more stories from the desert and pictures to back them up.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

A beautiful Sunday in Terlingua

Post for Sunday - October 26, 2014 

Yesterday was wine day so needless to say I retired early and I mean early like 7:00 p.m.  It turned out to be a good thing since once again I was wide awake at 4:00 a.m.  Folks, I am used to going to bed at 4:00 a.m. not waking up at this ungodly hour!

As soon as the sun came up I had breakfast...cereal and milk and a ham sandwich.  Considered setting up my tent shower but decided it was easier to just drive into town to the quarter showers in Study Butte.  No worries about the heat (law enforcement) as they do not swarm the area until Wednesday.

The guys camp arrived this afternoon and I was sure glad to see them.  They are great friends that I consider my uncles, brothers and cousins and they always look out for us girls.  They give us our privacy but they keep a watchful eye just in case.

I have mentioned many times in my Terlingua tips section that you need to bring some type of shade structure as it is still pretty hot during the day even in October and November.  I was going to buy an Easy-Up Shade Canopy when I went to the Academy grand opening in Eagle Pass. However, when I tried to lift that sucker...it was just too heavy for me :(

I know the employees would have placed it in my car...but how was I going to get it down when I got home?  Man, I sure miss my camping van!  Maybe I will win the lotto and can finally purchase another transmission for Terlita.

Though not visually attractive...I did manage to rig me up some shade...don't laugh now :D

Decided to take a ride down to Krazy Flats to take some "before" pictures. Krazy Flats is the spectators camping area and is geared toward the younger crowd that had not yet arrived.

A better view of the cooks area in the background.

A lot of people arrived Sunday - October 26th.

These guys came to claim their own piece of Chili Cook-off real estate...parked their Casita and left.

Enjoyed a nice roaring fire at the guys camp this evening.


Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.