As we continue to hide out here in Central Texas at Canyon Lake we have fallen into a daily routine. The best part of each day is when we sit outside for happy hour and catch up on the daily news.
Another great part of the days as they creep by is dinner planning. We have been fortunate to be able to get most anything we want at either HEB or Walmart via their curbside delivery. We are too far out in the boonies to have anything delivered.
Another nice thing about this COE park is the smokers located at each campsite. We were able to make our own Texas BBQ using the one in our site.
Since dinner preparation is a fun “to do” we have also enjoyed making some new recipes. We have been eating pretty good and the above picture of a spicy pasta with bay scallops and shrimp was especially tasty.
We usually go for a daily walk of two or three miles within the park. The park is big enough that we never have to leave and as an added luxury we occasional see some wildlife since there are so few campers in the park currently
It is always fun to see an armadillo in Texas and each morning as I open the front windshield curtains I am usually treated to groups of deer feeding on the forbs outside. I’ve seen as many as 15 in one group one morning… I call them my coffee buddies!
Also, since we are here so long I decided to tackle an annoying problem that came up over the last couple of years which is the black paint kept peeling away from our awning cover. Several times I sanded and painted over these peeled areas. Well I decided to just scrape all the old paint off and put on a new coat.
The challenge here is that the cover is aluminum and paint doesn’t really want to stick to it. I have finally gotten all of the paint scraped off and after doing a lot of research on the web I found the paint I needed to get the job done. I bought an acid etch spray paint on Amazon and just received it the other day. Now all I have to do is wait for a day where it isn’t so windy so I can paint it…
Cheers!
NOTE: We are currently sheltering in place at Canyon Lake, Texas…
Nice that they have smokers at the sites there. We're now settled into one of the COE campgrounds at our COE project. You've got a great place to shelter at, one day maybe we'll get to Canyon Lake.
ReplyDeleteYes we are so very fortunate to have been able to stay here for so long.
DeleteSan Diego started shutting down on Mar 8th... 6 weeks later on Earth Day restrictions have begun to loosen a bit. It's a long time to be isolated, but you seem to be in a safe spot and are making the best of it.
ReplyDeleteYou've got a great morning coffee hour.
Stay Safe!
Coffee time has always been my favorite time and here it is even better. A large flock of White Pelicans entertained yesterday morning.
DeleteIt looks real nice there. Our cooking has been expanded, hopefully not the waistlines in the process.
ReplyDeleteYes that could be a problem...
DeleteWhat a great place to hunker down. We've only stayed at Canyon Lake once but vowed to return. Hopefully, we all won't need larger waistbands when the restrictions are lifted LOL.
ReplyDeleteI refuse to buy bigger clothes ;)
DeleteI LOVE the idea of smokers at every site. Judging from the great looking BBQ you've made, they work great. I've always thought of smokers as over-priced complicated patio accessories but it seems 'basic' works just great.
ReplyDeleteGreetings Vello... you don't need much to smoke met as long as you can keep it from direct flame and cook low and slow
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