Awake: 6:33am Temp 58 sleep 6+32 sunny elevation 780 ft overnight @ Lake Kiowa, TX.
Harold had to make a trip to the bank this morning in Gainesville; we had assumed that our cell phone would not work in this area (zero signals when sitting up front in our coach) so Harold let us use his Singular phone.
With the May time wedding rendezvous in Norfolk, Kathy feels we should get right with securing a campground near Norfolk, Virginia & I agree. (6) different campground books we peruse; numerous phone calls transpired & finally, a suitable location within an hr of the wedding & hotel where the family will be staying.
Around noontime, Harold returns & is ready to show us the towns of Gainesville & Lindsay; oil & the railroad helped make Gainesville what it is today: population 15,000. A nice organized town with an active downtown area; Harold has lived in this area for over 30 yrs & knows a lot of people.
We lunch @ the Backstage Café on California Street where Harold introduces us to some (8) local people. After a driving tour of Gainesville & seeing some of their historical mansions & fine buildings, we visit the airport & spot a few DC-3’s & DC-4’s across the field still being used as cargo carriers. Next, we visit the painted Catholic Church in the town of Lindsay; maybe (5) miles west of Gainesville. Their 1st church was completely destroyed by a hurricane; then the German community built the present church: “Saint Peter” which was dedicated in 1918. It is reminiscent of the painted churches in Schulenburg. We make several stops en route back to Lake Kiowa, one being the “Tom Thumb” grocery store.
Happy Hour is a casual 5:00pm @ Harold’s bar; Healthy snacks with wine & always plenty of “stuff” to talk about. Close to 9:00pm, we decide to give Harold a break & return to our house parked on his driveway.
Late movie: “The Magdalene Sisters” with Geraldine McEwan, Anne-Marie Duff, Nora Jane Noone, etc. A harrowing, fact-based drama set in 1960’s Ireland in a convent where young women are incarcerated for committing such “misdeeds” as flirting with boys, becoming pregnant out of wedlock & being raped. They are physically & psychologically abused by the head nun & her sadistic staff, who are convinced they are doing the Lord’s work. Sometimes painful to watch, but it’s a story that needs to be told. 2002. A real eye-opener; definitely not for children.
High temp=74 Lights out: 12:01am
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