Where have we been this last week? Those who have Google Earth, search for Garrett Ranch, Texas. It the midst of the ranch, you will see both the golf course and the RV park ( small white area at end of golf course )
We meet the owners at the “Covered Dish”, and Will, the son, was the guy who was plowing the golf cart paths. He doesn’t work the ranch - that’s his uncle, but he has 3 airplanes - 2 crop dusters ( biplanes ) and one that will carry 6 passengers.
I thought it would be a great picture to have George teeing off with the yellow bi-plane on the runway behind him. Will offered to oblige by moving the plane out, but we are leaving in the morning, so no time.
And so we moved on to Beaumont. The weather has changed and there is lots of fog about. This happens when the temperature is about 80 and the dew point is about 74 - very warm, and very humid. Anyway, Beaumont is an oil town, site of the “01” (that’s 1901), oil geyser, the first major oil find in Texas. At this point hum the tune of Beverly Hillbillies, because many Texans became very rich, very quickly. Great Oil museum here.
This is an old house that we toured. The owners did not throw anything away when they remodeled over the years, so the museum has all the original furniture and rugs, and can theme the house to a certain period of time. Well done. But again, no pictures are allowed in the house.
