Residence Inn By Marriott Brownsville

Meghan and I were able to shoot the 300 Mag. in this afternoon. We were not able to find and Elk life size target for practice, but had to settle for this Whitetail Deer. She shot this target and scored in the Harvest Zone from 100, 200, 250 &amp; 300 Yards.<br>All we need now is the Elk to walk out in front of her once we are hunting.

The "To Do" &amp; "Get Ready" Lists continues. <br><br>We should be ready by this weekend, and have the majority of our stuff packed.<br>Still have a few things to buy, but overall we could leave tomorrow if we had to.<br>This is really going to be a fun ...

Hello All. We have really enjoyed our stay in Brownsville, TX to visit Jerry's parents. We don't see them often and it is always bittersweet when the visit nears an end.<br><br>We went out for a casual dinner with the parents and Jerry's brother, Juan, and wife Vivian. Then it was back to the hotel to begin packing up our belongings.

... the way to the Matamoros bus station - which was far! It took us a few minutes to figure out how to navigate the bus station, but we finally did. We got our visa papers from Mexican Customs, and immediately boarded the first bus to Monterrey! Once on the bus we felt fairly safe, and even dozed off for a few hours! There's no turning back now!

... com/sub_ca tegory_list.asp?category=13&title=Map+o f+Resort<br>From there, you can also use the tabs at the top to see more photos and/or info about the Resort.<br><br>We'll finally be leaving Brownsville on Wed. 4/29 headed to San Antonio to go to the Sea World there. After that we'll spend a week at The Castaways, our Resorts of Distinction 'home' park, just north of Houston. So, I'll soon be adding another Travel Pod for you to see. <br>   

... crash of our Monaco Dynasty in Iowa in July 2007), is an Allegro Bus by Tiffin and although it has a slide-out that gives us more 'move-around' area inside, it is also shorter and has far less storage space. We had to do a few modifications to fit our needs (like making a 'bedroom' for me and adding some storage), but we finally got it like we like it.

Ok, we've made it to the border town of Brownsville, TX. We abandoned our initial plans to cross into Mexico at Laredo after hearing reports of mischevious behavior taking places there (a.k.a. murders). Along the way, we became well-acquainted with Corpus Christi where our friend and travel compadre, Chris "Little Ronnie" Dinwiddie ...

One reason I'm taking the coastal route of course is that I&#8217;ve already done the Laredo Route, including police fine for littering, so this is new. Who knows what you&#8217;ll find around every bend, right? Also there&#8217;s a dirt cheap flight from Harlingen to Houston ...