The big day....job and house hunting!

Well I got up early this morning, printed off resumes and headed to town. I went into just about every shop in town talking to the locals. I'll bet I'm going to be the talk of the town in the morning. I filled out several applications from concrete work to hotel work. I don't care what I do for work down here. Side jobs are plenty down here.
I went to the Chamber of Commerce and spoke with two nice ladies. They were very helpful pointing me in the right direction.

Anyway, I found a place to live. It's here in the resort behind the general store. 1/1 furnished $450 a month! I'm going down tomorrow to check it out.

Check out the pics from today.

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 This guy was crossing the road this morning. 

Fall has arrived in Big Bend!



Made it!!!

I wanted to keep up with this blog daily, but it's been almost impossible. Once I get settled, I'll start posting daily.
These pics were from 9/29/10 on my way to Fort Davis.

Another lone tree. :)

I'm pretty sure I put a dent in the West Texas grasshopper population.

Now we go from cotton fields to an old western rugged feel. I love it!!!

No Ahmadinejad here...trust me these Coyboys would shoot him dead! 

Almost there!!

Coming down Highway 17

This is where you turn to get to DMR!!

Going up the mountain

Finally got there. This is a view from Bob's porch.

This will be the view from my back porch one day.

Bob's dog....Hitch. He is such a sweet dog!

My trip down to Rowena Texas

I decided to stay with my uncle Phillip in Rowena Texas on the way down to Fort Davis. It's not the halfway point, but it sure makes the seven hour drive a little easier.



           Coming up Ranger Hill on I20 West. This is where the scenery starts to change.
                                                         

A lone tree in the middle of a field. I thought it looked like a great photo oppritunity, but it's sometimes hard to capture it on camera. 

Welcome to Rowena Texas

I always have a blast when I see my crazy ass Uncle!! We laugh and joke all night! Then after several tequila shots the guitar comes out. He is an amazing old hippie on that thing. Old rock, folk and his own stuff. Always a blast!

Phillip and his wife Karen both work at the Lowake Steak House in Miles Texas.
If you ever get an appetite for steak and want to take a road trip, this place is KILLER!!!
The KC for 3 is enough food for 8!!!! It was $36, but if you split it with someone else, you will be taking a doggie bag home and a gut full of meat, salad and potato.

So I got up early and went to work with Phillip. We sat at the bar drinking coffee and watching the news.



It's impossible to keep a clean windshield in West Texas!!

So I filled up in Eastland and cleaned the windshield. I wasn't on the road for 5 mins and SPLAT! Right in my view. These West Texas Grasshoppers massive.   

My first stop!

The Ghost Town of Thurber Texas

I always stop here. The Smokestack Resturaunt has killer southern cookin!! It's a neat place to visit.

 Back in the mid 90's, I was a member of a Metal Detecting club. Once a year our club had access to all the land... 1200 acres I think. My oldest coin came from here. 1874 Indian Head penny.
 Also, my very first Barber dime came from Thurber. It was a 1902 gradded VG. I've found old bottles from the 1800's too. Really neat place to visit if you're passing by.

They have an old cemetary up on the hill behind the old yellow house. I think all you need to do is ask the lady at the Smokestack Resturant for permission to walk around. Some kids vandalized it several years ago so they watch it closely now.