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Early Morning Meeting To Head Out For RGC	Start Out Temp And Hopefully Will Remain Dry

Nope! Made It To Haltom City Before Getting Wet

And The Bottom Fell Out All The Way To Waco

Little Gene's Rainsuit Tore-up So He Trailered Some	Finally - Dry Weather And Lunch Time

Look At The Choice We Made For Lunch! Surprise!	Jalito Burger With Jalapeno Sauce Was Pretty Good

Then There Was The Steak Fingers With Gravy	Or, There Is Always The Standard Beltbuster Burger

Easy Route For A Million More Miles	It Wasn't Straight The Entire Way

Far And Few Between But There Were Some Curves	A Little Warmer But Dry And Comfortable

Still Daylight And We Made It To The Destination	Our Accommodations Were Suitable For The Night

The Voted On Dinner Spot After A Little Clean Up	Big, Delicious Plates Of Tex-Mex Meals

Traditional Enchilladas With Rice	Steak Fajitas With Cheesy Vegetables - Yum

Then We Eat Again At Breakfast Time	Full, Hot Breakfast To Start The Day

Tommy Glides The Highway With All Smiles	Charlie Cruises Along On The "Big Bird"

Lil' Gene Is Dry And Saddled Up Again	Ron Rambles On Down The Open Highway

Gene Leads But Is Now Confused - Are We Lost?	Are These More Storms Brewing?

The Wind Is Blowing But The Turbines Are Off	A Giant Gorilla Lerking Above Us In The Valley Area

We Saw Trains	We Saw Planes

But We Rode Motorcycles	What Tha?! Giraffes In South Texas?

Getting Close To The Shore! Palm Trees Showing Up	And This May Be A Date Tree - But Tropical Anyway

Yep, More Rain Coming So We Stopped For Lunch	Just In Time For Another Storm Passing Through

Our Stop Allowed The Simpsons To Catch Us	It Looked Depressing Again But Never Hit Us

Starting To Find Roadside Oddities	Couldn't Stop For Group Photo Op -Dang It!

Almost There - Just Across The Bay	The Famous Lighthuse Of Port Isabel At The Gulf

Over The Bridge View Of The South End Of Padre	Over The Bridge View Of The North End Of Padre

We Made It! All Alive And No U-Turns (I Think)	Sunshine And Tourism For The Weekend

Our Resort For The RGC Activities	A Huge Place For Our Group And Shenanigans

Personalized Parking For Our "Hogs" And "Hondas"	A Specially Made Welcome Sign In The Resort Lobby

The Advertisement For The Event And Resort	An Extra Activity For The First Evening

Frame Yourself For A Memorable Photo Op	Buck Beat Us There And Was Already Hard At Work

Our Newest Club From Colombia Was Present	Gene Played In The Texas Hold 'Em Tournament

A Drone In The Hospitality Room Was Spying	And The Operator Was Checking The Poker Hands

The Garden Yard Was Just A Relaxing View	Two (Er-a "Dos") Pools With Waterfalls

Sunset From The Beach View Room	Tommy Said This Was One Of His Relatives

Morning Trip To "SPACE-X"!!!!	Somewhere Down South We Visited The New Area

The Launchpad From The Launch The Week Before	Damage On The Building From The Last Launch Blast

Not A Lot Of "Official" Markers For The Area	The Wildlife Referral Is About Sea Turtles

Another Rocket Getting Prepared For Launch On Site	Don't Know If These Are Displays Or Space Preps

Taggers Or Aliens Making Mischief?	Taggers Dreaming Or Aliens Going Home?!

Don't Walk Thru Those Doors Or You'll Be On Pluto	My Kinda Rocket - Pinata Filled With Candy

Apparently We Were Close To The Border	Luckily Our Cars Are Full - No Room For Aliens

Reccommended By The Locals For Lunch	Pirate Atmosphere On The Inside

Huge Plate Of Chicken Fried Steak	And A Huge Plate Of Fried Catfish

OMG! A Giant Blue Whale Downtown!	This May Be "Jaws 2" On This Page

Where The Deer And The Dinosaurs Roam!	Okay, So This Must Be "Jaws 3" Downtown

Attempted Trip To The Border For A Photo Op	Oops! We Are All Armed Today!

We Know Where We Are For The Time Being	Some Of The Other BK's Went Over For Lunch

We Found This Border Marker But We Were Here	Possibly A Part Of Trump's Border Wall

Pelicans? Yep - They Are Everywhere And Big!	This Old Car Drove To The Conference

Evening At The Beach With Live Music	Standing In Line For Street Tacos At The Beach

Grilled Veggies For The Tacos	Seasoned Beef Or Baracha Beef Tacos - More Please!

Four Or Six Or Whatever - There Was Plenty	Great Outdoor Weather And Decor For The Party

Only This Far From The Gulf Water	There Was A Huge Event Banner On The Building

Saturday Morning Ride Briefing And Prayer	We Were Escorted By The County Constables

The Group Looks Good Crossing The Bridge	And Our Group Brought Up The Rear For Photos

More Assistance From The Constables	Away From The Towns And Through The Country

Looks Like We Had Some Parade Partners	And The Drawbridge Was Kept Down For Us

We All Arrived For Our History Lesson	This A Warning - Don't Piss Us Off!

A Small Showing Of Some Old Artillery	The Original Statue Of Iwo Jima Victory

The Recruit Students Played Their Music For Us	The Wind Was So Strong - The Flags Were Straight

Memorial Marker Recognizing The Heroes Of WWII	Engraved To Honor All Marines - 1775 To Present

The Soldier On The Front Left Was From Texas	Recognition Of The Fallen WWII Marines

This Was The Texas Marine At Iwo Jima	He Was Exhumed And Buried At This Academy

The Young Recruits Served Us Hamburgers	Gene Compares His Guns With Theirs

The Wind Was Super Blowing	Gene Hit 140K On His Goldwing On The Way Back

Gene Attended The President's Meeting	More President's Than Anticipated - Good Crowd!

The Host Chapter Banner At The Banquet (#42)	And Of Course The International Flag Was Flown

The Banquet Room Was Filled Towards The Front	And Full To The Rear - Estimated About 260 Present

The Marine Academy Did The Opening Ceremony	This Lady Sang The National Anthem

There Was A Table Setting For Our Fallen Members	Youngest Marine Recruit Meeting The Oldest Vet

Charlie And Adele At Dinner With Big Smies	Is That A "Half" Smile From Ron? Could Be!

Tommy Showed Off His Shiny Veneers! Ha!	Lil' Gene And Friend, "Meisha," Enjoyed Themselves

Randy And Shirley Were Glad To Be There	And Their Boys, Jason And Eric, Were With Them

Debbie Posed With Her New Colombia Friends	The Dinner Was Great With Various Bar-B-Que

Along With A Second Table Of Seafood	Including Raw Oysters On The Half Shell

This Hand-Made Art Piece - Auctioned For $300	On The Way Out We Passed The Killer Orca

Another Federal Check Point Around Kingsville	This Location Was Serious With More Guards

This One Even Had A Sniffer Dog	We Waited For Meisha And the Truck To Clear

We Almost Crashed When This Truck Passed Us	Entering San Antonio For A Lunch Stop

This Place Was Referred To Gene & Deb By Friends	Enchiladas And PUFFY Tacos!

Or - Taquitos With Beans And Rice	That Puffy Taco Was Hard To Fit In Your Mouth

The Front Of The RGC Commemorative T-Shirt	The Back Of The RGC T-Shirt - Nice!

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