Monday was travel day. We only had to turn around once because of flooded roads, so it was a pretty nice drive. We did see several fields that looked like lakes.
No, these aren't lakes. They are flooded fields.
Some of the other interesting things we saw were Indian Mounds, a flock of sand hill cranes flying in circles, a few wildflowers, and two prison buses.
We got the very last space available at Midway Corps of Engineers RV Park in Waco. We've stayed here before. Tim likes it here because of the fishing. I like that it's just outside the city.
Tuesday, we went to see the movie, Risen. The theater is just a couple of miles from our campground. Super convenient!
Yesterday was a hang-around-the-campground day. Tim did some fishing, I did some reading. Lunch was beef tips and mashed potatoes, then hamburgers for supper. Yum.
We fit some sight-seeing in today. After lunch at Chuy's, we drove to the Baylor University Campus. First, we explored the the Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning Collection. It's the largest collection of Browning memorabilia in the world, housed in a beautiful building right on campus.
The front door. Very impressive, but I thought it was funny that they've looped a thick rope around the inside and outside handles, to keep the door from closing completely.
This is just a small part of the ceiling in the Meditation Room. The docent told me it is twenty-five feet high, and all of that gold leaf was applied by hand.
There are so many beautiful stained glass windows.
Each one depicts a scene from one of Robert Brownings poems.
This is the Elizabeth Barrett Browning Salon.
This is the only room in the building with windows illustrating her poetry.
A small portion of the painted ceiling in the main library.
There are cases and cases of books about the Brownings, or by the Browings.
Many are first editions.
After we left the Barrett Browning Collection, we just wandered around the campus. It is so beautiful.
After all that walking, we rewarded ourselves with Sonic milkshakes, then headed on back to camp, so Tim could get some fishing done before the day was over.
Due to various problems with the fifth wheel, as well as some things that need our attention at home, we have decided to cut this trip short - very short - and head home tomorrow.
We've been gone less than two weeks, but I must say, I am ready to be home. Can't wait to see those grandgirls!
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