Three More Days With Steph and the Kids

We were delighted that daughter Stephanie and children, Jack, Lucie and Lincoln could come visit us for three days at NAS Kingsville. (Steven had work to do in Austin.) We were able to book a VIP suite for them in temporary housing located less than a mile from our RV park. What great fun we had! We rode bikes together, ate lots of good food, bowled, visited museums, played table games, watched the planes land and take off and toured the King Ranch, biggest working ranch in the world. Richard King, founder, once purchased an entire Mexican town, moved the residents to his huge ranch, build a school for them under the direction of his wife, Henrietta, and put them on the payroll. Many current laborers of the ranch are decendents of that village. The gentleman shown in the top photo grew up at the King Ranch. As a teenager, he was the first to mount Assualt, one of the few Triple Crown Winners. He tells his story as a part of the ranch tour.