75 Degrees

Sorry but we have to brag about the warm weather because its the warmest day we have had here in quite a while. We went fishing, of course, and enjoyed seeing turtles sunning themselves and the water sparkling in the warm sunshine. I have to say the water is very clear in the lake and a beautiful blue green color in the Devil's River which dumps into the lake.

We were fishing by the big cliff pictured because there are hot springs that empty into the river here. The water temp was almost 70 degrees because of these springs otherwise the water temp is in the mid 50's. The fish are supposed to start spawning in the next week or so but we will see. Many Texans that live in the northern part of the state are coming here to get out of the cold and snow at home. They say the weather they are having is unusually cold -- I wish they would keep the cold wind up there and not let it blow this way. After a taste of 70 degree temps we got a morning of with a touch of sleet.

I think the stress of it taking two months to get the truck fixed and finally having to have a new boat cover made because the original wasn't waterproof -- caused Jim to succomb to shingles. Luckily, it's not too uncomfortable and hasn't slowed him down too much. Everyone here walks across the border to the pharmacie and gets whatever they need for medications -- with or without a prescription. We aren't willing to do that -- they have good clinics and a hospital here if you need medical care. People in camp can usually suggest a good doctor. There are only two dentists in the area because most people go across the border to a Mexican dentist -- much cheaper and they adverstise being American trained. I opted for going to one in Del Rio -- I'm just not that brave.