Texas: Houston Rodeo

"Howdy Y'all"

March 20th to 24th:  Lakeview RV  Resort, Houston, Texas

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We had booked 4 nights here, primarily to see Judy's daughter Pamela and husband Clyde.  At the time of booking, little did we know that it was also the last week of the Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show.  As it turned out, that was an added treat.  In fact, Pamela and Clyde had a whole host of activities planned for us.

Because of the Rodeo, the RV Resort was packed, including many fancy and expensive looking camper/horse trailer combinations.  

With a combination of trade shows, livestock show, rodeo, carnival midway, and concert venue, there was way too much to cover in one day.  It's really a multi day event.  For our one day there, we took in the livestock show, some trade show shopping, and a great lunch.  With almost 15,000 steps for the day, we were dragging at days end.

These livestock show section reminded me of showing dairy cattle at the county and New York State fairs in my much, much younger years.

Of course, shopping and lunch finished out the day.  

We only saw a tiny bit of what the event includes.  Judy and I have already made plans to come again next year and spend several days.

Next day on the activity list, the Bayou Bend Gardens, where the azaleas were in full bloom.  The mansion and gardens were donated to the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston in 1957.  The comparative plaque explains it all.

Today, the 22nd also happened to be my birthday, so Pamela and Clyde treated me to two celebrations.  One for lunch out and one for dinner at their home.  

The 23 was our last day in Houston.  So we slowed down a bit.  We delivered some local maple products from good friends Bruce and Donna, and the girls spent time searching and shopping.  Pamela came to the camper to say good bye.  We'll be back for Houston Rodeo next March!!!!

Good bye Houston.  See ya next year!!

 

You can see our previous post here:  "Two weeks in the Texas Hill Country".