This morning I attempted to fly but was stymied by light and variable winds:

B modeled the boot cuffs Trish made for her:

We closed up the RV in preparation for our departure:

We said our farewells to Chupacabra, named after the mythical beast of the same name:

Ben was obviously depressed to see us go:

We gave John this portrait of Chupa as a parting gift:

John gave us a silver coin he minted himself:

He also gave us these two postcards.  John and Ben:

Benita, John’s first pet cow:

We were really sad to leave.  We really enjoyed spending time with John and seeing how he has made an amazing life for himself in the wilds of Texas.  We hope to return someday:

We drove north to the town of Fort Davis, site of Fort Davis National Historic Site, the best preserved US Army Fort in the US.  Fort Davis was built in 1854 and manned until the 1890s to defend settlers travelling the San Antonio – El Paso road from Indian attack:

Yes, that’s right, the narrator of the park film is none other than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:

A room in the fort hospital:

The kids completed their Junior Ranger workbooks and received their badges:

We drove west to overnight at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas.  See the trip map for today’s drive and our current location.