Day 2 – 15 September 2017 – McKinney

Well last night I had to call Reception to ask how to change the bath to a shower. With this one you had to pull the bath nozzle down, it’s amazing how many different fixtures there are for this simple task! Anyway it was worth it, the shower was lovely after such a long day!

Didn’t sleep well, but isn’t that always the case in a strange bed, hopefully better tonight. Was awake at the usual time, so played a few games and read a bit before making breakfast. It’s dark in the mornings until about 7 and gets dark around 8 in the evening.

There were a lot of munzees all along the highway outside the hotel, so took an early walk down, then back past the hotel, and then up. No footpath, I don’t think pedestrians are normal as I had 3 people stop to ask if I was OK. Took the road at the back of the hotel, which runs past the school bus depot, so buses everywhere, LOL.

Hopped into the car and headed out to Inspiration Park and the munzee garden there. Started off by driving around the houses, pulling over every so often. The houses were all double storey and new looking, it was also rubbish day (have been told it’s trash not rubbish, LOL) and quite a few lawn mower men working away.

Then down to the park itself, which is lovely and green. There’s a creek running down one side of it where the vegetation is quite wild. Not many birds, but lots of insects and maybe frogs. Walked around the park and got muddy shoes, though not sure how as it was grassed, anyway thought I cleaned it all off until I got out of the car. The shoes are currently waiting for the mud to dry!

Had a bite of lunch and a rest, not really a nap, read a bit, a proper paper book, lol, thanks Rachell, it’s going well! Then headed down the expressway to the multitude of shops where there was also a multitude of munzees. Discovered that if one needs to practice the four-way-stop-sign traffic controller, then that was the place to be!!!

Got home just in time to catch a sunset photo.


Might be a bit small to see, but a panorama of Inspiration Park
A denizen of the park. Mum, the background looks just like that jigsaw but without the yellow flowers, lol


The park from the other end

Don’t know what this fruit is, but obviously neither man nor beast eats them
 
I think these are boat-tailed grackles, but several young without tails. They kept standing with their heads pointed straight up and then moving on to repeat it. Some ritual greeting maybe?