Robin & Steve to Mexico and Points West: Glad I like trains!

RV'ers joke that there must be a law that RV parks have to be near a rail line because we hear trains so many times. That's sure the case here and they were active last night. Plus there is a grade crossing very near and they have to blow 2 longs, a short, and a long every time (nuggets from my youth with a Dad that worked for the Seaboard railroad for 50+ years). Well looky at the map. That star is the RV park and the main rail yard is southwest with the main line behind the park.

We still slept well but were off to David's Bridals to join the ladies in a search for the perfect wedding dress. Gents, listen to ole Steve: never go into a Bridal Store. But, you say, it must be full of hot chicks? Well, yes, but those women are in a hormonal marriage planning frenzy and it is not a place a guy wants to be.

To get over that experience, Steve headed to Best Buy and ended up with an awesome Samsung Galaxy Tab E. Here's a description, Link if you care (not safe for Apple cultists). The old tablet was on its last days and we absolutely had to have one for GPS routing for the trip, don't you know. Plus, I bought it for Robin! Amazing device. Fast. HD display.

To continue the purging memory of the bridal store, Steve went to a real, old fashion barber shop. No foo foo "stylist" stuff there. Barber was Vietnamese. Last time I had a Vietnamese barber it was a Chiêu Hồi VC on a firebase in 1968. (See Wicki HERE for explanation.) He used a tool that looked like an Exacto knife as he trimmed all around my neck. Thus the SOP that the next trooper in line to have his weapon at the ready, locked and loaded.

Here's a trick Steve came up with. We move around so I rarely have the same barber. Usually I use the barber shop at the Marine base where they ask you how you want it, but only out of curiosity since you're going to get it how they do it, period. When I get a good cut, I take a picture and file it on my Samsung S5 (don't know if you can do it on an Apple :-)). Next barber, show the picture. Example:

We all met up again for dinner at a restaurant that David and Andi enjoy: "300-East" Link. We see why they like it! Fantastic meal. Fantastic company.