Before leaving Globe we washed ourselves with cold water from the garden tube. It was the cheapest camping so far.
We left Globe and after a while a huge cactus along the road. A photo shoot.

cactus 1

cactus 2

Because of the heat and the steep hills is the engine to hot, which happens once in a while.

dirk with fan

After this stop we went on via Lake Roosevelt, Payson, Pine en Strawberry with the lunch in Pine.

lake roosevelt

Further through the pine forests on a height between 6000 and 9000 ft. on our way to Flagstaff.

pine

In Flagstaff, we build our camp en started to cook diner.

kitchen

Goodbye Henry Ford, he had several times problems by booking a hotel room, if there was a Model T meeting. They didn’t believe him.

with henry ford

We thank for the hospitality and leave El Paso and drive through the valley Rio Grande. More sand then water. (28 Hwy). Pecan orchard and even winery’s and a few nice little villages.

pecan

bean

After Hatch highway 26 to Interstate 10. It was a pity that there was no alternative.

We arrived 6 p.m. at the campground and there was free barbecue and beer, because of Memorial Day.

cabin

free food

We continued the Texas Mountain Trail.

dessert flower

Coffee-stop at junction 54 180

junction 54 180

We passed salt lakes and dunes and suddenly Dirk stops because he saw some very old dusty and rusty cars. He climbed over a fence and shot some pictures, nobody shot him.

cars on salt

The world-famous Carnudas burgers tasted good at the Mays Café.

cowboys cowgirl

Dessert for today’s trip were the beautiful Franklin Mountains,

franklin mountain

Finally we arrived by Henry Ford himself in El Paso. The nice Scotsman was a very friendly host.

We played a table soccer game. After a view minutes is was 3-0 for the red-team. De question off the day is: what was the final result after 15 minutes. The winner will be announced on the website.

table soccer

Yesterday we met Megan and her child Neva, the mother bicycled 50 miles a day through USA and we made this picture and wishes her good luck.

megan

We got to Marfa. Henk came all the way from Holland to visit the Donald Judd Foundation, but unfortunately it was closed.

We proceed the Texas Mountain Trail and Bob Dylans music is on the cd player.

on the road

cactus 1

Because of this photo-shoot off road, Dirk has to remove needles of his 4 tires.

cactus 2

We passed a secret? project off the American airforce…

zeppelin

Koa van horn is our finish today.

From 4 a.m. till 7 a.m. thunderstorms in the middle of nowhere. Everything was wet but not broken.

Then on the road again in a temporary cooler weather.

on the road

Point of interest was where we had lunch. An old café etc. where we saw the struggle for live.

wagon wheel

The border control cars where always there and this time we had to show our i.d.

We stopped at RV park Canyons in Sanderson and shopped in a typical grocery.

Today from San Antonio to Del Rio. 140 miles.

Of course we had to go to the Alamo in San Antonio. Hugh was in the front and we followed him in San Antonio, made some pictures and picture and continued our trip. The weather was very hot. 90 K.

alamo

The temperature raised, we passed Castroville and in Uvalde Dirk and Trudy became certificated to Colonel by the Uvalde County Judge William R. Mitchell.
A locale journalist interviewed him.

uvalde 1

uvalde 2

T became warmer and warmer and we hade to make a cooling stop. Then drove to find a campground near Del Rio. There hadn’t fallen any rain during the last month and the campground was hot and dry and there was no water.

What will tomorrow bring?

We had a very quiet morning in mc kinney fallspark where we had our camp.

After breakfast Trudy, Henk and Guus made a walk to the upper and lower falls. A beautiful walk but very poor falls. In the lower river was enough water for a schoolclass of girls to swim. Who came by bus.

falls 1

falls 2

We had some troubles to find our way to San Antonio. Our maps and reality did not correspond but around 5 p.m. we arrived at Anton en Marian Hajek’s place.

We got a refreshing welcome with a big box full with cold beer.

We had a great dinner en after that a number off clubmembers arrived.

Together we had had a nice evening with a lo0t of talk about The model-T en our world tour.

The club members wished us good luck en did spontaneous donations for the SOS children’s villages.

hajek 1

hajek 2

hajek 3

We say goodbye tot Ben and Nancy and thank them for de two nights we could stay.

depature Ben

Ross Likkerer and his staff accompanied us to Caldwell with his Model T.
We met his wife Jennefer and daughter Vivian. We drank all coffee with kolaches czeck pastery.

Ross and staff

kolache

We carried on to Austin and found our camp in Mc. Kinney Falls State Park.

Joe Pinnelli invited us to visit the Model T club members in Catfish Parlor.
Dirk told them about his adventure and dream. They all admired his Model T.

Austin club

Bad weather forecast makes everybody disappeared suddently and Joe brought us back to the campground.

camp Austin

The hospitality of the family Hardeman is great.
Nancy makes a very nice breakfast for all of us.
We find an unrestored Model T roadster in the garden with a tree that has grown through it.

Under the Tree

Dirk gives an interview to a local television station about their World tour.

After the interview Dirk went to the Model T garage of Ross Lilleker in College Station to put new tyres under the car.
It is very special for Dirk to be with his Model T in a real Model T garage.

changing tyres

in the garage 1

in the garage 2

in the garage 3

Ross has also a lott of spare parts of Model T in the barn behind his garage.

T-Parts 1

T-Parts 2

After the tyres are done we took a nice picture in the front of the garage with Ross, his wife Jennifer and daughter Vivian.

family Ross in front of garage

Before leaving Dirk thanks Ross for his help.

Dirk thanks Ross