Welcome to Bob & Carol Heiser's Home Page
Introduction
October of 1994 is when we started full time motorhome living. We purchased our present motorhome a 2000 Bounder 39Z in January 2000, yes it is big. We tow a white L Model Saturn for local transportation. We can usually be found in San Angelo, TX in the spring and fall parked by our hanger on Ducote Air Park.Winter usually finds us at Texas Trails RV Resort, space 603, in the Rio Grande Valley. We spend four + months in the Rio Grande Valley Round Dancing, swimming, and eating way too much food.
Sometime during the Summer we are planning trips to different parts of the USA.
Since our son John has moved back to Arlington, Texas we are no longer spending most of April in Florida visiting and attending Sun and Fun EAA fly-in.
Where are we?
Today, April 20, 2010 we are parked by our hanger outside San Angelo, TX.Where will we be? Subject to change.
May 6 - 11 Oviedo, FL for grandson, Justin's graduation from UCF.May 29 - 31 Scarborough Faire in Waxahacke, TX
June 11,12 Ham Com in Plano, TX
July 7 - 10 ICBDA Round Dance Convention in San Antonio, TX
August 6, 7 Austin Summerfest in Austin, TX
August 15 - September 1 Three weeks of round dancing with the Nelson's in Eureka Springs, AR.
October ? Birthday/Halloween Party in Georgetown, TX November ? back to Texa Trails in Pharr, TX.
Church
When in San Angelo we attend Mertzon United Methodist Church in Mertzon, TX. While on the road we maintain the church web site and keep in touch via e-mail. There was snow in Mertzon three years ago during Advent season.
Aviation
Flying is one of our hobbies. We built a Pulsar XP, N912RV in our hanger at Ducote Air Park in San Angelo, TX. Our Pulsar first flew on July 2, 2001 and now has about 280 hours of flying time. In October 2001 and September 2003 we flew to the Pulsar Convention in Lawrence, KS. In May of 2006 we flew to Palm Bay, FL and back. When in San Angelo we make $100.00 hamburger runs with our EAA friends. We are members of and maintain the EAA chapter web site for EAA chapter 493 in San Angelo, TX.
Ham Radio
Carol is N5CBQ and Bob is W7IKT. Carol holds a General license and Bob an Extra class license. When in San Angelo, TX. we are both active with the San Angelo Amateur Radio Club and the Tom Green County ARES group. One of our favorite Ham activities is Field Day. The following picture is of our Motorhome in use as the HF Phone Station at Field Day in June 2007.
Renaissance Faires
We both enjoy attending Renaissance Faires. Our motto is "Have Costume do Travel". Our record is 10 Faires in one year. Our personal favorite is Scarborough Faire in Waxahachie, TX. We have also been attending the Kansas City Renaissance Faire on Labor Day weekend.
Dancing
We love to dance in January 2000 we discovered Round Dancing. Now we route our travels to attend weekend Round Dance Festivals, and Nelson's Boot Camp in Eureka Springs, AR. We still Square and Ballroom Dance but Round Dancing is clearly our favorite. We are members of the Westerners Square and Round Dance District 16 in Texas, and Concho Squares Square Dance Club in San Angelo, TX. During our time in the Rio Grande Valley we dance almost every day.
St. BaldricksWe and our valley friends have been very active the last 2 years
raising money for
St. Baldricks Foundation. The funds raised go for Children's Cancer Research. So far we have raised over $57,000.00 all for children's cancer research and donations are still coming in. Our event has grown from 24 shavees and 4 barbers the first year to 60 shavees and 9 barbers the second year. This years shavees included 9 ladies, several children and 21 Pharr Firefighters. We have already scheduled our Head Shaving Event for 2011 in a new larger venue, the Pharr International Convention Center. Bob shaved this year, to see what Bob looks like shaved or donate go to Bob's St. Baldricks Web page.
Click on "Photo Gallery" to see all the pictures. If you will be in the Rio Grande Valley on February 20, 2011 and would like to shave or volunteer to help with our event send an email to: Shave@fly-web.us
This page last revised April 20, 2010.