Settled in at Bentsen Grove Resort

After over-nighting in the Walmart parking lot in Edinburg, we drove the final 20 miles to our destination at Bentsen Grove Resort. It's so nice to pull in to a new place in the morning, with plenty of time to find a spot and get everything set up. After looking at every available option, we settled on a spot on 6th street. We have our own palm tree in our back yard.

As the workamper with the golf cart drove us down each street to pick a site, Denisa kept refusing perfectly level and wide sites close to the rec hall. She might be the only camper here that chooses her site based on the fruit trees available. On the driver's side we have an orange tree, that is very sweet and great for juicing!

On the passenger side is a grove of trees, with a navel orange tree and another juicer. Pair that with a back door neighbor that has said we can pick his grape fruit, and Denisa is one happy fruity camper!

The fruit on these trees isn't perfect, but we have learned that brown spots and blemishes on citrus doesn't affect the taste.

We have found that Denisa isn't the only one that likes fruit. There's a few resident critters that also likes the taste of citrus. This possum was enticed into the trap with a few orange slices, and he was hissing when we took this picture.

This park is at the edge of town. So we occasionally hear coyotes, and there was a raccoon sighting in the park as well. But we only got the possum picture before he was relocated.

This is our third year to spend a month at Bentsen Grove Resort, so it's fun to get reacquainted with friends we have made from past visits. This is Denisa's Mother's 30th year to spend her winter here. She has been a snow bird since she retired, and has came to this same park for all those years. So we will be here for two weeks before Christmas, visiting with Betty, and taking in all the activities at the park. Then we'll drive the car back to Oklahoma to spend time with family for Christmas. We'll be back in January for another two weeks. So this is a different camping experience than we are accustomed to, but still a great place to enjoy the warm weather of winter in south Texas. We lift a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice in celebration of being settled in South Texas!