"HOLD YOUR HORSES, THE CAMELS ARE ON THE MOVE!"
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May 26, 2006
Doug Baum – Texas Camel Corps – Today we had the honor of visiting the Cuero Nursing and Rehab Center. Sharing stories with the residents was a real delight. They asked such wonderful questions and really seemed to enjoy the camels. Julia Dunn, 101 years young, wheeled herself right up to Gobi and Jim and I were honored to have our picture taken with her. Imagine the things Mrs. Dunn has experienced in her life. Upon returning to the Cuero Rodeo Arena we had the opportunity to meet Cuero ranching legend Mr. Bowtie Brown. He’d seen trailers at the arena and figured there was a roping, when he got closer and saw the camels he had to come over and investigate. Mr. Brown sat in his truck eyeing both the camels and Jim who was tying a Rosebud knot. Stepping out of the truck Mr. Brown simply said, “Let me show you how to do that.” For forty-five minutes Mr. Brown sat and spoke with us. He was patient with our many questions about his career as a cowboy and rancher and really didn’t seem interested in the camels at all. While he was with us none of the Camel Drive folks were interested in the camels either, Mr. Brown was simply that captivating. Big thanks tonight go out to the family of Tim Shull and Katie Weber for bringing over a great dinner and even greater company. We head out tomorrow to parade the camels through Smiley, Texas, then it’s on to Nixon where we will be camped through Monday morning.
Jim Hale – American Camel Company – Mr. Bowtie Brown and Julia Dunn are both Cuero’s treasures.
Gil T. Hernandez – San Antonio, Texas – So wonderful to live in Texas! Estodo.
Ernest Geigenmiller – San Antonio, Texas – Mr. Bowtie Brown, who sat in his truck watching Jim tie knots, got out of his truck, sat next to Jim and said, “Let me show you how it’s done.” Katie and Tim brought us dinner and are fattening us up so we need to walk 30 miles to get it down.
PS – Today was Jim’s birthday, he turned 38 and Ernest, Gil, and I agreed to get him a birthday cake. Good luck trying to find a camel theme cake in Cuero, Texas. The gal in the bakery, though, was able to freehand a camel and scatter mini chocolate chips behind it. We all went for the “camel droppings” first. Happy birthday Jim, I’m sure glad I’m out here with you on this.
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