On the Way to Houston, TX
Our trip to Houston from Waldo, Florida turned out to be a 5 day excursion. The first day was a stop over in Tallahassee, FL for some FL government business, which was successful. We overnighted in Sam's Club parking lot there. It rained steady all day and night on the first leg of the trip. The second day we made it to Daphne, AL and a Walmart parking lot. The rain was still going on that day. We saw the Blue Angel Models on the I-10 highway columns on our way through Pensacola FL, very cool!
The third day was Gari's birthday and the weather started to clear up finally. We made it Crowley, LA and a Walmart parking lot where we celebrated Gari's birthday by taking several walks in the sunshine, changed the oil in the generator and torqued and aired all the trailer and truck wheels and air hitch. We were ready to push into Houston now!
There was a lot of traffic, below I snapped a picture of the Biloxi, MS watertower and two trucks are between us and the tower. Gari did a great job driving safely!
Below is a typical stop at a rest area.
We learned about our refrigerator operating on propane on this trip. We were having trouble keeping it lit, sitting or driving. We finally discovered that the ignitor had slipped and had no more trouble after we tightened that up.
We passed by NASA Stennis Space Center and observed a moment of silence.
Penelope parked and leveled in Decker Prairie RV Park; complete with transformer pallet as a heavy-duty instant deck. Graciously provided by kind Camphosts Sandra and Chris!
Really? A moment of silence? Hmmmm, my reaction would have been, "why didn;' we do this sooner"! or soemthing like "see ya, wouldn't wanna be ya"...yea, I now, that's a pretty mature response, right? Anyhow, It's still cold here, still snowing every now and then, and still trying ot convince my husband that the RV would be our mansion...jsut over the hilltop, or sitting by the sea, or rolling down the river...anywhere but here! The day is coming for us when we will get to enjoy nature and this wonderful creation on a more personal level...praying that it's sooner than later! tell Gari Happy Birthday and by all means, keep filling us in on all of the cool, relaxing, stuff you all are doing...expecially those walks in the sun...yep, I wouldn't mind being blinded by the light...Mama always told me not to look into the eye's of the sun
ReplyDeleteBut mama, that's where the fun is! Keep the RV tips coming as well....Kent and I are learning so much!
Let us know if you get into a pinch while in Texas, Kent's sister lives there. Take care and miss ya'all lots!
Hahaha you are too funny! Yes silence, so that we could drive by unnoticed! Didn't want to risk being invited back into work, hahaa. We will head north this Saturday and just in time. The weather here is starting to get too warm! Gari sends her thanks for the birthday wishes, and we appreciate your well wishes and support all the way here in Texas. I like the way you think of your RV yard, it can be anything as long as you can park it. We are thinking the same thing and looking forward to some of the majestic mountain views that we hope to see later this year. Miss you all back on the Shore, and having fun on the road.
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