The Jello Melted, and Some Updating.

I finally got around to downloading some pictures from the camera to post on the blog.  The ones Ann took through the windshield were either obscured by bugs or had light reflecting from inside the motorhome on them, but others came out ok.
Here is a pic of a Mexican restaurant we ate at in Chickishaw, TX on Sunday.

The portions were huge, and the food was delicious!  I would recommend this place to anyone in the area.

Here is a pic of the rig parked across the street from the restaurant.

Yesterday(Monday) we got out and about the town a little.  We went to Best Buy and bought a usb drive.  We have three at home, but forgot them all.  I am glad they are pretty cheap.  In the evening we went to a local restaurant recommended by the Park managers for dinner.  It was called Logan's Road House, and was very much like a Texas Road House you would see in other parts of the country.

Notice the price of gas on the sign below.  $2.48 isnt bad!  We need to fill up before we leave town.

Ann also took some pics in the Park on our walk to day.  There is a small river that runs behind the park, and a pond off the river with a small island in the pond, and a bridge to the island.

This Park has a nice area for walking dogs, and the proper enticements for the dogs to do their business.

Another couple of pics for today.  Our parking spot for a couple more days, and a pic of the Park sign.

Originally, we were planning on getting to Carlsbad, NM by this weekend, but as Rvers say, "Our plans are made in Jello."  When Ann posted in Facebook that we were in Texas, a friend of ours responded that her parents owned an RV park in Del Rio Texas and she was sure they would like us to come to their RV park, so we have changed our plans, and now are planning to be in Del Rio Texas at the American Campground  this weekend, and we are, of course, not sure how long we will be there.  The only plans that we hope to keep to this winter is to be in the Tuscon for  the RVForum New Year's Party, The RVForum Rally in Quartzsite, AZ in January, probably the NASCAR race in Phoenix, AZ in February, and we hope to be able to meet with friends from Guthrie Center, IA in February as well.  The rest of the itinerary is yet undecided.

Today was a pretty quiet around here.  Ann has major deadlines this week, and a ton of work to do, so she hit it pretty hard today, and after a two hour or so break about 4:30, she is still working at 8:50 PM.  I spent most of the day doing research on the internet looking for future places to stay, and doing some route planning.

That is about it for today, we will see what tomorrow will bring.

Paul

Sunday, November 28th: Day Two!

We spent last night at the Flying J in Emporia, Kansas. Apparently the headlights need re-aimed, because illumination was poor in addition to it being a very dark night. Good enough reasons to cease travels for the day. We hit the road alert and cheery after a night of muzak and Christmas carol serenades from the gas pumps around 7:30 a.m.

The winds were crazy today which I'm sure put a dent in our blistering 6 mpg we managed yesterday. The sun was warm and we continued our southerly route. Determined not to completely duplicate last year's trek, we drove through Oklahoma City and continued our turnpike tour to Wichita Falls, Tx.

Paul constantly reminds me to take pictures because they make the blog nicer, but alas, I'm writing tonight and am entirely too lazy to download the few pictures I remembered to take today. A few them ought to be comical due to road conditions the moment I snapped the pic. I mentioned our "turnpike tour" because I do want to inform any rogue DOT planners that the Kansas Turnpike is far-and-away smoother than the Oklahoma turnpike.
 
Armed with multiple laptops, a 2005 Woodall's campground directory, and maps/flyers from a Texas Information Center, we reverse engineered a travel itinerary to allow us to arrive at Carlsbad Caverns at a reasonable time Saturday morning.  So we chose a lovely campground 1.5 miles away from the nearest railroad tracks (usually it's like 500 feet), with decent wifi and level spots at the Wichita Falls RV Park. We'll stay here until Friday afternoon and then continue west toward Carlsbad.

Sitting here tonight in my recliner watching tv after dinner, it seems only a couple weeks ago that we were this comfortable rather than 8 months ago. It seems we've quickly recovered and are reverting to life in our second home. If home is where your heart is, then I am indeed home and couldn't be happier.

Back to work tomorrow with big, fat deadlines ever looming.  Take care friends and family, and perhaps Paul will add pictures and hyperlinks and stuff tomorrow.
Ann

First Day Second Year Snowbird

Hello Again to All Who Read Our Blog,
We got going about noon today, had planned on getting on the road about 8:00 AM or so.  Wasnt sure where we wanted to go other than "south".  Stopped at the Country Kitchen in Stuart Iowa for some brunch and decided to head south and west on some county roads and state highways, and ended up heading west on State Hiway 34, followed it west to Interstate 29, headed south to State Hiway 2, crossed the Missouri at Nebraska City, Ne, then headed south on Nebraska State Hiway 75 to Topeka, Ks, then to the Kansas Turnpike to Emporia where we are not sitting in the Motorhome in the Flying J parking lot.

We had a nice meal here and decided not to go any further tonight, after all we are in no hurry to get anywhere as long as the weather stays nice. Ann decided that she wants to see Carlsbad Caverns, so we are headed that way tomorrow, though we may not get there till Monday or Tuesday, or Wednesday.

Hopefully we will have some pictures to post tomorrow.

More later,
Paul