Tuesday, September 18, 2007 – Ft. Stockton, TX

Wayne: Yes folks, we made it into Texas. Actually, we elected to stop earlier than anticipated. After reviewing the various RV park maps at our disposal, we decided that there wasn’t anything convenient between Ft. Stockton, TX and San Antonio, so we stopped.

I believe it was a good decision. There is a Wal-Mart in Ft. Stockton which enabled us to re-provision supplies that were running low. From here, it’s 310 miles to San Antonio. If we get away tomorrow at 7:00 (or 8:00) a.m., we’ll be at the San Antonio RV park by noon (1:00 pm at the latest). That will give us almost all afternoon to explore the River Walk.

The couple next to us (in Ft. Stockton – KOA) is from Naples, FL. They have been in San Diego and are on their way home. He is on his third wife and first RV. After talking with him briefly, I’m not sure which will last the longest!

We had a brief rain shower this p.m. which was welcome. Fortunately it isn’t very hot – high 80’s / low 90’s. Clouds are pretty.

No excitement driving today. Carol and I swap off driving about every 2 hours. We stop at a rest stop (or fuel up) and change.

We are having a great time.

Carol’s Addition: Yes, my father can still fog a mirror! Hee Hee…Just kidding, we are having a great time and we yet to become irritated with one another. We pulled out of Deming, NM early this morning, determined to put some miles behind us.
Now, I’m sure some of my parent’s faithful blog-readers are fully aware of the frightening possibilities a public-RV-park Shower can offer. I had to laugh this morning, (fortunately I was alone in the shower room when I did so)…. There was some impossibly loud twangy-country music being piped-in to bathe-by. Now, I’m not sure what was louder, the chorus of “The Cow Died and You left Me,’ or the sound of the family of crickets that lived in the ladies shower who were attempting to sing harmony. Well, at least I got a good laugh…
We are off to San Antonio tomorrow, hoping to arrive earlier in the day. Am looking forward to some good Mexican food and a few hours away from the RV and Suki’s pleading cries to go outside. The cat is getting plenty of love, but I think is more than ready to be home and chasing lizards.
Until our next blog….happy motoring….