To Texas and Beyond

It was a sunny trip from Lake Charles, LA to Wimberley, TX.  

If Wimberley, Texas sounds familiar to you, it could be because it made national news headlines when severe flash flooding on Memorial Day Weekend 2015 devastated the area.  

The damage is still quite evident in ruined houses, stripped and twisted trees, and bridge repair. 

Why would we choose to go to Wimberley?  To spend time with Darlene’s cousin with whom she grew up and who is as close as a sister to her.  Her husband, Darlene & I all went to high school together, so it was like a family/friends reunion.  We also got to visit with friends from Michigan, another classmate, who were also snow-birding in the area. 

We were able to camp in the vacant lot to their house.  The whole week was sunny and cool, but by Sunday the temps climbed into the 80’s.  

The week was busy with catching up on life events, visiting, doing laundry, cleaning, rig fix-it-ups, honey-do’s and lots of sight-seeing. 

It was a great week which passed too fast. 

After a terrific visit in Wimberley it was time to head further west. 

Our first day’s drive ended in Fort Stockton, TX after a very comfortable drive through the hill country, with stop to get a picture for all the country western fans. Then on into the plains, desert and mesa territory.  

The changing geography & plants kept it interesting since we’d never been in that area before.

We were blessed to be able to dry camp in the Faith Lutheran Church parking lot.  The neighbors, who are also Christian RVers, immediately came over to welcome us.

We were originally planning to stay only 2 nights, but decided to stay the 3^rd night so we could visit the museums and discover the origins of Fort Stockton.  

It was a fort without the walls because a sentry could see anyone coming from all directions over the flat and treeless terrain.  The town has a very interesting history.

We have never seen such wide side streets.  They  were at least 6 lanes wide, room for 2 traffic lanes plus turn lanes, but without any striping!  Of course the main street and highways were striped.

The Mexican food was great.  We got fresh tortillas at Lowes, a grocery store here. 

When we went out to eat or visit museums, we left Daisy & Scooter, our dogs, in the trailer with the radio on.  As a result we are concerned that they may have been converted to Mexican Catholic because that was the only radio station we could pick up. 

The weather has been in the 50’s during days and below freezing at night.  I think we are getting the hang of dry camping.  We run the generator every morning to recharge the batteries, make coffee, and use the microwave.  Other than those items, the inverter and batteries supply all our 110v needs.

So now it’s time to move on to El Paso.