Rolling...

Looks like weather will be a concern as we head north - San Antonio is predicted to see a bunch of thunderstorm activity for the next 5 or 6 days.

Looking at the hourly predictions for SA, we are thinking we may be able to get close, then hunker down for the night.  If the storms move as predicted, we may be just south of the ugly stuff.  We'll see how that plays out.

Little Izzy was nestled into the pillows on the bed while we gathered our last minute stuff to put in the motorhome...

We finished shutting down the house, hooked up the cargo trailer, and the caravan hit the road.  Not as much fun driving separate, but we have our phones, and hand-held radios for any areas that have no cell coverage.

My last look at the Tropical Tip for a while...

The only view I get of my Honey while we are rolling...

Yeah, that's the CR-V back there.  We visited by phone a few times - yes, hands free.  Stopped at one rest area, and a Flying J for fuel and lunch.  All the while, checking the weather... we can roll into an RV park south of San Antonio, put more fresh water on, then put all the utilities away except electric and cable, so I won't have to put that stuff away in the rain in the morning.

The drive was uneventful - just the way I like it.  There is a big difference between "seeing the sights" and "making miles."  Today, it was the latter.  And, trying to time it right.  We pulled in around 3:00... the hourly forecasts were showing the rain would likely start between 4:00 and 5:00.  San Antonio is under a flash flood watch for the evening.

After getting the tankage situated, another check of the weather shows it may be just north of us.  We'll see.  I wanted to be on a site with a concrete pad...

As we come up on 5:00, we are in the sunshine.  Had we continued north, then west, we'd be in the thunderstorms.

Little Izzy settled in right away...

The motorhome averaged about 9 mpg today; the CR-V got 35.6 mpg.  First time in a few months we paid more than $2 per gallon for gas ($2.02).  First time in decades we've had a vehicle that could top 30 mpg.  No, I don't suppose we could tow the motorhome with it.  ;-)