Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Well, that's a big step back...

 

As I was putting utility stuff away, our buddy Bill came by this morning to wish us safe travels.  Joan was out with Rufus, so Bill got to see Ruf once more, too.  Probably the main reason he stopped by.  ;-)

Another easy traveling day today.  Before we take off each day, we check lights...


That's Joan giving me hand signals.  

The RV park we were in last night is just a few miles from the Texas border...

So, "You're almost home, huh?" you ask.  Thanks for asking.  It is usually a 2 to 3 day trip to home once we get to the north or west Texas border.  We are stopping for two nights just outside Georgetown so I can get the Vespa in for a new rear tire.  Tomorrow.  Then, another overnight stop before we get back.

In the meantime, I got to stop at one of my favorite places to fuel up...


If you can't see the sign on the building behind our rig, it is Buc-ee's.  With the fueling done, we parked out at the perimeter...


Masked up, and went inside for a couple BBQ sandwiches (pulled pork for me, sliced brisket for Joan).  And some Beaver Chips.  No, they aren't made from beaver - fresh fried potato chips.  They have Beaver Nuggets... also not made from beaver.  (If you are an adolescent, insert your own beaver jokes here.)

Rufus also got lunch, then down the road again.  The park we are in is a Passport America park... calling it "a bit dated" would be generous.  Certainly not up to the standards of where we stayed last night.  But, it is about as close as we could come for a park convenient to getting to the Vespa dealer.

A couple photos make it look "quaint"...


I asked the young lady at the office about getting out of here in two days - the road to the highway is narrow, and no way can we back up if we meet oncoming traffic... she said, "It shouldn't be a problem, we don't get many overnight people."  I haven't seen the rest of the park (it goes back a ways), but looking around at the row we're in, I think our rig may be the only one that moves.  Looks like mostly live-aboards here.  No, I don't have a problem with that, but when the majority of rigs are stationary, it is no longer an "RV" park, but a trailer park.  Parks do change over time, depending on what the management does with it.  A park can get a bit run-down looking if nothing moves.

On the bright side: the site is long enough for us.  When I made the reservation, I was told they have a couple 80' pull-through sites.  The site we're in is probably 72', but that's fine for us.

A warm one today - we were back in shorts from the get-go... 88º here at 4:00pm.  Welcome back to Texas.  ;-)



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