It was our third day in a row of driving, which would normally be tiring, but today was especially so. We started out in Hill Country with 15-20 mile an hour winds and huge gusts as we would drop into the valleys. Yesterday we had battled a head wind all day. Today's was mostly a side wind and Roger had a very hard time keeping us on the road. It was scary sometimes.
Then we got to the outskirts of San Antonio and even though we took a loop road way out of town to avoid city traffic the drive was tough. It had just rained, the road was wet enough that we still had to use the wipers for cleaning off the spray from other vehicles. There were lots of them, too. Traffic was high with lots and lots of trucks. It was quite stressful.
As we got back on I-10 and headed east again, it started raining very hard. We still had heavy traffic, high winds, and now heavy rain. Ugly. It was about 55 degrees, rainy, windy and miserable when we stopped for lunch at a rest area. Maggs didn't want to go out and do her business and I certainly didn't want to take her, but we had to. We were sure wishing for a hot lunch instead of our cold egg salad sandwiches and apples as we sat inside the RV for our meal.
After we dropped out of the Hill Country to more flatland, the side of the road was covered with the prettiest blue and orange flowers. Fields of them. They helped keep my spirits up!
We pulled in to our Houston RV park and had to set up in the rain. It's really the first time in this trip we've had to, so we can't complain too much, but it was no fun. About half an hour after we got settled in the rain stopped! Oh, well. It is supposed to rain and thunder off and on during the night and tomorrow but then the rest of the time we are here we are supposed to have sun and warmth. Sure hope so.
Today was the first day we used a full tank of fuel even though we didn't go any further than usual. Fighting the head and side winds and rain just sucks that tank empty!
After some Tension Tamer tea for Roger and a dinner of comfort food (soup and grilled cheese) and the heater warming up the place, we are quite comfy and starting to relax. Even Maggie has settled down in her bed on the couch and is sleeping. She had a rough day, too.
This is a nice RV park. Cement pads, grass between the wide sites. There are some trees, but they are small. It's a newer RV park and is set up for the larger rigs. According to the guy who checked us in, they are full and most of the tenants are living here. Apparently there is a lot of work here and not enough housing, so folks are living in their RVs. Also, a lot of the work around here is transient and people pick up and follow the producing oil fields.
Tomorrow is rest, fuel the truck, and who knows what - probably not much. Friday we will connect with Rachel and we'll see what the day brings.
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