At last, at last, we're here at last! We arrived in Jefferson, TX on Thursday March 14 around 4pm. Well, okay it was earlier than that, but by the time we actually found an RV park to stay in it was 4pm. I won't tell you how mad Laurie was because I was supposed to be in charge of finding the park and let's just say that I probably won't have that responsibility again. But, it all worked out in the end and we are staying at Country Pines RV Park for the next month.
But let's back up to where I left off in my last blog. On March 10 (my 50th birthday) we stayed at the Desert Willow RV Park in Van Horn, TX. The next morning when we went to gas up we had to go to several different gas stations because everyone was out of gas. We were quite perplexed that Texas gas stations would be out of gas, go figure. March 11 found us spending the night in Midland/Odessa, TX at Midessa Oil Patch RV Park, and not because we wanted to.
My Honey Henry (which is what I named my RV) decided to have a blowout on the freeway again, this time it was the front driver side tire. Let me tell you how scary that was! I was in the right lane traveling about 60 mph on cruise control and heard a pop, all of a sudden my rig starts veering into the left lane almost to the median. I immediately slow down but don't want to slam on the brakes, at the same time I'm trying to control the steering wheel. Thank God there was no traffic around me! I'm also screaming into my radio for Laurie to stop, because she's driving on down the freeway oblivious to all the chaos happening behind her. I get the rig pulled over to the side of the road and Laurie walks back to where I am to make sure I'm okay. We called Coach-Net and within half an hour they had someone there to change my tire (Hector's T&W Tires out of Pecos, TX). Now that's what I call great customer service! We also had some great customer service at the Odessa Southern Tire Mart. It's around 4pm and we pull in there looking for some obscure tire size and they happened to have just one and they were able to install it right then and there for around $100. By that time we were ready to call it a day and the Oil Patch RV Park just happened to be around the corner. When you check in and they tell you, "Don't drink the water, you can shower with it, do dishes with it, cook with it, but you can't drink it", be afraid, be very afraid.
On March 12 we had to find an RV park that had cable because I had to watch the debut of Hell's Kitchen. So, we found this nice little place in Mingus, TX called the Cactus Rose RV Park. On March 13 we decided to stop in Arlington, TX so I could get my free birthday burger at Red Robin. We checked in at the Treetops Carefree RV Resort and went to find the Red Robin, only to be told that they were not a participating restaurant. What a letdown! So, we stocked up on groceries and went back to the park and relaxed before the final leg of the trip.
So, stay tuned for what happens next!
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