WE LOVE TEXAS :-)

At last we had Mesa Arizona in our rear view mirror heading east toward Texas. The first shocker occurred at the Triple T Truck Terminal in Tucson --- We stopped to top off our fuel. We wanted to keep records of the fuel costs so I yelled to Suzer “Eighty-five point five” She said “You mean eighty-five dollars and fifty cents” I said “No – eighty-five gallons --- almost $300.oo” J

We exited I10 at Deming searching for the famous “Rockhound State Park”. I stopped to
Ask directions – the old guy said “You’re about two and a hair from the Park” That meant a little over two miles. Well --- the rocks were ugly and the wind --- it didn’t blow --- it sucked and no internet.

Next was a nice drive into a 40 knot wind into Balmorhea State Park, Texas. Balmorhea has the largest “Spring Fed Swimming Pool” in the world ---- ugly rocks and no internet.

The beauty of Big Bend National Park was a surprise after miles and miles of barren nothing east of Tucson. Susan had a chance to explore the roads around the Rio Grande Village Campground on bike, while I did my bit for international gift exchange by hitting a golf ball across the Rio Grande river into Mexico.

So here we are in the hill country outside of San Antonio, Texas—Bandera County, northwest of the city. Distances here are much farther than they seem as Susan discovered on her first bike ride Saturday. She left Medina Lake (our home for now) and headed down the road for a short little loop ride. She returned nearly fifty miles later utterly exhausted as most of the ride was into the wind and (as it always seemed) uphill.

Today, April 29th (Katie Miller’s 17th birthday—Happy Birthday to our niece) is a sightseeing day in town. Suzer’s legs are thankful, as they need a day to recover before exploring more roads tomorrow. We plan to visit the Alamo and the River walk area of San Antonio; pick up a Sunday paper for Suzer to read; and dodge the impending thunderstorms on the horizon.

Later --- derLibbys

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