FRIDAY
OCTOBER 12, 2012
We left Carlsbad RV Park at 10:56 AM,
and headed to US 285 South, toward Texas.
We crossed the border into TEXAS at 11:36 AM MT,
but when I checked my cellphone for the correct time,
it had advanced to 12:36 PM CT.
No sooner were we in Texas than we began
to see Oil rigs.
We stopped in Pecos,
so I could put my feet on Texas soil for the first time.
We also took time for the lunch we had prepared
in advance. We had not seen any of the chain type
eating places for the entire morning.
The towns are far apart, and very small.
Many look almost abandoned.
The one Wal-Mart we did see was about a third of the
Super Center size, with no grocery department.
After we had traveled 136 miles on US 285 South, we
took Interstate 10 East to Fort Stockton. It was just
a short distance to the St. Stockton RV Park.
Total miles today - 144 miles.
SATURDAY
OCTOBER 13, 2012
We knew today would be a 318 mile day,
to get to San Antonio, Texas via I 10 East.
So, I we were up early and ready to leave the
campground when I turned around and saw this Sunrise.
8:01AM CT
8:02AM CT
About 10 AM, we stopped for gas.
When Russ got back into the truck,
we had a hitchhiker that made
itself visible after we were underway.
So, this beautiful RED ADMIRAL butterfly
rode with us for the next 29 miles,
until we found a rest area where
we could let it go free to a nearby tree.
We arrived in SAN ANTONIO by 2:15 PM,
and began negotiating the 5 to 6 lanes of traffic.
In the midst of the heavy Saturday afternoon
traffic, our new Magellan GPS died.
We began praying, for sure, and I had
the presence of mind to ask Russ if he had printed out the directions,
as he often does. Fortunately, he had.
The RED Notebook was within reach,
so I ruffled through the pages and
found the proper exit just two before it was
time to take Exit 153 to Exit 574 toward
Corpus Christi to TX 13 loop/Military Drive Exit 135.
We were so thankful to be off the road that
we stayed in the RV for the balance of the day.
I was so glad we had provisions to make
dinner and just relax that evening.
In the meantime, we called Camping World
in Albuquerque where we had purchased
the Magellan, on October 2nd, and they gave us the
number of the nearest Camping World.
We talked with the Texas store, and
made arrangements to SWAP OUT the
unit on Sunday.
LESSON for other RVers.
CAMPING WORLD will Swap Out electronics
during the first 90 days. You do not have to
send it back to the manufacturer yourself.
We were so grateful they had a duplicate
we could take with us. The
replacement is doing its job, and the
screen seems brighter than on the first unit.
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