Awake: 5:55am Temp 54 sleep 6+35 partly sunny overnight @
Livingston, TX.
We say our goodbyes to Ann, Ron & Mel….the few that were outside & wishing
us safe travels. Drive the motorhome to the RV office, pay our camping fee
for 8 days + electricity; attach the Suzuki & leave the Escapees Rainbow’s
End RV Park @ 8:45am. The people we met who work here in this park are
certainly a friendly & comforting bunch; it’s no wonder this campground
stays close to full most of the time.
98% of the roads traveled today were smooth & the traffic moved along @ a
decent pace. As we are passing thru Houston, Kathy talks with Gary &
Rosemary of PA. Even tho Gary has had the flu the last couple of days, he
did complete his trucking trip. He’s still not feeling well but hoping to
make a complete recovery in time to go deer hunting Monday. Rosemary
braved the crowds and faced Black Friday in Altoona, but it may not be
something she chooses to do again.
Arrive @ the Ransom Road RV Park in Aransas Pass, Texas @ 2:10pm. Without
us even getting out of our coach, Edna is in her golf cart motioning us to
follow her to our # 38 camping site. She tells us the office is closed
today & we can pay tomorrow; social hr is @ 4:00pm & the Ice Cream social
is @ 7:00pm. I like this place already.
Today’s travel: 271 miles 5+09 time 33.6 gal used 8.1 mpg 54.9 avg
speed.
Kathy gives Katrina a call in Denver. She had a good trip to Grand
Junction for Thanksgiving and a fun time with her godparents and most of
their family. She also got to visit and have dinner with her friend,
Kistin on Saturday. Katrina is back in her house doing things she needs to
do like house cleaning and preparing for her next week of teaching.
@ Social hr in the club house: the gals sit @ a long table & have their
gab session & get pretty loud; the card players sit @ a round table & play
their game of 99; the rest of us guys sit @ a round table & take turns
playing pool. Luckily, I was invited to join their game. As time goes on,
it occurred to me that these guys have been playing pool for (yrs) & are
very good. Some opened the zipper of their bag & out comes a $300.00 cue
stick. Another guy brought 2 bags; one containing a special break the rack
cue & the other an $800.00 cue for playing. Yikes! What have I gotten
myself into!
Mike is my partner & he is no slouch. We play 5 of 6 games. To stay in the
game, you have to win; thanks to Mike, we stayed.
5:10 dinner: Leftover turkey dinner & all the trimmings save for the
dessert. This was our 3rd Thanksgiving dinner & a gift from Carol.
After dinner, K & I take a walk around the campground in the dark for
exercise & to prepare ourselves for eating ice cream. This park is very
clean, well groomed & organized. The Ice Cream was smooth & tasty. I sat
next to the campground manager Ben & his wife, Marissa, & talk with him
about the possibility of us leaving our coach here for a month while we
travel in our tow car. He says: “see me tomorrow morning about 7:30am.”
Back in our bus, we both share talk time with Nick in Seattle. They are
doing well. Jerry is getting quite vocal, making loud, high pitched noises
in the background. Eriko has been busy making toys and a book for Jerry.
And Nick is still busy with work and school; he should complete his
master’s degree before Christmas.
High travel temp=81 Lights out: 11:51pm
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