Awake: 5:39am Temp 63 sleep 5+42 cloudy….then sunny
overnight @ Aransas Pass, TX.
Early morning, I tune in the weather channel to see what’s happening in
Texas. Today, if there is no rain, we travel. I am not ready to have our
home dirty so soon.
Later, Kathy goes grocery shopping @ the nearby HEB store. Then about
10:30, the clouds begin lifting & the threat of rain subsides. That’s my
clue to retract the slides & prep the bus for travel. After that tradition
is accomplished, I walk over to the manager’s motorhome & let Ben know
that we won’t be signing up for another day. He looks a little
disappointed; it bugs him to have an empty site. Tomorrow that site is
reserved & we would have been forced out anyway. We talk for maybe 10 min,
and then his wife, Marissa, came out to say her goodbyes. We will miss the
friendly people & their comradeship in this park + the wonderful
activities & cleanliness.
When Kathy returns & has the groceries stashed away, we drive out of one
of the best RV Parks we have encountered in a long time, leaving @
11:58am. Rules have it that you leave by 12:00 noon. Our GPS takes us
south on State road 35 to US 181 west to our next campground called:
“Hitching Post RV Park” in Sinton, TX., arriving @ 12:32pm.
Today’s travel: + 32 min time 25 miles 3.4 gal used 7.4 mpg
45.3 avg speed.
This park lists 40 parking sites; when I called yesterday morning & also
this morning, Susan reminded me that they have only (1) site open & I
would be parking on a concrete pad. I liked the concrete pad idea. She
also wanted to make sure we were coming so as not to give this only site
to someone else who hadn’t called 1st.
Parking assistance was professionally directed by both Kathy & Susan. They
had me backing onto that concrete pad very close to the laundry building.
By having the tires on the drivers side only an inch from the concrete
edge, there would be enough room for patrons to walk up the stairs & into
the building. It was obvious that Susan had done this before, she was very
good @ directing.
This town of Sinton has a population of around 5,000 people. As we drove
thru town on Main Street, we observed many buildings that were from the
past; old, but very interesting.
The forecasted weather for a wide area of Texas is not good for the next 2
days; but this afternoon, the temp is mild with some blue skies now &
then. K & I drive the Suzuki into town (3 min), park & walk the town in a
grid like fashion for 1.5 hrs. We needed the exercise & found the place &
some of the architecture to be of interest. We also visited the local HEB
store just in case they had some of our # 2 choice wines.
Dinner (don’t remember the time): Breaded fried Tilapia, brown rice,
asparagus & a spinach salad.
Late evening, we watch the movie: “The Croupier” with Clive Owen, Gina
McKee, Alex Kingston, Alexander Morton, Kate Hardie, etc. Highly original
film about a young man who, while pursuing his goal to become a published
author, takes a job as croupier in a London casino….but never stops
observing those around him, or remarking on his own behavior. 1999. Quite
intelligent story; you’ll need to watch closely. Not for children.
Today’s high=71 Lights out: 11:42pm
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