Awake: 5:57am Temp 68 sleep +53 cloudy overnight @ Galveston Island, TX.
Before breakfast, I clean off the windshield & mirrors of the salt residue; then have (1.5) of Kathy’s healthy muffins before leaving the State Park @ 11:10am. A lot of traffic northbound on I-45; we think it’s the weekend beach homeowners returning to their city homes in Houston; and we enjoy a nice tailwind for a change with the continued smooth highways of Texas; I-45 to Houston & US 59 to our next campground.
Kathy enjoyed a phone call from Al & Donna of Pennsylvania for 37 min en route. They brought us up-to-date on the latest news we can use from that area.
We arrive @ Lake Livingston State Park, TX @ 1:50pm. Today’s travel: 2+37 time 129 miles 14.6 gal used 8.8 mpg 50 mph avg speed.
We leave the bus @ the Park Headquarters & use our tow car to scout out a campsite that will work for us. This campground is exceptionally forested so our scrutinizing is done carefully. We like having satellite signals for weather monitoring; keeping abreast of the news, evening movies, etc; plus having cell phone access. Site #55 might work. Back to Park Headquarters, we pay our fee & I bring the bus to the campsite. Only a narrow slot between the trees to receive space signals. Fortunately, we have access of (9) different satellites (one @ a time) for gathering signals from space. After parking & using our compass for direction, I tune up satellite # 9 southeast & Bingo! We have contact.
Casually I have witnessed other 5th wheeler guys in nearby campsites setting their portable dishes up to receive signals from space all to no avail. We were lucky.
Kathy needs some food supplies for dinner tonight, so we program Lady Garmin & within 20 min, we are in the city of Livingston @ the Super Wal-Mart store. Déjà vu: we had been here before: 18th thru 25th November when we stayed @ the Escapee’s campground in Livingston, TX; about 9 miles from our State Park campground.
Before dinner, we walk around a fraction of this huge lake for exercise & to absorb the beauty; then I call my buddy Mark in Ohio & wish him a belated “Happy Birthday” only 30 days late. Mark was very gracious however & we spend a mere (1 hr) (13 min) catching up on each other’s activities. He & his wife Joan are both doing well. Mark did alert me to a special gathering of P-51 WWII fighters @ the Eddie Rickenbacker Airport in Ohio September 27th through 30th. This event I surely would like to attend.
Late dinner: Italian veggie stoup, mixed salad & toast.
Travel high temp=77 Lights out: 12:07am
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