Awake: 6:18am Temp 63 sleep 6+10 cloudy overnight @ Lake Livingston, TX.
After some early morning drizzle, the partly cloudy skies encourage us to continue our travels northbound this morning. We leave the L. L. State Park @ 9:25am. Drive north on US 59 to the oldest city in Texas: Nacogdoches, about 79 miles. En route I ask Kathy to call Jimmie B. who gives tours of the Foretravel Motorhome factory. I had talked with him (2) days ago for tour info & he stressed that we should notify him the exact day we are coming.
Foretravel started constructing motorhomes about the same time (mid 1960’s) as the Newell factory in Miami, OK. We park between bldg # 2 & bldg # 3 leaving plenty of space to turn around; we weren’t parked 10 min when a dark cloud overhead let the moisture loose. @ the front office, Jimmie & his colleague Joey arrive to take us & another couple down to bldg #4 & start the tour. J & J give a good tour; K & I have many questions & J & J answer them honestly, I’m sure. We thank them graciously for their time & talents & then head back down the road to visit with a fellow Newell owner.
Curiosity of the Foretravel plant & visiting Brax living nearby + touring the oldest city in TX was our plan for spending a day or two here in Nacogdoches.
We find Brax waving us into his turn-around parking circle. A nice setup for a quick visit since we don’t have to disconnect our tow car or do any backing up; Brax brings us up-to-date on his activities, weight loss program & talking about our respective families, our travels in Texas & how our motorhomes are treating us. It was a nice but short visit to fit into today’s schedule.
Next we reverse course again, driving further north & arriving @ the Piney Woods RV Park @ 4:45pm & still within the Nacogdoches city limits. Today’s total travel: 3+07 driving time 126 miles 17.4 gal used 7.3 mpg 45 mph avg speed
Dinner: Leftover meatloaf with gravy, baked potato, broccoli in Boursin sauce, & spinach salad.
Travel high temp=78 elevation 416 ft Lights out: 12:55am
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