In my case, I slept in this morning (8:30)!!! Mike came home about an hour after I woke up, he went to get gas and somehow ended up at WalMart... that's the way it goes I guess. He got some cool stuff though... a wastebasket for the bathroom, which sounds silly, but you miss having one when it's not there... a bath mat... a mat for the entry... towels because ours are all dirty and I haven't been able to do much laundry lately... good homey stuff. And we have similar tastes so I don't have to worry that he'll buy fugly stuff. :) For the rest of the day we tinkered around the house for a bit, looked around for towing baskets and welding shops, and had a late lunch.
We're at the Texan RV Ranch. It's nice here. Quiet. Graveled versus paved, which does make a difference in how our self-leveling jacks behave... but all in all, easy to get to, generous space, some landscaping, and they have a general store which is nice, because there's nothing within walking distance. There is a lot within driving distance though. I would recommend it. Saw some 'parks' on the way in that I wouldn't recommend... they were barely more than parking lots. Depressing.
Our first stay was at Marina Bay RV Resort in Kemah. It was uber convenient, Target, WalMart, Home Depot, tons of restaurants. Really liked it. We used the shower facilities since we were parked at Holiday World for two nights, and they were spacious and sparkling clean. I still wore flip-flops, but if it ain't my shower, I'm not ditching them for anything, so that isn't anything against the park. The people who work there are really friendly, too... so far they all seem to be.
Selecting a restaurant from a list of names on a GPS is hard to do... you don't know what you're getting so it's risky... but we lucked out. We ate lunch at an amazing restaurant, Steven's Garden and Grill... everything was delicious, and the setting was nice. It was kind of out of the way, surrounded by metal buildings which seemed more industrial in nature, but once you turn the corner there is a nice patio with landscaping and tables. Half of what makes a meal memorable is the atmosphere of the restaurant, and this place had a relaxing vibe. I imagine it's packed in the evening, we picked an odd time because we ate a late breakfast.
Because it's so hot we ate inside, which is wood paneled and smelled of barbecue. I had a half of a half rack of baby back ribs, which were delicious even without the sauce, mushrooms, and baked potato salad (basically escalloped). Mike had brisket and sausage with mac and cheese, and the baked potato salad. Some of the food made it home with us... not much. Then we had pecan cobbler for dessert, which was basically pecan pie a la mode... also yummy. I would venture to say there isn't much there that wouldn't make your toes curl.
Just before lunch we decided we liked the more relaxed pace of today, so we are not going to set a deadline to arrive in Gainesboro. Instead we're going to take our time and make this a road trip. We needed to slow down... we've been pushing ourselves for the better part of two years now, and these last couple of months especially, have been monsters. I'm already feeling better about things.
And we found a place that can reinforce our hitch basket (that there is a technical term), Bruce's Welding. The guy had no problem doing a rush job so that we move on tomorrow. I figure we'll head for Little Rock. It's about five hours from here, so even if we get on the road around noon, we still arrive early evening and have time to set up and get dinner.
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