A Month in Texas

I couldn't wait to get on the road especially after I had a real scare with my liver. My last ultrasound showed several spots on my liver so the doctor squeezed me in on a Thursday night before we took off to have an MRI. It turned out they were nothing so I was good to go. I had been considering skipping one of my bi-annual check-ups so that scare gave me a needed wake-up call. I will not miss any of my check-up even if it means we have to head home. 

So we took off a week ago Monday and of course travel day is always stressful to me. I don't read the maps good enough for Richard, he gets frustrated. I think he drives too fast (65) because we are pulling a trailer and that makes me angry but I don't want to yell when I see the speedometer or I'll scare him. Just all kinds of things. We left the canoe and the kayak home because the park we are staying in would not allow us to put them around the trailer. That took that stress out of the trip because I am always worried that the canoe will fall off. I guess eventually I won't be so antsy on travel day. The problem is I know that if anything goes wrong with that truck or trailer it takes an arm and a leg to get fixed and we have to be careful on our retirement income. ICK!!!

So we got to Norman, Oklahoma and did our first boon docking night. WOW!! What an experience. We stopped at Riverwind Casino. There was one other RV parked there and they came right over and welcomed us and talked to us. They had been doing it for several years and were pros. They said the casino's are very safe. The minute we pulled in a casino staff member came over to us in  a golf cart. We were afraid he was going to say we couldn't stay but we had looked it up online and it said overnight parking was welcome. He just wanted to welcome us and tell us the best spot and then offer us a ride to the casino. We were at the far end of the parking lot but there were bright lights and cameras everywhere. We settled in. We only opened one slide in the bedroom and didn't unhook the truck but we had water, toilet and electricity. It got down to 43 degrees so we were super comfortable. We did go to the casino and ate dinner and of course walked and walked so we got plenty of exercise. Played roulette for a few minutes. On my way out I through $10.00 in a slot and won $39.00 so we grabbed our winnings and headed home. We slept like babies. And best of all----the night was FREE. We'll definitely doing that again.

We got to the RV park and it is beautiful. Like the name, Majestic Pines, it is among beautiful tall pine trees in Willis, Texas. We are in a pull-thru spot with full hook ups for $450 a month. Free laundry and they keep the place spotless. They have level concrete pads and nice picnic tables. They blow off the streets and grass and best of all it is a gated park. We have a code to get in and out of the park. It is almost full and I'm sure that's why. Many are full timers here that stay for the winter. It is the quietest park we have ever been in. We have only seen 3 kids. They have pool and  hot tub with mostly 60+ers so we all look 60+. We are loving it. 

The Houston Astros took the Penate so lots of folks sit outside at night and watch the game on TV. Richard got ours all working for tonights first World Series game. Doesn't get any better than this!!

There is a nice town about 15 minutes away with Walmart and Krogers and everything else so when want something it's close. Now this is my idea of camping!!!

We've had lots of friends come over and sit outside and talk and eat.  We are truly loving it. I think they understand how Dana Jones can retire and camp. Everyone is so shocked when we tell them that's what we're doing but it's glamour camping at it's best. 

Richard said this morning, "Oh no we only have 3 weeks left until we head home." I feel the same way. Maybe we should stay 2 months in each state. We both hate travel days. It's the only time we disagree. So this is our wonderful month in Texas.