Nov 14 Saturday Heading South

We really liked the Sandy Creek Park (Corp of Engineers) as it had a great setting, and good sites. Not to mention that the price was reasonable at $16. Facilities are minimal though.

Since we have a long drive for the day, we get away by 8:30 AM. We don’t see Helmut and Marg to say good-bye. The day starts out at 11C, which is promising. The first leg of the trip takes us through Livingston, then it is a southerly shot down past Houston to get to Lake Corpus Christi State Park. At Livingston, the temp rises to 22C. Nice!
We gas up in south Houston at $2.49 per gallon. Since starting on the Trace, we’ve been getting about 7 ¾ miles per gallon. At least it is better than a boat.
Since there is a Harbor Freight store not far out of our way, we take a detour, only, to find that we can’t get our rig into, and exit, the parking lot, and cannot park on the street. We will leave Harbor Freight for another day. Not that I need anything…just want to look around. Yeah right.
The terrain is mostly flat, making easy going for the RV, but there is a stiff wind jostling us.
We pull into the State Park late in the afternoon. The temp is now 28C and we are not used to it.
The Texas state parks charge per person ($4) and per campsite ($16) and that was for water and electrical hookup. Facilities are a little lacking but we are only staying for the one night. We are close enough to the Donna Texas area that we can be there within 2 ½ hours drive. That will allow us to look around for a campground and get settled before dusk.