Nov 10th arrived in Mission TX

The weather was cloudy and cool when we left the Dallas area on Monday, November 9th at 8:45 am -- about 9C -- but by the time we reached Fentress, TX at 2:30 pm it was a sunny 22C.  So nice to be back into a t-shirt and shorts!

We were delayed about an hour on our trip down I-35 today first due to a long stretch of construction and then to volume of traffic going through Austin. Believe it or not the traffic through Austin was worse than Toronto!

 All along the route there is evidence of flooding from the storm that came through on Halloween.  The rivers are still running high and fast.   A good note:  we saw a flock of Sandhill Cranes flying south -- a beautiful sight! 

We camped at Leisure Resort in Fentress which is 45 miles north east of San Antonio. The interior roads of the campground were broken in places where the floodwaters damaged the pavement and deposited it elsewhere.  Their bathhouse/shower building is still not operational since the flood. 

our site at Leisure Resort

San Marcos river running through the campground

The campground staff told us the San Marcos River had crested at 42' on October 31st.  The second highest in 100 yrs!

Leisure Resort is a lovely little campground -- very quiet and peaceful nestled in the trees beside the San Marcos River. Visitors tube down the river in the summer time.  This is a Passport American campground so we got 50% off the regular rate.

We chose to stay in Fentress as it close to Black's Restaurant in the town of Lockhart which is known in this area for it's Barbecue food.  We ate there in the spring and especially loved their BBQ brisket and smoked sausages so decided to repeat the experience.

On Tuesday, November 10th the temperature was 19C when we left Fentress at 9:20 am.  The gas prices were even cheaper along Highway TX-80.  We stopped at Karnes City to fuel up at the Chevron for $1.74/gal.

We spotted 2 unusual birds on our travels toward Mission.  They are Crested Caracara and are about the size of a Falcon.

Crested Caracara

We arrived in Mission TX around 3:30 in the afternoon to temperature of 30C.  We checked out 2 campgrounds and chose Lemon Tree RV Inn.  A welcoming park.  The rate is $310 per month which includes WiFi at your site.  Electricity is extra (as is usual) at cost of 15 cents/kwh.  We will stay here until we cross the border into Mexico later in November or early Dec.  We have traveled 2,072 miles since Oct 31st.

we picked a site at Lemon Tree where the tree provides shade from the afternoon sun

Wed November 11th:  We are already involved in the park activities.  We attended the weekly residents meeting this morning, Bev played a couple of games of Shuffleboard while Vic was busy helping another couple set up their satellite dish. Tonight we will be attending the Veterans' Day dinner.

Thurs November 12th: We swam in the pool as the high yesterday was 33C (91F).  The weather has really cooled off today in is now currently overcast and 72F (22C). Vic was just about to start washing the motorhome and a crew of young Mexicans just showed up and offered to wash the rig for $37. What a deal! There will be a good tip for a job well done.

Enjoying being  Winter Texans even if only for part of the winter.