If you don’t really want to wade through 60 days’ worth of posts, I’ll break it down for you:
Williamsburg:
Stayed in an okay park, ate some good food, did some shopping and geocaching, got a little Colonial American history. Lex had her only real days off during the whole trip.
Stone Mountain:
Stayed in a crappy park, ate some mediocre food, visited with a couple of friends, did a LOT of geocaching, visited Stone Mountain Park, saw the laser light show, and got some Confederate history. Learned that you can get fifty cent refills on iced tea at Starbucks. Managed to overflow the black water holding tank in a big way. Fell and sprained my ankle and broke a bone in my foot as we were leaving.
New Orleans:
Limped around on crutches most of the week, ate some INCREDIBLE food, drank way too much, did a little geocaching, and didn’t get to visit nearly enough of a truly remarkable city. Lots happened to the rig while we were there: fridge broke down, got it fixed, got new slide-out awnings installed, and lost half of our underbelly pan on the way out of town. Almost involved in a collision when cars in front of us slammed on their brakes.
Lockhart:
Spent time with family, ate tons of barbecue, soaked up some local history, and did some geocaching. Stayed in a nice state park but endured a seriously crappy Internet connection. Visited an aunt in the hospital after she became seriously ill.
Gonzales:
Came for a day, stayed for a week at a lovely little RV park. Spent the week being visited by Alex, our favorite teenager. Did a lot of driving back and forth to San Antonio to sight-see and spent a day at the coast. Enjoyed greatly improved internet connection. Visited with family.
San Antonio:
Spent two weeks in a so-so park with a really nice pool, spent some good times with very good friends, did lots of shopping, ate massive quantities of great food, did some geocaching, got the oil changed in the truck. Went to a family reunion and my aunt’s funeral. Was sad to leave what I consider MY town.
Bandera:
Went on the tubing trip from hell, got the worst sunburn of my entire life, researched family history, did some geocaching, ate some wonderful local produce, and spent time with two of our best friends. Temperatures finally started to heat up in a big way just before we left.
Grapevine:
Parked the rig at a very nice park but stayed at my sister’s really lovely home because the weather was getting ridiculously hot, so hot our A/C unit started to freeze over. Spent most of our time with my sister, her partner, and their friends, eating well, swimming, and, once again, drinking too much. Did some shopping, geocaching, and visited the site of the Kennedy assassination.
Trip home:
Lex powered us through 1400 miles in three straight days of driving. Ate far too much junk food on the trip, visited a friend of Lex’s in Texarkana, got trash talked by some homeless dude in Arkansas, and saw some gorgeous scenery through Eastern Tennessee and Western Virginia. We boondocked in Jackson, TN (super hot), and Roanoke, VA (nice and cool). Got back safely Saturday afternoon (thank you, Alexis!) only to have the annoying groundskeeper greet us by fussing at us and standing and staring at us while we got the rig hooked up. We also learned we will have neighbors arriving at the other two sites in the next week or two. Oh, goody!
Back to work Monday morning!
Tags: family, friends, Geocaching, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, rving, Texas, Travel, Virginia
