Home Away from Home

We've found a new home! Have decided to stay in the San Benito RV park for at least a month. People are friendly here and there are lots of activities if you want to join in.  I've taken a couple painting classes, and today did water aerobics. Gene attended the "Soup Cook-off" (only to eat, not to submit a soup). There are weekly music jams (country and bluegrass), and card games most every evening. A Super Bowl party is on the calendar, as well as a Fun Day complete with street dance and a cook out. Also fishing trips to the Gulf...
   We haven't done too much sightseeing yet, but have taken some car trips around the area to learn where things are...groceries, Target, Walmart, Home Depot, all have been located. We've found some restaurants to try, and fruit/seafood stands selling local goods (especially oranges and grapefruit) are abundant.

Arrived in Rio Grande Valley (RGV)

Two weeks and 2000 miles later we have successfully arrived in the RGV!  Drove into San Benito, TX today. We found a camp suggested by some folks we met on the road, so will be here at least a couple days while we explore options and try to decide where to spend the rest of the winter. It's warm (60's) and NO SNOW.  Walked around the camp and found travelers from Wisconsin, Iowa, & Ohio to visit with. Maybe headed to the hot tub later!

Time to Travel to Texas

Work on the RV is finally complete. We plan to leave Red Bay Saturday morning (Jan 22) heading southwest to Tupelo and Jackson, MS then west on I-20 across Louisiana and into Texas. Not sure how many days it will take...lots of miles to go!

Greetings from Tiffin Campground, Red Bay, AL

I've already gotten behind with my travel updates!  We arrived here at the Tiffin Campground on Wed, Jan 12. We got registered and assigned a parking space. On Thursday morning (7:00 AM) we reported to our bay for service so they could begin working on our RV. We presented a list of identified problems/questions which they started on. Progress is slow, but there are lots of other RV folk here to and lots of opportunity to share stories and gather travel information.
   We have taken in some local attractions, like lunch at "Swamp John's" where the specialty is deep fried catfish. (If you drove by this place you probably wouldn't stop in, but it's reputation makes it a sought out establishment.)
We are cooking and sleeping in the RV now, we have running water, and temps have finally gotten into the 40's and 50's so the snow is disappearing. Not sure how long we'll be here... In the evening we are planning our escape to Texas.

End of Day 2 on the Road

so much for getting away from snow by going South! We left Minnesota on the coldest day of the year;
ended our first day in southern Iowa (not far from Iowa City); left there just ahead of a snow storm moving
in from the west right down I-80; drove to near St Louis and tonight there are predictions for snow here!
Can hardly wait to see Alabama...but, so far roads have been OK and Gene is doing fine with the driving.

Almost ready to travel

December was a record snowy month...the RV was covered with snow and ice...would we ever get away!
Thanks to a couple warm days after Christmas we were finally successful in removing many inches of snow and deicing the RV... Now we are ready to start packing in preparation for our journey to the South.