YAY! We MADE it!
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| Waffle shaped like TEXAS |
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| Beaumont, Texas |
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| Crossing the Gulf |
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| More Gulf views |
It is Saturday, February 12th now (Happy Birthday, Abe!) and we are FINALLY at our original destination, only two weeks late! Luckily, the nice managers here have kept our reservation, although we still have to pay from our planned arrival date. But, this RV resort is wonderful, and surprise!...Ken has already made a few friends who are camping near us. I will post pics later, but for now, will update on our last couple of days on the road. We arrived in Beaumont, TX yesterday around 4:00 PM, when we should have gotten there around 2:00 PM. Heavy traffic and a vicious headwind delayed our arrival. However, the campground where we stayed was awesome! We would consider staying there for a longer time next year, if the price were more to our liking. We paid $35.00 for the night, then they deducted the AARP discount of 10% (getting older has a FEW perks!), but it costs $599. a month to stay there (with electricity). Unfortunately, as we were setting up, Ken realized that we had no GAS CAP, as it was apparently left somewhere in Louisiana, where we had filled the tank about three hours earlier. That in itself had been a trauma/drama... we pulled into a Flying J/Pilot gas station, only to be trapped by the big rigs and had to wait for them to fill and leave. Then we pulled off into another town, where we were again stuck waiting for the (noonday/lunch) traffic to clear, so we could get back on the Interstate, since "local" gas stations have no facilities for motorhomes towing cars - we are too L-O-N-G. We finally got re-fueled further down the road, and the good news is that the gas station in Louisiana where we left our keys will mail them to us, free of charge. Seriously, we have encountered SO many wonderful people on this journey...makes us truly thankful for that! Everyone just reminds us that "these things happen", and that we should try to relax and enjoy ourselves! Meanwhile, we also crossed some really awesome bridges with amazing views of the Gulf, so hope you can enjoy them on here as well. Will post more pics of this sweet campground and our "life" here next time... thanks to all for your encouraging words!
Well we are happy you made it finally to your destination. I wanted to report to you that the prayers you sent out for my friend Jessica with the heart pump was awesome. I'm pleased to report that they took the pump out and she is doing great! She can't wait to come home. God is so truely awesome! Meanwhile the weather here is finally warming up. Tomorrow its gonna be 50's but that means all the snow we had is now melting and now its just muddy. I'm gonna do some spring cleaning tomorrow, and Tony should have the cabin finished by Monday. Can't wait to read more of your blog, its great. Enjoy!
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