Florida . . Here We Come!

After a last futile attempt to find beach towels at the Flea Market, I came to the realization that we will have to wait until we get to Fort Myers Beach in Florida to get beach towels . . . which will be at a much higher price, I'm sure.

Today we finished getting everything packed, put up, stored, or put away . . . and left Palm Shadows RV Park in Donna, Texas, at about 10:00 AM headed for Florida. It was a heavily overcast day, but no rain was forecast until late in the day. Don't believe the weather forecasters . . . we ran into rain at Harlingen, Texas, only about 20 miles down the road and then drove through rain all day long, not heavy rain, but rain none the less. The windshield wipers on "The Bus" were never turned off!

We pulled off the road at the Moose Lodge in Pasadena, Texas, just East of Houston to park for the night. However, they wouldn't let us stay in the RV Parking area because they were expecting 150 Trail Riders, which would really fill up the place, so we needed another plan.

We had paid over $20.00 in tolls on the "Beltway" around Houston, Texas. I can't believe their tollway was was so expensive. But that's the last time we'll take the "Beltway" around Houston . . . next time we're going right through the center of town . . . free of tolls.

Anyway, we got back on Interstate 10 headed East and stopped about 5:30 PM a few miles further down the road at the Houston Leisure RV Resort in Highlands, Texas. This appears to be a very nice RV Park with almost 200 sites. Cable TV and wifi are both furnished free of additional charges along with the usual RV utility connections. We have a 'pull-through' site, so we didn't have to unhook the Blazer.

The rain is expected to turn to snow overnight, but the temperature is forecast to be up in the 50's tomorrow. Other than the possibility of ice on bridges and overpasses, the roads should be clear as we head on East. "Florida . . . Here We Come!"