The Journey To Tucson, AZ! Jan. 4th, 2015

After a relatively uneventful start of our journey, well about 15 minutes of uneventful we made it to the interstate. As we were going over one of the bridges some lady pulls up next to us in her car honking and frantically waving for us to pull over. The wind was terrible that day and we immediately pulled over to see what the problem was. One of our two bicycles had come loose from the bike rack and was dragging behind our car that we tow. Wore my front tire down through the tube and also damaged the wheel. She was kind enough to help us secure the bike despite the very high winds and heavy I-45 traffic screaming by. Thank you again lady,...whoever you are!

Our first stop on this leg of the journey is Buckhorn Lake RV Resort in Kerrville, TX. This is a very nice resort but it is basically all by itself right off I-10. The park is nice and even nicer is the private area with owned RV lots for Class A motorcoach owners only. Kathy's cousin and my friend Harvey Roof came to visit us from the Austin area and we went out to dinner in Kerrville. Only one night there and then off to another favorite stop for us, Balmorhea State Park, TX. We really love this desert park complete with spring fed large swimming pool. This will be our third visit to the great state park and we highly recommend this place if you are in the area. The pull through sites are nice, you may get greeted by a roadrunner, and you will love the sunsets and the star filled night sky.

The spring fed 72 degree swimming pool, complete with fish is nice, and a popular place for scuba diver training classes.

Our third night was in Deming, NM which is nothing to get too excited about, but the "Dreamcatcher RV Park is a fine place to spend the night. It is an "Escapees" park, so members get a discount...and we all love discounts, right?

The mountains of the Deming area did make for some nice views from the motorhome.

Galveston Island,TX visit Nov 9th, 2014-Jan. 4th, 2015

After spending time in Oklahoma visiting family and getting caught up with medical and dental visits, it was time to head south back to Galveston, TX We usually like Galveston for Nov-Dec so we can stay warm and be relatively close to Oklahoma to visit for Thanksgiving and Christmas. This year didn't work out so well, the weather was most often chilly and lots of rain and fog.

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This was site 5 at The Sandpiper RV Resort on Galveston Island, and it was our second time there in that spot. One of the perks was the City of Galveston has a free a fitness center at McGuire Dent Recreation Center. and we used it often. We also rode bikes as much as possible and enjoyed watching all the ships in the Gulf and in the shipping channels.

As long as the weather cooperates, Galveston is a great place to bike ride and enjoy the sights. Lots of entertainment, shops, and fine restaurants on Seawall Blvd to enjoy.

The main problem with going to Galveston is that Houston stands between you and the rest of the less hectic world. Driving through Houston is always interesting and a challenge., but when you go through the Houston metro area you have to visit a Buc-ee's Convenience store. They are huge and have the neatest gifts and tons of great food items. We stopped at one that had something like 52 fuel pumps and the clerk said that they were building a new one in Baytown that would have over 90 fuel pumps!

While we were in Galveston we got to enjoy a theatrical production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", which I must say was fun and quite.....different. The theater which is down on The Strand is a nice theater that even offered beer and wine for a "donation".

After our Galveston stay we decided to try this winter in Arizona since the Florida panhandle area, actually Destin, was way too cold last year.  We finally decided to give Tucson a try and booked our stay at the KOA/Lazydays RV park with the hope of maybe getting a workamper position. So on January 4th, 2015 we fired up the rolling fortress and off for a 4 day trip to Tucson. We usually drive 300 miles or 5 hours, after all...what's the hurry?