Up and at ‘em fairly early. JW wanted to be out by 9:00 or so. We didn’t quite make it but did leave at 10:00, not bad. When I was checking out, one of the parks work kampers (Jack) came up to me and asked if he could check the air in my tires. Sure, I’d appreciate it. We really liked this park with the exception of the almost non-exsistent WIFI. Staff and work kampers were all great and very helpful;.
As we left, we just had to take one last drive down the “beach drive”. Got some pictures of the MH set against the Gulf. Looked pretty good. We opted to take the short drive off the Island, so instead of taking the ferry (which we really like), we went south to S. Padre and then North thru Corpus Christi saving about 20 – 30 miles. With gas at $3.20 plus a gal, we felt we needed to save as much gas as possible.
JW had planned to stay in Austin but it was only a 4 hr drive so drove on to West, Tx. Instead. 6 Hr total driving time. We had to stop for gas at Pleasanton (Birthplace of the Cowboy) $3.16 a gal. After a short fill up (51.8 gal, $164.00) and sandwiches for lunch, we were on the road once again.
After we went thru San Antonio, we started seeing signs that I-35 was closed in Austin and to take a detour. We thought it was really going to be a problem but it was four lanes all the way and not that far off course. We arrived in West, Tx at the KOA at 5:00. 7 hr after we left the Island.
Tomorrow, Sunday the 27th will be a very short day. We plan to drive to Ardmore, OK (2 hrs and 46 minutes) and stay at Hidden Lake RV Park. We have stayed at Hidden Lake now for a couple years and really like the place. Monday, we’ll drive to Joplin, Mo and stay at the Downstream Casino (free camping and “BUFFET”. Stay tuned . . .
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