We left our home base in Oberlin, LA on January 9th while we were having record lows. Saturday morning, the day we left for the Rio Grande Valley of Texas it was to be seventeen degrees. We planned on leaving at 10:00 AM after it warmed up a bit. I got up early to check on an inside dual tire that had been abnormally low the day before when I had checked tire pressure on the truck and camper tires. I discovered that it had dropped fifteen pounds in pressure. I decided to put the spare in its place and fill it to 80 pounds and put it in the cargo compartment and get it fixed later. It was awfully cold to be changing a tire. I warmed up the truck and then put our three hibiscus plants on the floor of the back seat of the dually. Barb was not aware we would have these three hitch hikers. I knew that they would die if left at home and that they would enjoy the warmer climate.
We were able to leave shortly after 11:00 despite the tire change. We travelled in two vehicles to see what it would be like. It will be nice to have the smaller vehicle to run around in for the month we will be in the Valley. Barb went ahead to get lunch while I stopped to dump the holding tanks. Barb had the GPS in the car and would warn me about upcoming turns. Most of the time I led with the truck but sometimes Barb would go ahead to scout out fuel prices or a place to stop and eat that had a large enough spot for the rig. It was sure nice to travel without hearing Barb's excited screams about driving too fast and too close to other cars and objects while turning. We had hoped to make it to Victoria,TX for the night but stopped just north of there at Ganada. The campgound was nice. As I was pulling to our campsite I saw two deer about fifty feet away with at least nine or ten buddies on the other side of the fence.
Shady Oaks Campground was a good spot to spend the night. We slept well but heard the furnace kick on a lot. It got down to around 20 degrees overnight according to our outside thermometer. We headed south again in the morning. Barb finally got a hold of the people at Alamo Rose RV Park in Alamo, TX about 10:00 AM and they said it would be okay to come in a day early. We arrived at 4:30 and checked in. We settled in after checking out several sites. It will be nice to relax for a while! God gave us traveling grace as we made this trip!The Lord watches over you - the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day , nor the moon at night. The Lord will keep you from all harm - he will watch over your life. Psalm 121:6-7
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