We entered the greater Houston area and as everything in Texas is, it is large. Since it was Saturday Rana plotted a course to stay on I-10 which took us through the edge of downtown Houston. At first it was smooth sailing and average traffic but the NBA All Star game was in town so as we approached one of the venues traffic slowed way down for a dead car in the center right lane making matters worse. We made it through with only our blood pressure elevated. Richmond, TX was our stop over point.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Texas, an Eye Opener
The title came from John because he
really has not spent much time traveling in Texas as I have (spent my
first 7 years here). As we crossed the border from Louisiana into
Texas on I-10 there was a mileage sign that read 'El Paso 830 miles',
which John replied “man that is a long drive”! Understand that
John has not traveled to or through a state that takes days to
traverse. The border is the Sabine River with a long bridge crossing
it with swamp type areas all around.

We entered the greater Houston area and as everything in Texas is, it is large. Since it was Saturday Rana plotted a course to stay on I-10 which took us through the edge of downtown Houston. At first it was smooth sailing and average traffic but the NBA All Star game was in town so as we approached one of the venues traffic slowed way down for a dead car in the center right lane making matters worse. We made it through with only our blood pressure elevated. Richmond, TX was our stop over point.
Back on the road again, Sunday
morning and the countryside is what John had expected of East Texas
but the road surprised him when it came closer to the gulf coast RV
parks and resorts popped up and then quickly were gone as the road
turned Northward. This was repeated several times before we pulled
into Rockport; where we will be residing for about ten days. We are all staying at Lagoons RV Resort along with more than 300 other RVs. It is a very nice park for the retired life, with lots of things to do all day. It is a busy park because everyone is coming and going during the day because they live here.
The main reason we picked this location is because we know fellow Heartlanders Nancy & Ted Hanson; they are parked one row over and eight rigs down. We have been getting together with them off and on as well as exploring the area on our own.
We entered the greater Houston area and as everything in Texas is, it is large. Since it was Saturday Rana plotted a course to stay on I-10 which took us through the edge of downtown Houston. At first it was smooth sailing and average traffic but the NBA All Star game was in town so as we approached one of the venues traffic slowed way down for a dead car in the center right lane making matters worse. We made it through with only our blood pressure elevated. Richmond, TX was our stop over point.
Back to Blogging
I have to apologize again that I have
not made an entry in months, it seems that it is something I leave
for the end of the day and then never get around to doing it. So I
fully intend to post more often here than on Facebook on what's going
on with John & Rana.
With that said here are some new
postings:
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