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.