Big Spring, Texas

We drove west from Denton to Big Spring, Texas today a distance of about 300 miles. This should be a pretty easy drive but the wind was a problem all day; it wasn’t bad around Fort Worth but as we drove it became a strong cross wind from the south up to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. By the time we reached Big Spring John was driving about 55 mph fearing that if he drove faster the mothership would start shedding parts like awnings, antennas or those really cool air horns on the roof; it was kind of like riding a bucking bronco all day.

We are staying at the Texas RV Park; we spoke with the owner after we were set up and he highlighted some of the improvements that have been made to the infrastructure of the park. The park has an indoor pool and a small hot tub which we did put to use.

It was windy when we arrived so we plugged in and hooked up to water but didn’t bother to open the slides or level until after dark when the wind settled down. We had taken KoKo for her walk and were sitting outside in the 80 degree afternoon sun when a cold front came through in the form of a dust storm that obscured our view of the area for an hour or so.

We did take the CRV into Big Spring to celebrate 10 days on the road with supper at Pizza Hut; the wind is predicted to be strong tomorrow so we are going to stay here and check out the local attractions.