Well, here we are, in Beaumont, Texas. We could have made it in 3 days, but only went to our trailer storage at Jasper on the third day.
I checked the last blog and will first of all say that as we drove down the highway at Ponca City, the rest of the places were rather run down, so we were glad we stayed where we did.
We came right down Highway 81 and 271 straight south. It was a good trip. When we got into Oklahoma, it was already shorts and sandals weather, too warm to be having long pants in the vehicle.
It was frustrating not to be able to find internet or phone access without going out of our way. When we got to Texas, I tried to use my phone card on a pay phone, and it will not work. I am sure that I used it on the pay phone at Marble Falls, so am not sure what’s going on here.
John and I had worn our “dogs” (foam clogs) all summer while we were working at home, and we have paint all over them. So one of the first things we wanted to do was find us each a new pair at Walmart. What a shock to find out they don’t have them any more, except the leftovers in kids’ sizes. We really liked them! I can’t wear the dollar store kind because the fronts are different and bother my toes...
We got our $5.00 permit to move the R.V. in Newton, Texas, and dropped over to see my cat lady friend, Patty. She was just delighted to see us. She has had problems with the contractor getting her new house finished and is still living in the apartment down the road, with her dog and about 15 cats! Things are not going so well and with Hallowe’en approaching (she was broken into and assaulted a year ago on Hallowe’en) she finds herself very depressed. I was so glad we stopped in to make her day.
We were able to stay in our R.V. for the night after John pulled it up alongside the trailer the owners live in. Everything seemed to fine. However, Texas is having a VERY WET fall. There is much flooding. We had to clean the mould off our window ledges. Everything is damp.
Of course, just because we had to pull the R.V., the weather turned and it was rainy with gusting winds. Fortunately the winds were north/south, so we just drove into them. John said he could feel the gusts while driving, but we made it safely. There was no sense not traveling, as the forecast was the same right into the weekend, and we wanted to get here. While we were traveling though, the rain was very intermittent. For miles we’d drive and not have to have the windshield wipers going; then it would come down hard again for a few minutes, then ease off. Quite weird, actually…
The humidity was very high when we arrived, and the temperature was 80 degrees, so it was like being in a sauna. Everyone was using their air conditions, and then when you stepped outside, you got bowled over by the heat/humidity. However, it poured rain over night, and this morning, Friday, Oct. 30th, it is so chilly it feels like we should have the furnace on. Go figure! Kind of like Saskatchewan – if you don’t like the weather, wait a minute…
Our R.V. parking site is inside Ford Park, a huge complex on I-10 where they hold community events, about 10 times as big as Credit Union Place in Saskatoon. There is lots of grass around, but we are parked on concrete slabs and are in a fenced area with security. So we don’t have to worry about dragging sand into our RV’s or millions of mosquitoes. Of course we do have lots of traffic noise, which we are not used to.
Our homes to be renovated at Cheek, Texas, are about 5 miles down the road. We are advised that the first house we will be working on just required siding and soffit and fascia. There are 6 or 7 homes that are in the works for renovations.
So far we are only 3 couples – Jim and Annette are still on their way.
Today I will go over to the Tourist Information Centre “next door” (across the lot and in the next block). They said I could use their land phone to make my phone calls any time. Also have access to their computers which are for public use. So that’s good.
Have to go shopping for some groceries we need yet. Apparently Beaumont only has one Walmart (a surprise for such a large centre) and it is at the other end of town. I will have to find another place to get groceries that is closer. Will be interesting to get to know the city better.
Hi to all of you at home. I see that the weather is holding so far. Blessings to y’all.
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