Two Days of Driving and Still in Texas.

Two days of driving and we are still in the state of  Texas.  Okay, so we only drive four hours a day, but in eight hours of driving you can cross most states and then some.  And we are not even close to crossing the wide part of the state.  That would be El Paso to Orange, Tx on I-10 at a little over 12 hours in perfect traffic through San Antonio and Houston,,, not likely.

It's September the seventeenth 2016 and our goal for the day is Texarkana.  Literally, as far as you can go on TX-82 and still be in Texas.  Since we were going to end our day in a little more populated area we searched for a park last night and have called ahead to be sure there is space available.  We'll be staying at Shady Pines RV Park on the southwest side of Texarkana.  It will be our first privately owned campground since Bartlesville, Ok back in mid July.



We were pleasantly surprised upon our arrival at Shady Pines.  The park appeared to be almost new and looked to have been designed by someone that knew what RV'ing was all about.  The roads were wide, the sites were level and comfortably spaced.  The park had trees but they were strategically planted so as not to interfere with getting in or out when fully mature.  There was a very nice small lake for catch-and-release fishing and there was a grand meeting room that was custom built for accommodating rallies.  All the utilities were great plus they had a strong WiFi signal.

Shady Pines is well done.  Great sites - wide, level, easy in-easy out.  All driving surfaces paved.

Big Rigs welcome at Shady Pines.
We're a little road weary after several weeks of packing up, moving and setting up again every day or two.  We are going to get the air conditioners going and call it a day.  Put on a little mindless TV to nap in front of until it's bedtime.

After sleeping in the next morning both of us are not exactly ginned up to get on the road.  And this campground is so inviting there is no motivation to leave.  The beauty of full timing is that we can choose to extend our stay, if space is available.  And since it is, we are.

We do have some pressure to press on though.  Our daughter's family is moving soon.  They have a contract on the one they are selling and the one they are buying.  Things are starting to happen, packing has commenced and movers have been contracted.  They need us there by move day to take care of the grand baby while they do the juggling act of a double closing.

EVERYTHING is getting boxed up for the move.
Sticking with the theme of being lazy for today, we are not really in the mood to do any meal preparation.  On the way into the park we saw something that caught our attention.  It was a sign that said; "Oak Creek Amish Furniture and Pantry".  Cyndee wanted to go there to look at the furniture no matter what but we were both curious about the pantry part.  It turned out to be a great find.

The pantry had all kinds of staple foods such as flours made from a variety of grains and nuts, a huge variety of fresh made jams and jellies plus fresh made sausages and cheeses.  We picked out a few flavors of cheese a couple sausage blends and some of the freshest crackers we have ever had and went back to the camper and nibbled on what were essentially horderves the rest of the day.

The pantry at Oak Creek Amish Furniture.
Outside of the Amish furniture store we did no exploring in the Texarkana area.  Just hung out at the campground and nibbled.  We also knew we would be in another populated area tomorrow so we did a little online research for campgrounds and have one picked out to call once we are on the road in the morning.


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