A little further down the road……

 

Our Location:

Ward County Rest Area, near Wickett, Texas

We had an excellent nights rest, awoke refreshed and ready to go. The rest area was quiet, peaceful and we slept with all the windows (except the door) and vents open. It cooled off nicely over night and morning was a perfect 63f/17c.

Lots of oil derricks here

Wheels rolling by 8:30 am, the day would prove to be a fantastic day to drive. We travelled 295 miles. Today we put our 2nd jug of Def in since leaving home. We always carry one but on these long journeys we carry two, just a precaution.we arrived here at the Ward County Rest Area around 2:30. Parked up against the curb with the slide out, we are tucked in for the night. Called Dad, texted sister. Tomorrow we will cross into Mountain Daylight Time, putting us 2 hours different than home.

Another birthday wish today, this time to Leah, a very pretty, very friendly happy young lady who is married to my nephew Jason and mother to Hudson and Lainey! We hope your day was spectacular Leah!

The fans were all turning today.

We are officially in cactus country now.

Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time……

Take care, stay safe,

Deb

Eastland, Texas Safety Rest area….

 

Our Location:

Eastland, Texas Safety Rest Area, WB 

A very warm night for sleeping, windows and vents all open. A very quiet night we were the only RV in the lot, a couple of semis although they are not be there, a few stray cars, maybe 3. It was very peaceful. We had wheels rolling around 8 CDT, we travelled 256 miles/412 klm. I do not recall the time we stopped.

I think I may have danced while filling the tank.

We stopped here….

Inside the building…

We are over there…. Way over….

Our plan was stop before Dallas/Fort Worth for the night and do the city Sunday morning but well, we didn’t do that, we just kept going. Some bottlenecks, slowdowns, some rough patches but overall pretty good. Fort Worth spit us out after about an hour and a half, with all the parts still in the same condition and place as when we started.  We travelled about another hour to reach this rest area. We are here for the night. A very nice spot, we are again tucked up against the curb with one slide open.

Rockwall is the beginning of Dallas/FW

We are heading in…..wish us luck.

The joys of travel, as we opened the slide we noticed it didn’t seat itself properly and discovered the silver step plate has come off. Now isn’t that lovely. However we have put the slide out just past the windows and feel this issue is not dire, the other slide doesn’t have that kind of plate and so we will not worry about it but will also not put the slide fully out. We will ensure the carpet doesn’t curl back under the slide when we pull it in and I feel certain all will be fine until we reach our destination and have it fixed.

It is like the Energizer Bunny, it keeps going and going…

We  are just entering Fort Worth, still lots to go.

The weather is sunny and warm, 80f/27c, with a slight breeze. We are looking forward to cooler night time temps.

Birthday wishes to a wonderful friend and sister in law Barb as she celebrates today. Barb is a kind and caring person, a fabulous cook and a pretty smile. She shares this day with grand daughter Hazel, who is a force of nature. Happy Birthday to these fine ladies!

Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time……

Take care, stay safe,

Deb

Mineral Wells, Texas….

 

Our Location:

Walmart, Mineral Wells, Texas

A good nights sleep at the Ward Rest Area had us well rested and ready to move along. We rolled the wheels at 8 am CDT. Uneventful is the only way to describe the perfect day. Traffic was lightish, slow downs were few and quick, fuel prices remain below $4.00, although you can find them above as well.

Lots of fans to keep us cool.

I never tire of the views.

We stopped numerous times today, the dampness is evident and stretching joints works well! We found another rest area at Eastland, Texas that will certainly do to spend a night safely there. It too is big, flat, well lit, and is a DOT rest area. Both sides of the interstate, which means you can easily plan them on a route.

Some bright new leaves and some not so new ones.

It is greening up very much here.

We are currently at Mineral Wells, Texas Walmart. Very friendly folks, assured us parking is not a problem. Big lot, pretty flat, easy in and out. So far we are enjoying our hours here. The current temp sits at 83F/28 C at 5:10 CDT.

One of the few rest areas we stopped at today.

The island is still in the midst of weather, rain, last night but I believe snow was in the forecast for the next day or two. We shall see how it goes.

It just kept getting greener…

We thought this ride was a little bumpy to MW.

Inside the Eastland RA. All things oil was the theme, and old garage and store front too.

Todays drive was short at 332 miles/534 klm, we were about 7 hrs on the road, with many stops, we used about 30 gallons/114 litres of fuel but being in Texas hill country the ups and downs were steeper and higher than the long rollers in NM, so we’re again in the 11 mpg range. Fuel prices were mentioned above.

Flowers along the roadside.

Dirty window,fast speeds, etc for the pictures again tonight.

Until next time….

Take care, stay safe,

Deb