We travelled farther than expected today.....

Our Location: Richard's Park, Brady, Texas

 

When we woke this morning in Marshall, Tx it was coolish at about 60F/15C with a bit of humidity in the air already. Our plan was a regular 4 to 5 hour travel day. We pulled out of the park at 8:32 am, I know because I glanced at the clock. 

 

Somewhere between Tyler and I-35 South.

Confusing the number of highways here.

 

The route we chose had us taking I-20W to Tyler, TX and then once again catching Texas 31 West. We took this route before and enjoyed it. We did so again today. For those that are interested, the beginning of the route is a bit chopped up with lots of lights and slow downs but after about 30 minutes it spans out into a 4 lane semi divided highway for most of the way to I-35 South near Waco. I say MOST not all, a few slow downs here and there in a few of the towns but it rolls along well and the road is in pretty good condition. The only thing is you have to pay attention to direction changes as I don't feel Texas advertises some things well. That being one of them. However we managed to make our way through Tyler, Athens, Corsicana, and Hubbard, we eventually entered into Bellmead and popped onto I-35S which carried us through Waco to Hewitt our planned stop for today. . 

 

Course pavement but the bridge joints are good.

 

 But as the clock was just hitting high noon we kept going. We followed I-35S to Temple and hung a right onto I-14/TX 190 toward Kileen and Fort Hood. This road was also a nice 4 lane road for a long way but it eventually narrowed down to a regular 2 lane road with a few passing lanes when it turned to just Tx 190. We ventured through Lampasas, Richland Springs, Rochelle, San Saba and eventually we ended up here at Richard's Park in Brady, Texas. The road was decent overall with a couple of humpy bumpy spots but not many. 

A river we crossed.

I paid this price today.

A retaining wall on Tx 190.

Beauty wise it is definitely worth the drive but I think sand fleas may make it seem less so, however we shall see. The RV park is past the baseball fields and is situated near a very large pavilion. A bathhouse, play ground, disc golf and a number of other things make up the park. I'll post more tomorrow. 

 

A beautiful home we passed today.

For our friend Jim...the hunt is on, tools vary as per the hunter.

 

I called my dad upon our arrival and set up which was around 4 pm ct, 5 pm his time. We chatted for a while and he told us the weather there is down right summer like, and we are so happy to hear that. It's about time they had some nice weather. 

 

Some Texas country side...

The reason we came to this park is odd maybe. My late husband's name was Richard. Richard's Park is on Memory Lane. Our middle daughter's name is Bradey. About a half hour or so out of town we passed Riley Road. Only Courtney and I are missing representation here, perhaps I'll find the connection tomorrow. Although I did chat with Courtney last night. It just seemed to me that Richard's Park on Memory Lane in Brady, Texas was a place we perhaps should visit and so we have. 

 

Our spot in site # 8. 

 

Temps were warm today here, 85F/28C with very strong winds, of course they were side and head winds all day. The Big Dog was thirsty doing all that work. Diesel has been steadily going down and we are now looking at $4.35 to around $5 +, with most in the range of $4.75 or so. 

 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit. 

 

Until next time..

 take care, be safe, 

 

Deb

Bellmead, Texas.....

Our Location:  Walmart, Bellmead, Texas

 

 

 

An uneventful travel day. The kind we all like, isn’t it?
 

Traveling through the edges of Tyler, Texas.

 

We left our spot in Lincoln Parish Park in Ruston, Louisiana at 7:45 AM under misty skies, humid, sticky conditions. The temperature as we pulled out was 65F/ 18.3 C. That would be our high for the entire day.

 

I bet you can guess where we are in this photo.

 

We zipped along I-20 into the state of Texas but departed at Exit 571A, heading for Tyler. We journeyed along mostly on TX 31 with a few minor little pieces added in, until we came to the construction where this cute little road meets up with I-35 in Bellmead. Hm….construction, construction and more construction. However we hung a left, letting the Big Dog run along the on ramp to I-35 S where things smoothed out considerably. For future reference, this is a nice road (TX 31), a bit bumpy in places but overall very good. Except for a small portion it is a divided highway from the exit we took to I-35. I would certainly recommend this road for anyone looking for a way across that area. We took the loop around Tyler and Athens as well. We had to travel through Corsicana and a number of little slow down towns. Cute little towns and maybe one day will stop and check out a few things, but today wasn’t that day.

 

Corsicana, Texas under cloudy skies.

 

The interstate, meaning I-20 West was good except for a fairly long stretch (or maybe it just seemed long) through Bossier City, LA. It was awful, humpy, bumpy, dips, valley, hills and perhaps even a mountain or two in there. We stopped at the Texas Welcome Center but failed to see a Welcome to Texas sign. We noticed a sign that indicated the Texas State Line but nothing else.

 

I filled up earlier for $2.69 a gallon, but this isn't bad.

 

The skies continued to mist, drip and a couple of times for a couple of minutes each time it actually rained enough to use the wipers on regular speed for all of 3 or 4 minutes each time. The sun managed to show its lovely self once or twice but not for long. Tonight we are under cloudy skies still. When we pulled off the road for the day here in Bellmead the temperature on the dash of the Big Dog was reading 45F/ 7.2C. Going to get close to the freezing mark overnight but hopefully the further we move south and then west we will find some warmer weather and plenty of sunshine.
 

Sorry about the mirror but it's a great mural isn't it?

 

I spoke with my sister in law Janet a number of times today due to lingering family business. Hopefully it gets sorted out before long. I also chatted with my dad when we arrived here, letting him know we arrived safe and sound, where we are and what our plans for tomorrow are or at least what we think they are. Even if I don’t mention talking to my dad, I call him every time we travel. Once we are safely off of the road, it’s a quick call to let him know all is well. While talking with Dad I was informed that nephew Jesse was the lucky or skillful shot today, getting an 8 point buck. Congrats Jesse!! Not as big as Leah’s but still nice!!!! Haha.

Texas 31, not busy and a good road.

 

On that note I’m going to sign off. Tomorrow will be another travel day and I’m hoping to rid myself of this headache before morning. Thanks for stopping, I hope you enjoyed your visit. 

 

Very informative sign.

 

Thinking of George and Suzie, wishing them good days and nights!!!

We are staying in this small city, just north of Waco, TX.

 

Until next time…. take care, be safe.



Deb