Our last day here in Crosbyton.....

Our Location:Crosbyton City Park, Crosbyton, Texas

 

A beautiful day today. Started off a bit chilly but warmed up nicely as long as you were bundled up and out of the wind. A quiet last day here at the park. We walked for a while this morning around the walking path. Came back inside to warm up.

 

I went back and snapped some more photos of the face in the tree.

 

We had Shepherd's Pie and a garden salad for lunch today before we headed outside to do some chores. Dump the tanks, disconnect the water, etc in preparation for departure tomorrow.  We also managed to put one of the cubbies back in order while putting away some hoses. It was a bit cool as it was out of the sun but still a hint of a cold north wind. 

 

Seen across the roadway from the walking path.

 

Another walk after putting everything away before we headed back inside to warm up again. We spent the rest of the day reading and watching a movie. We are rested from our long drives since leaving the park in Tennessee and are looking forward to moving on tomorrow. 

 

Some more interesting sights while walking around the walking path.

 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your day as well, where ever you may be. 

 

Until next time... take care, be safe, 

 

Deb

 

 

 

A few pictures today....

Our Location: Crosbyton City Park, Crosbyton, Texas

 A cold blustery day here today. A quick walk, a few little chores and then back inside to get out of the cold. 

Campground, cotton on the road side, sign in campground and purple building behind the ball diamond.

Hope you all had a good day where ever you may be. 

Sights along the walking path here in the park.

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

Lots of John Deere equipment here, and a very old tractor that has seen better days. 

 Until next time... take care, be safe, 

Do you see the face smoking a stick in the first pic? Lots of growths on the tree in the second pic.

 Deb

 

Windy, coldish day....

Our Location: Crosbyton City Park, Crosbyton, TX


We woke to a nice morning but the wind was cold. It stayed with us all day and made things much cooler than the thermometer indicated. It was a mostly sunny day with a few wispy clouds here and there but nothing that blocked the sun. The wind however has continued to get stronger as the day passed and is still fairly strong now as I write this post.

 

A Texas cotton field on our drive today.

We decided this morning to do some grocery shopping and to get a drink for the Big Dog. To do so we headed off into Lubbock. A pleasant drive, and in fact we’ll be retracing part of our drive today when we leave here on Tuesday. US Hwy 82 West goes through a portion of Lubbock and we’ll be taking that to points further west. 

 

Thanksgiving is approaching.

 

We managed to find all of the things on our list today and came home with a few extras too. We also managed to fill the Big Dog’s tank for $2.79 a gallon just down the road in Ralls, TX. Here in Crosbyton the price for diesel is $3.09. Quite a difference. 

 

Nice over passes in Lubbock.

 

The rest of the day was spent inside doing a few little things and watching a movie. The wind made it too cold to be outside even with the sun shining. It was a quiet, restful day for us here and we’re happy to have a half day of doing not much of anything.
 

Very modern looking Walmart store front.

 

A call to dad tonight, we chatted for only a short time. My sister and her partner were visiting dad so I didn’t want to keep him from his visitors. I’ll call him again in a few days.

Not all like the ones back home.

 

So that’s it, a quiet day. Still colder than we like but we’ve made some definite plans for the coming week and hopefully we’ll be sticking to them. I guess time will tell. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you had an excellent day as well. 

 

The grass blowing in the wind.

 

Until next time…. take care, be safe,

 

Looking down main street Crosbyton.

 

Deb

 

 

 

 

A long travel day, but blue skies and warmth..... a sad call from home...

Our Location: Crosbyton City Park, Crosbyton, TX

 

A very quiet night in Bonham, TX until around 3 am, then the dump trucks started moving around. No complaints, it went from very quiet to mostly quiet and we managed a good night’s sleep. The recently closed Fireworks store was located on Hwy 56 heading out of Bonham toward Sherman.

 

Water towers we took note of today.

The  morning was crisp, about 45 F/ 7.2 C but nice. The sun was shining again and the sky was blue and not a cloud to be seen. We pulled out around 8:15 am heading west on Hwy 56 to the small town of Ector, Tx where we dropped down a bit to catch US 82 West again. The rest of the day was spent tooling along this road, 4 lane in some places and 2 lane in other places. Non eventful, a little bit scenic toward the end of the day but otherwise a pretty boring day.

 

Love the chicken in the first picture, the second is a sign in the town of Nocona.

We bucked a head wind all day and the Big Dog slurped up the diesel like it was water. I found some very cheap diesel at $2.75 per gallon. I really like those prices.

 

Road signs along our route.

We arrived here at the park around 2:40 pm and by the time we finished setting up it was shortly after 3 pm. Once again we are having an issue with the Asian Beetle and no matter how many we get rid of there are still many, many, many left. I’m sure some are a new generation since Tennessee as some of them seem to be very small in size. Oh well, we will eventually get rid of them.
 

Christmas decorations are up already in some of the small towns.

The high temperature today reached 72 F/ 22.2 C. A very nice day. By 4 pm I called my dad to tell him we’d arrived and managed to chat with his answering machine. I’ll call him later tonight just to touch base. Always enjoy chatting with him. Last night I chatted with daughters Courtney and Bradey, in Toronto and Hamilton respectively, both reported snow from a light dusting to a several inches/centimeters.  Talked to friend Linda in Lively and she also reported winter like conditions. Talked with dad last night as well and he too reported winter weather. So it seems that Ontario is under snow at this time.

At the roadside in front of a house.

 

We settled in, opening doors and windows, enjoying the warmth. Had some late lunch or early dinner before we settled in for the evening. I’m going to catch up on my blog reading and Riley is going to watch a movie. A nice quiet evening. Tomorrow we have plans to go into Lubbock for some groceries but will remain here in Crosbyton until Monday. 

A working oil rig surrounded by such green grass.

Today we travelled approximately 300 miles, it took us about 7 hours with a few stops to stretch, and just take a break. We travelled US 82 which is in pretty good condition with a few rough spots but over all a nice drive. Again a lot of truck traffic pushing us along. Some nice rest/picnic areas on this route. A bit rolling in a few places but not for overly long at any stretch. Lots of little towns along the way that would be of interest on a shorter travel day.

A call from my sister as I finished this post telling me that one of Dad's brother's passed only a short time ago. Arthur was the third oldest brother, he's been sick for some time now but only in the last few weeks he has been confined to the hospital until they could had an opening in a nursing home. He is the first of my father's siblings to pass, while my mother and all her siblings have passed. Amazing how that happens. 
 

A road side park we stopped at for a stretch.

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

Another road side stop with picnic areas.

 

Until next time…. take care, be safe,

 

Sunset out side our door tonight.

Deb

A beautiful sunny and warm day....finally....

Our Location: Bonham, TX

We woke this morning to cold temperatures but not as cold as expected for which we’re thankful. The basement compartment stayed at the freezing mark so no worries there. A very heavy frost was on everything and I do mean everything. Had to scrape the windows this morning as the sun was in the wrong place to clean them off. The sun was a welcome addition to the entire day for sure. From the lows last night of around 27 F/ -2.7C we enjoyed day time highs of 62 F/ 16.6 C this afternoon.

The morning travel was much like this most of the way....

 

These pines remind me of Georgia and South Carolina.

 

We left Crossett, AK around 8:15 am, enough time to let the trucks and cars get the frost off the road way before we headed out. We climbed back on US 82 West and continued our day. We travelled for a short period on I-30 shortly after lunch upon entering the state of Texas. From Texarkana to exit 199 toward Dekalb and Clarksville was our only stretch of interstate today. We left Arkansas behind us around the noon hour and waved our goodbyes as we just kept heading westward. 

This is called the Red River.

 

These bushes are everywhere.

 

An uneventful trip today with a few stops for fuel as we were bucking a headwind most of the way. Diesel ranged from $2.85 to $3.49 in a couple of places. It’s difficult to know where to fill up but on US 82 it’s much easier as you can see the fuel stations before getting to them. I like them much better than the interstate stops. We stopped a few times, once at the Texas Welcome center, once at a road side picnic area and like I said twice for fuel. Called Dad this afternoon from the picnic area but only talked to his answering machine. I’ll call him again later. 

Texas Welcome Center at Texarkana.

 

A picnic pavilion at the welcome center.

 We arrived at the Walmart in Bonham, Texas around 3 pm. I called yesterday or the day before to check on overnight parking and was told yes, not a problem, park over by the gas bar. Riley and I went in to confirm and were told that it usually isn’t allowed but the management associate thought we’d be okay for the night. Not a very reassuring yes or no to be certain. We decided to pass on the location and headed further into Bonham hoping to find a mall or some such thing. We found an abandoned store on the corner of Walk and Don’t Walk and are going to stay here for the night. Not a run down abandon building but a recently closed store. There are no signs saying we can’t, so we’ll give it a try. 

 

Love the big Yucca like plant in this yard.

 Now we’re going to have some lunch/dinner, settle in to read for a while and then I’m off to bed. I’m tired tonight, didn’t sleep well last night. We have a few windows open now and are enjoying the warm air. I’ll call dad again before I head off to bed. 

 

Quiet in some places but lots of trucks.

Speed limit is 70 MILES per hour, 112 KM per hour.

 

 Thanks for stopping, I hope you  have a fantastic day. 

 

A blurry picture of a cotton field.

 

Until next time… take care, be safe,

 

Deb

Problem fixed, further south, snow, rain and over cast day....

Our Location: Crossett, Ak

 

(Walmart, Unity Road)

 

An early morning this morning. We were both up before 7 am, packed and heading out of Big Buck Resort before 8 am. The weather was cool, right around the freezing mark but the skies were overcast and threatening. We hung a left at the end of Sparks Road heading toward Selmer, TN. We passed through Selmer and on into the fine state of Mississippi where we zipped right past Corinth and on down the road to the town of Biggersville, MS. Officially the repair shop is located in Rienzi, MS but our gps couldn't find it. We arrived at Butch's Repair Shop before 9 am, parked and headed inside to find out where they wanted us. Brandon, Butch's son was there and was very helpful, he even just backed us right up to the doors, let us plug in our heater and they went to work. About an hour and 15 minutes later we were on the road again, on our way south. Josh and Brandon worked quickly and efficiently to find the problem. A possible solution I had mentioned to David next door at Big Buck but he assured me it couldn't be. A blown fuse in the truck panel. David wasn't testing the proper wire in the plug in the truck. So alas, we didn't check the fuses in the truck. Our entire light issue is now solved, along with a new break away cable as well. We discussed the plug in the truck which has a small piece out of the side casing and since it's a factory install I'll simply use the one in the bumper until we get home and brother Rick or my dad will change it for me.  Brandon and Josh were extremely nice young men, very courteous and knowledgeable. The bill was a reasonable $150, which included yesterday's service call to the rig. No complaints here. Butch's RV Repair, 159 US 45, Rienzi, MS38865. 662-594-5048 will get you in touch with Butch.  While 662-664-1442 will connect you with Brandon.  Wonderful service, wonderful people. If you're in the area and you need some help give them a call. 

Butch's Rv Repair near Biggersville, MS

Brandon and Josh, our competent technicians.

 

From there we headed south on US 45 all the way to US 82 West. We travelled about 335 miles/533 km today. We passed over the mighty Mississippi River into Arkansas and continued along under cloudy overcast skies. We had rain, sleet, and snow today on our journey. One can see the snow in the trees and along the country side in fields. Not much but enough to say, yes it snowed. We arrived in Crossett, AK and have pulled in at the local Walmart for the night. Big lot, lots of trucks but we're parked close enough to the store to be using their fast wifi and still in the designated truck parking area. Not a bad deal. The temperature today reached a high of 35F/1.6 C and tonight is predicted to go to 24F/-4.4C. Hopefully it doesn't get that low but we've decided to heat the inside as hot as we can get it before bed, shut off the heater and I'm usually awake through the night and I'll turn it on for an hour or so and that should hold us through until the morning. Tomorrow the temperatures will be warming up significantly from the last few days and under sunny skies we're looking forward to a nice day. Our goal tomorrow is into Texas and then Friday we'll reach the small town of Crosbyton, also in Texas, where we stayed last year. We'll stay for a few days to rest and enjoy the warmth before heading on. 

We passed through Tupelo, MS

Snow on the roof over there, do you see it?

Called dad upon our arrival and gave him an update. He reported they have 5 inches/12.7 cm of snow (approx), very cold temperatures and a warming trend coming that will produce more snow in the days ahead. Lucky he has lots of wood for the winter ahead. 

The bridge spanning the mighty Mississippi River between Mississippi and Arkansas.

The mighty Mississippi River.

 

So there you have it, the fix for our problem, our travels and our catch up.  Thanks for stopping by, hope you had a great day. 

Snow on the trees in Arkansas.

On the roof too.

Until next time... take care, be safe, 

Some nice colour to the sunset as we drive toward Crossett, AK.

 

Deb

Cold, some lights, moving to repair shop tomorrow....

Our Location: Big Buck Resort

 

(205 Sparks Road, Hornsby, TN)

 

A very cold and blustery day. Wet, damp and windy would describe today. We stayed around the 45F/7.2C mark for the high but with the wind it felt much colder. Tonight the temps are supposed to drop well below the freezing mark.

 

Riley and I walked only once around the park and stopped at the office to chat with Tina (park owner) and pay for the last two days. Tina is a truly wonderful person. The park is a fantastic place and we enjoy it greatly. It's a Passport America park and so we pay only $17.50 US per day. We are a short drive from Memphis, and Jackson, TN as well as Corinth, MS. The small towns of Bolivar and Selmer have a great deal of charm and offer some interesting sights. I think it will be a regular stop for us on our travels through this area. 

 

I chatted with my buddy Ron this morning, catching up on all the gossip and just touching base. Riley and I had hoped to meet up with him and his lovely wife Sharon some time over the winter but that won't be happening. Ron has a few issues that he's taking care of and that will perhaps keep them at home until into the new year. Hopefully they can pull Newwwmar out of his shed and get a few weeks in the sun in Mississippi . Good luck buddy. 

 

Butch from Butch's RV Repair stopped by around 2 pm and managed to get the lights all working again EXCEPT the tail lights of course. Tomorrow morning Riley and I will pack up and head south to Rienzi, MS just outside of Corinth to his shop. If necessary we can spend the night with hook ups there but I'm hoping to be on the road tomorrow night. We shall see how things go and I'll try to keep you updated. I chatted with Dad again tonight just to keep him in the loop and to hopefully ease his mind and make him worry less.

 

The rest of the day we spent indoors as it's just too cold outside for me. This damp cold makes too many things hurt and I'm ready to get out of here. A few days drive to the west is warmth and heat, and it looks like no rain so we're excited to be heading that way. 

 

A sad note tonight, during my chat with Ron this morning I learned that our friend Chuck passed away a few weeks ago. Our hearts go out to his wife Jeanne and son Josh of West Virginia. Chuck was a very quiet man, shy and soft spoken. Jeanne is a fire cracker and full of life. They made a wonderful couple.

 

Again no pictures sorry. Hopefully tomorrow we'll have some for you. Thanks for stopping by, hope you've all had a great day. 

 

Until next time.. take care, be safe, 

 

Deb