Rain, Cold, And Fog

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We left McAllen Sunday (yesterday).  No rain when we left but it was 9C.  We stopped for a taco at the local Laredo Taco.  One Texas size taco is enough for me.  We headed on the back roads through Webb, Starr, and La Salle County.  The rain wasn't hard but it was steady.  We stopped for gas in Hebbronville, $2.49 a gallon.  An hour later in the middle of nowhere was a station for $2.39.  Either way, it's still less than half of what we pay in Mexico.  It turns out our gas mileage wasn't off it was just that we hadn't pulled the trailer for a year and I forgot how much more it uses.

The La Salle County rest stop on I-35 (we were on it for 11 miles), is a great place to stop but would be very noisy for an overnight.  They have good facilities and beautiful gardens.

We arrived to Uvalde and spent the night at the Walmart Supercenter.  Nice place, no other rvs and it was very quiet.  We looked for the manager and asked about overnighting and she said there was no problem just park out of the main flow of Walmart shoppers.

Juan fixed burgers on brioche for dinner with a great salad.  We started a Netflix movie but after 20 minutes it was putting us to sleep so we watched rv nomad videos.  The batteries are doing well and of course we put on the Heater Buddy.  It was nice and toasty all night, no need for the electric blanket.

This morning I wanted to use the generator to make a pot of coffee.  That didn't go well at all.  I gave the cord three pulls and half the cord ended up in my hand.  There is a Honda parts dealer 6 miles from the Walmart and a generator repair shop also nearby.  We're staying here another night to see the sights today so it's not an issue.  I'll give them a call in a few minutes, it's still before 8 a.m.

I found a county fairgrounds in Big Lake, Tx,, full hookups for $15 and also a city park in Stanton with 7 rv slots no charge.  Stanton is pretty far for us.  We'll see how tomorrow goes.  Not wanting to sit in the car every day we are going to take our time and stop whenever we want or see something of interest.