And He's Off

I left about 9am, after saying good bye and paying my electric bill, headed to Harlingin and US77 north. With all the weather reports it turned out it all went east and north. No bad weather to speak of. I stopped at the rest stop around Waverly and talked to my daughter and got the latest report before I went the final 50 miles to SA.

I arrived at the Stone Creek RV park about 3pm and got a short pull thru. I say short as I just barely fit with the car attached. I guess I'm 50 feet long and thats the length of the pull thru. I'm also spoiled to concrete and gravel and not this wet dirt. Makes for a messy carpet. YUCK!

I will be here till Monday morning and then head it home. More later.

Stone Creek RV park, exit 177 on I35 go south 1/4 mile the the sign
$48.46 with TACO or Escapees discount for two nights
GPS: 29*37.111', 98*15.801'
Mileage: 282 from my last stop
wifi and 20 channel cable

Its Friday And What To Do

I'm thinking of going tomorrow but..... The weather here will be good but strong south winds, 20-25 range here in Mercedes. Where I'm going, just north of San Antonio, will have 70% chance of rain. I can stop at the rest area south of San Antonio and wait out the rain and spend the night, a guarded rest area. Or if the rain is a hit and miss make it into the rv park in Schertz. Its about 263 miles or 5 hours drive. I want to do a weekend trip to see my daughter and grandkids. Then leave on Monday morning for the 268 miles to the COE at Benbrook Lake.

OR put the trip off a week and try again that weekend. I have till the 1st of March till I must leave. I'm paid till then. The passing fronts cause us to have strong winds here. Yesterday the winds were 25-30 with 40 gusts from the south. All due to the low sitting in West Texas. That is still better than the cold coming to the DFW area. I could get in more golf here by staying but I have to pay. My membership was up on the 12th. It costs $18 for 9 and $22 for 18. A little cheaper than home courses. I'm back to 2x a week golf now vs the 4-6 days I was.

I guess we will all know when I make my next post. That will be tomorrow at the wifi thats available at the rest stop or at daughters, Schertz, or from here in Mercedes. Stay tuned and lets see what the weather forecast is tomorrow and make a final decision.

Mileage I got from the map is:
90 to Rivera
46 to Robstown, Wal-Mart stop if necessary
57 to the rest stop on I37
88 to Schertz

Each of these is a stop if its raining.

RV odometer reading: 82028. 545 miles form the rv park in Weatherford to the rv park in Mercedes with a gas stop. 531 to the COE park at Benbrook Lake.

Got A Repair To Do When I Get Back

The traveling rv service man came by yesterday afternoon and looked at my light problem and the ice maker. He spent about an hour looking for the source of the loss of power to two switches and an overhead fixture. All to no avail. Somewhere in the wiring is a disconnected wire. All of the connections at the fuse panel work. Without a wiring diagram there is little hope. A trip to a fleetwood dealer.

The ice maker stopped making ice after the last defrost I did. While the serviceman was here he looked at that and we must have a new water line to the ice maker. Not a easy fix. The frige must be pulled out to attach a new line. A trip also to a fleetwood dealer.

I get the feeling that this will be an expensive trip. Then the rv is "for sale". All known repairs will have been done.

Its been gorgeous here since our last cold spell. The next week is forecast for more of the same.

And Janis I will be heading home in three weeks at the latest. My rent is paid till th 1st of March so I must go then. I plan on a stop in San Antonio to see my daughter and grandkids. Its a 5 hour drive to their place and another 5 hour drive and to Fort Worth, actually to the COE at Benbrook Lake before going to the repair shop.

Its 21 days or less and counting.

Christmas Pics

Here are Christmas at the Talleys, 07, while I was home for four days. Much to short.

There is Shirley, her dad and mom.

Shirley got a new pillow for the couch.

Her dad taking a break between gifts to see what everybody else was opening.

And her mom with the new knife set and assistance from her son.

More Wind and Passing Fronts

Since my last post, we have had two fronts pass through. This one is bring winds of the 25-30 range with forecast of 40+ gusts today. I played 9 holes yesterday in 15-20 with 30 gusts but not today. Just to much wind.

I will have the traveling RV service man by Friday to look at the lights and get them fixed. His rate is half the going rv service center rate. He is RVIA certified which means he has been to the school back east for repairman. Works for me. Get the rv repaired here and then move to home and get it listed "FOR SALE". We have a 2000 Pace Arrow Vision with extras and some new parts. Its my home so I keep it up. We will be asking $50k but can negotiate. Email me if interested.

Not much else to say, just the same ole same old. Golf, stay warm and our of the winds, and more golf. I am going to play the Tierra Santa golf course here. It meanders thru the homes and look like a nice course. Let you know more later.

A Two Day Relief From The Cold

Today and tomorrow are in the low 80's with 60's for the night temps. With the passing fronts it is windy today, 20-25 with 35+ gusts. The high gust was 38 today. I did play in this and it was short drives into the wind and long drives with the wind. The normal drive was 190 into the wind and PW went maybe 60 yards. I hit a good 9 iron and got 80 yards with 110 needed to reach the pin. Fun day.

I talk with Shirley ever night and she heard it will be very windy there tomorrow. One of her co-workers stated its to be 50-55 mph winds tomorrow. if so, don't travel in this unless your looking for a new rig. Look at our weather link for the fronts and winds in your area.

I have 4 weeks this Saturday and then its moving day. I will head back to the apartment and get the rv listed "for sale". Its been a fun ride but if my partner can't travel, I will not either as its no fun by yourself. I'm not for the being alone part.

Its Winter in The Valley

All good things must come to and end, sometime. It certainly has here in Mercedes and surrounding area. We had a cool front arrive last week and we now have the Artic front with its cold weather and rain. The last warm day was Tuesday and the next is forecast for this Sunday. In the mean time its in the late 40's and the wind is out of the north. Burrrrrrr.

My DW was here last weekend and got to stay for three days with the Monday holiday. She brought some cooler and windy weather this time like the last. The neighbors made the observation of her and the weather. Since this is her last trip maybe the "winds" will change.

Not much else to say except we are hibernating and waiting on better weather. The light problem is still with me with no solution in sight. The light fixtures were taken down and the wires wiggled with no change. The lights in question are on two circuits. All the other lights work as they should.

I did buy a new gps for golfing. I got a iGolf Caddie ll. This one will allow me to make changes to existing courses. I had bought a SkyCaddie 2 and returned it as it would not allow for changed to existing courses. I have downloaded some courses into the caddie and have downloaded into the laptop more courses that I play when I get back home. And we will be headed back 5 weeks this coming weekend.

Stay warm and be safe where ever you are.