On the Road to Texas

Quanah, Texas

Today is the day we returned to Texas. Our route brought us back to the same interstate we were on when we left Texas, 49 days ago. We passed through Santa Rosa, New Mexico, where we had spent our first night on this seven-week trip. Memories already!

Today our gas mileage reached almost 11 miles per gallon. It's probably due to the long flat stretches of road and cruise control. It doesn't sound like much but it sure beats the 8 mpg we usually get. Strange to be excited about attaining a whopping 11 mpg.

It feels like we know so much more now about this form of travel:

• Chris has figured out how to turn off the clock display on the rear camera video screen, giving him a better view of traffic behind him.

• We've stopped using the child gate to keep the dogs in the back; they just know to stay back there now.

• We've learned you can use the bathroom while we're moving if you really have to.

• Chris now flashes his lights at truck drivers to signal when it's safe for them to pull in front, and they signal back.

• We now bungee cord the refrigerator doors closed as they have flown open a few times on some of Chris's crazy fast turns.

• I no longer physically lean over when we are passing close by something; apparently it doesn't help.

• We've learned the house heater can run off either propane or electricity. Wish we had known that sooner instead of using up our propane instead of the free campground electricity.

• The vehicle towed behind a motorhome is known as a "toad".

Shortly after we entered Texas, there was a huge spread of those giant wind turbines. Even more than we had seen in Wyoming and Oregon. I didn't remember seeing so many the first time we passed this way.

Texas Panhandle wind turbines

Tonight is our 12th campsite while living in our RV for the last 3 1/2 weeks. We are near Childress in the Texas panhandle. The office for this RV Park is an old cotton gin. 

Ole Town Cotton Gin RV Park

As we spend our last night on the road in our house on wheels, I have to testify that the saying on my shirt is indeed true:

Home is Where You Park It