March 25 - March 28, 2008 - Lake Whitney, TX and Waco, TX

I'm not sure if I told you that we traveled from Vicksburg, MS to Kilgore, TX. We did. We chose Kilgore because there was a RV park there with a golf course and Mike needed a fix. The RV park was nice, mostly concrete. It sounds weird, but it sure is nice to be on concrete after being on dirt or sand. Anyway, we stayed in Kilgore two days before heading over to Lake Whitney, TX.

We chose to go to Lake Whitney because we have old friends from Indiana who moved there in the early 80's. We wanted to visit with them and see some of the interior of TX. The countryside from Kilgore to west of Tyler, TX was rolling and there were lots of trees. The trees are not as tall as those in NC but they have huge branches that fan out and provide shade. I'm sure the shade they provide is greatly appreciated by the folks who live there. I understand that it gets very hot in the summer. After we passed Tyler, the land flattened out quickly. It is so flat that you can see for miles and miles. We enjoyed seeing all the beautiful ranches and cattle in the fields.

Our friends told us of a Corp of Engineers RV park that is just a few minutes from their home. It is called Loafers Park - a perfect name for a couple of lofers like us. We stayed in Lofers East. I don't even know if Lofers West was open or not. We did not venture into that section of the park. Mike had us a site reserved - site #1 - which was close to the lake. We thought this would be perfect and it was from a scenery point of view. The lake was just behind us and when we opened up the back porch of the camper, we had a glorious view of the lake. However, we were very exposed to the wind and boy was there wind. It nearly blew us away. It was difficult to open the door to get outside or back in. And, during the first night, I was awake most of the night listening and praying that the big tree next to us would not fall. Mike said I was crazy - that the tree was not going anywhere, but I was not so sure. The wind continued the next day. When visiting with our friends, they told us that the wind is common in the spring but when you need a breeze in the summer, you can't buy one.

On Thursday, Mike and I drove to Waco to purchase a couple of new tires for the camper. He found them for almost half price and we really needed some new tires. We took the back roads to Waco. Waco was a typical town without anything really special, but we did get to see Baylor University. Actually, I saw what I thought were a lot of church spires in the distance and they turned out to be the architecture of the university. Baylor is a church school and the design of the buildings lets you know that immediately. The school is very nice and we enjoyed touring around it. We drove downtown and saw the downtown area. It was a typical downtown. We did see the river that runs through the town - the Brazos. The name makes me think of the Wild West and cowboys and Indians.

We did not get to visit with our friends on our last day at Lake Whitney because Ed came down with the bug that causes you to have a high fever. We don't need to get sick - so we said goodbye over the phone. I am posting pictures of this leg of our travels as soon as I get out of this posting. Hope you enjoy.