Oct. 30, 2009

From N 30° 23.87 W 95º 32.227. The Thousand Trails Preserve at Lake Conroe, Willis, Texas.
More rain during the dark hours but it quit not long after 9 AM. We got every thing ready to move. No difficulty backing out even with the wet ground, Herb guided me. After the Jeep was hooked up and ready to go, we went in for breakfast. Herb and JoNell fixed eggs, spicy sausage, thick cut bacon, biscuits and gravy. After this hearty breakfast we said our goodbyes and were on the road at about 11:30 AM, Headed for the Thousand Trails Par at Lake Conroe.
We stopped in Nacogdoches for propane. Although the panel and gauge on the tank read empty, it only took a little over 19 gallons to fill the tank. Since we only use propane for the stove top and the refrigerator (when we don’t have 110 v power) this was the first time the tank has been filled since the coach was delivered to us last July in Minnesota.
Most of the 160 or so miles to Lake Conroe were on good Texas highways and the lat stretch on I-45. We didn’t have rain during the drive, but the highway between Garrison and Nacogdoches was wet from earlier rain. This really messed up the coach and Jeep. A day driving without rain is like, well a day of driving without rain. We got to Lake Conroe at about 3 PM. We decide to look for a pull through site with 50 amp power hook up. We pulled into a 30 amp site to reconnoiter. The roads and sites are very narrow and I found out the ground was very soft. The pull through sites here are arraigned so every other one pulls in opposite the coach next door. It’s nice that the next guys utilities aren’t just outside your door. It also makes it nice if you travel with another coach, your doors face each other. The drawback here at Conroe is that the spaces are very close together. The back in sites are spaced further apart. We finally settled on space 54 next to a man we had talked to after looking around.
After getting set up and resting for awhile, I called y uncle Curtis Ford t see what the plan for the evening was. They were at their daughter Lawanna’s home in Spring. We decided to meet them at about 630 and go to supper from there.
Spring was about a thirty minute drive from Thousand Trails. After greetings and hellos we visited for awhile. It had been several years since we had seen this part of the family. Present were the three of us, Gloria Ford, my mom’s youngest sister and her husband Curtis, three of Gloria’s children, Lawanna Tom, Karla Schuler , Mark Ford and John Tom, Lawanna’s husband. We went for supper at a nearby Mexican restaurant, Some good food some so so food, but good company. Back to the house for more visiting. We got back to the RV park at about 11 PM, That’s why my blog is date on the 31st.