The Texas Hills

Saturday, Feb 11, 2006.
We left Carlsbaad, NM on Friday and started our journey east. Raggles (our dog) had a very bad night. His breathing is getting worse. We were out of medicine for him but we had a perscriptiong from his vet in Maryland. The first Wallmart did not have the pill form. We moved on and at the second Wallmart, I accepted the liquid form. Big mistake. Giving it to him requires holding him down and using a seringe without a needle. Each time he struggles and we get more on ourselves and the RV than in the dog.

We took Rt. 285 from Carlsbad to Ft. Stockton, TX in order to reach I-10. This is very vacant country. We went miles without seeing a house or farm. We drove on I-10 to Keerville, TX and just had enough gas to get to the station. We are burning about 6 miles per gallon.
The Steer-Safe springs we put on the RV make a big difference. Drving is much easier. We do not get blown around as much by tractor-trailers and the wind. As a result we can drive for longer periods of time.

We found a Wallmart in Kerrville and spent the night in the parking lot along with five or six other RVs. Now we are heading east, hoping to get to Lafayette, LA tonight so we can dance to live Cajun music tonight. It will be about eight hours of driving.

This is Lyndon Johnson country.