Dec 12-13 – Blown Away ! & the best cafe in Texas.

One more day in San Antonio provided another opportunity to stroll on the River Walk as well as put in required time for meetings and emails for work. The RV park where the Smitanic had docked for several days was very well kept, spacious and a great port of call for the best location for enjoying all that San Antonio has to offer.

The day of departure from the campsite was performed meticulously wth Kevin performing sewer duty and Theresa tackling the electric and water. What a team! The destination for the day, Ft. Stockton, TX was 311 miles away and would take about 5 hours. The team work efficiently fo be on the road by 9AM. Kevin navigated out of the greater SA area with assistance from the CNO (Chief Navigational Officer), Theresa. As the rig slowly navigated beyond the sprawling metropolis of San Antonio the scenery transitioned into low trees rolling hills and flat beauts. The head winds picked up about half way into the trek causing Kevin to struggle to stay inside the lines as he headed down the Texas Autobahn (aka I-10) where the legal speed limit was 80mph! Cruise was set at 65, which was perfect for good gas mileage of 7mpg. After the 200 mile mark the flora was reduced to tumbleweed and cactus and the beauts where more extreme reminding Theresa of 'Close Encounters' of the pre-historic kind! Dinosaurs had to have walked here long before the 100 MGW Wind Mill farms where installed.

In the middle of absolutely no fxxxingwhere they made their exit to the Ft. Stockton RV park. This park boasted about the Roadrunner Cafe as the 'Best Cafe in Texas'. Since it was too windy to get the grill out for the team to use the grill for the planned evening meal the Cafe offered a viable solution. A local bottle of wine complimented the pork rib special with green beans and mashed potatoes. Yummm. Several other campers strolled in to fill the entire cafe with seating for 20ish. RVers love to share their stories of good campsites and repair whoas along with where to get the best service and the least expensive place to call home. Full timers and those just making their annual migration all enjoyed the specials of the night served by a pleasant single senior waitress and one cook in the back :)

With less than 1K miles left to LA there are only 3 + days of driving left. The next destination is some where near Deming, NM for a 345 mile day.