Dodge 'em

The morning was bright and clear as an early start had Theresa in the driver's seat. She committed to making it thru San Antonio (2.5hrs), then turn the wheel back to Kevin for the remainder of the days trek. The rolling hills gave her a chance to test the engine break as descents were announced by 7% grade signs. Bruce, the DMV driving test guy, would not regret passing Theresa (he only did so after yelling at Kevin to be sure he taught her all the ins and outs of driving an RV:). On the lightly traveled sections of I-10, she would be able to practice changing lanes for incoming cars as well as monitoring her 'cushion' between vehicles. By the time traffic picked up just outside of San Antonio, she was better prepared for the pre-noon increase in traffic as well as any maneuvers that would be needed. Like Kevin, she quickly developed a disappointment(putting it mildly) in the skills and friendliness of Texas drivers. At the turnover stop, Kevin announce he was well rested and would entertain getting beyond Houston today rather than face that mess the following day. That would make the days total 345 miles (the longest day by far & no pictures were taken :).

Theresa was happy to take over as navigator with Kevin at the helm. The outskirts of the husseling city was reached at about 2pm. This at least would be non-rush hour traffic. In Houston as in Los Angeles there is always traffic. In LA drivers are at least a bit more courteous, in this city they are down right rude! Everyone (especially white pick up trucks) exceeded the 75 MPH speed limit, ignored any signal that you were making a lane change and weaved in and out of vehicles like they were playing Grand Theft Auto. After the days drive, Kevin has now re-ranked Houston, #1, as the Worse city to drive in with LA taking #2.

With the change in the days target stop, Theresa found an RV park just East of Houston right off I-10, appropriately named Houston East RV Park. The park was nondescript and very typical of a interstate temp-housing for mobile skilled workers that needed a affordable accommodations while they work on construction or some short term project. Some of the pull thru sites were set aside for overnight stays (like the Smitanic) making for an easy in and out. The park had an open wifi so the web could be surfed, blog updated and pictures uploaded. Dinner was at a local Seafood place across from Walmart, where one could only consume half of what they served you, the rest would be enjoyed at a later date.

The latest weather update was analyzed and once again aligned to the plan for the rest of the journey. Kevin suggested to get a place on the beach for the weekend, while waiting for the next weather pattern to pass. Theresa jumped all over that and booked the next 3 days. Tomorrows target will be Livingston, LA and then Saturday and Sunday will be spent on the beach in Navarre, FL in the Florida panhandle.