This RV park serves a continental breakfast, so we availed ourselves of it first thing this morning, then went on a walk. We went down the road a piece to the Southeast Texas Fairgrounds…yep, it’s going on this weekend. They were setting up the rides and checking them out when we were walking through the grounds. There were also lots of 4-H kids with their animals. We saw long horned cattle, goats, chickens, and lots of adorable bunnies. The fair grounds are right next to several ball fields, and there was a girls’ softball tournament going on, so we stopped to watch for a short while.
Trophies lined up to be awarded!
When we returned, Harris asked the park owner where he could find some Dicore, because we’ve been dealing with a leak in the bathroom. (an on-going saga) We found the place, bought the stuff, then headed to a nearby small town Nederland. Judy found a quilt store there to visit, and Harris downloaded some caches to do. After a picnic lunch, we started looking for some nearby caches. After 2 did-not-finds, we were beginning to wonder if we’d lost our geo mojo. But we did find the next two, so at least it wasn’t a total loss.
A not-impressed bull winner
We came back to the park and went to the swimming pool. Obviously, these south Texas parks believe in solar heating…ie, no heated pools. And why would they with the temps they get in the summer? But in March, that water is cold! Harris was hot after working on fixing the leak in the roof, so he plunged right in. Judy took a little longer to get all the way in, and Harris wanted this fact recorded for posterity. (Cuz usually, it’s the other way around.)
The most popular ride (it spins you upside down)!
After dinner we waited for the dark and cooler temps to come, then took another walk down the road to the fair. Most of the animals were gone, except for the winners who are there apparently for a week. The midway was huge, with many, many rides and huge crowds of people. We were surprised by the long backed up line of cars coming off the freeway for the fair. One of the guards told us that, yes, it’s all for the fair, people come from all over because they are starved for entertainment.
Another popular ride
Tomorrow we’re heading east to Louisiana…finally through Texas!
Total miles driven today=40
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