Winter Landing 12/2

We drove into Palmdale RV Park near Los Fresnos Texas on December 1 shortly after noon in a downpour.We waited about 15 minutes for it to stop and I put on my flip flops to cross a huge puddle of water to check in. They put us in a temporary site because ours is too wet at this time. We should be able to move tomorrow hopefully. Today it is chilly and overcast with a high of only 62 so we drove over to McAllen to find a Costco and then to the local organic grocer, Sprouts to pick up bulk grains for granola. Then we drove down along the Rio Grande back to Brownsville and then home.

We saw lots of state troopers guarding the border and were able to see the huge fence that is up along much of the river. We never did actually see the river though I know it was on the other side of the levee. It is kind of depressing if you think about it. When we came back we went into Los Fresnos to the grocery there to pick up a few more groceries. The produce and meat there looked good and were mostly local though there were some really strange cuts of meat and just about every kind of pepper you can think of. We bought some hamburger and the meat man picked up a glob of burger, weighed it and put in a plastic bag. All of the workers were bi-lingual. This is our nearby grocery so I’m glad we will get to patronize it frequently. There is a giant WalMart under construction on the edge of town. It won’t be done before we leave, thank goodness.

After we left Rainbow’s End in Livingston, we spent a night in the city park in Victoria, Texas and then a night on North Padre Island by Corpus Christi.

We parked across the dune from the Gulf of Mexico for one night and I enjoyed listening to the surf all night. Where we are now is about 15 miles from the bridge to South Padre Island. I’m looking forward to going there every Sunday to shop at the farmer’s market.

We will stay until the end of February.