We are here! A longer drive then we thought and much harder cause of the terrible, terrible winds we had today! We were driving against it and used gas like you would not believe!
Drove through rather bleak flat land until we got to San Antonio...big city...lots of traffic to get through. Huge traffic jam on this side coming toward the city on the other side of the highway due to construction. Will have to find another way to get into town from here...but we think we have. Even the hill country was rather bleak. Hilly with some nice vista's...but really on the whole I was a bit disappointed. Not much green...everything brown...NO blue bonnets! A lady at an antique shop in Rockport had told us that her blue bonnets were up and green and would bloom the first part of March. Well here...I think we are weeks away from them. The lady here at the campground here said..first of April!
Kerrville looked nice but we just drove through the commercial part...not the quaint downtown part...which hopefully does exist! The Guadalupe river does at least have water in it...unlike many rivers that we crossed. Terrible drought here...really bad. Which may be why everything is sooo brown!
When we first got here at the campground, we were pretty disappointed. It does not look as it is represented on the website! Hardly any trees....none with leaves....very flat and the part (an estuary) of the river we are on is very, very shallow. But as we were here longer we are liking it more. Super nice people....and the sun setting over the river was really pretty...and there were ducks...and then at twilight...deer! A mom and 3 little fawns...prancing and leaping ....came right down by the river to graze and leap about and play. And with them...a cute little black and white kitty! Fun to watch from our bedroom windows. We have a patio of sorts. Had to drag a picnic table from another site over...but when it warms up (and it will ) it will be pretty nice sitting out there. No concrete slab...just dirt. But I think it'll be OK. The view is OK...not what I had pictured...but really when you get used to it...is OK. Not a shady deep river like we are used to in the Midwest but a shallow river with not too many trees around it. But still...a nice hill on the other side...pretty nice. It'll do!
I was very disappointed to find that I cannot walk on the other side of the estuary to the actual river. I would have to drive as there is a low water bridge which has water going over it and we were told is very, very slippery and not to walk across it. But there looks to be other areas I can walk ...we are at the end of a road with neighborhoods and subdivisions off of it...so it may be actually very interesting to walk there...as I love looking at other peoples houses!
Suppose to get down to 28 tonight! Yikes...thank goodness for our furnace! Less cold tomorrow night...then up in the 70's for highs and 50's for lows....and sunny! No rain..which they need.
We have great cell phone here!! Fair computer and cable! Not as good as at the last place! There is lots to do around here and after these couple of cold nights...it is to warm up and be lovely. Our friends are on their way and we will have fun! Will be touch ...pictures to follow.... Love, Judy
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28 at night and 50's plus during the day, poor babies. :-) sounds like just sitting around camp and watching the wildlife would be great to do for a couple of days. sounds like Texas really needs water bad, from what you are saying. you are having fun, that's what counts. Hal
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