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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
ENROUTE TO PHARR
Walmart, near Little Rock, Arkansas was a pleasant
boondocking experience. The next
evening, as I was driving the less traveled Highway 59 south toward Houston, my
GPS revealed boondocking at a WalMart would require driving over 20 miles off
of highway 59 each way—since two reasons for boondocking is to save time and
mileage, I decided to find another boondocking option.
I came upon a well lit, flat, and spacious gas/truck station. I asked the owner (female), if I could spend the night on her property. She said yes and suggested I park between two trucks parked on the corner of her property that “won’t be going anywhere tonight.” I thanked her and backed into the space between the two trucks – no other trucks were in this location.
Needless to say, a good night’s sleep was not
possible; however, I did feel safe which is my primary goal when
boondocking. I found a lovely,
flat, quiet RV park in Corpus Christi my fourth night and caught up on the
sleep I missed the night before.
I came upon a well lit, flat, and spacious gas/truck station. I asked the owner (female), if I could spend the night on her property. She said yes and suggested I park between two trucks parked on the corner of her property that “won’t be going anywhere tonight.” I thanked her and backed into the space between the two trucks – no other trucks were in this location.
After I shut off my engine, I
realized both trucks had their motors running – one truck had a flat bed; the
other was transporting something—so I debated on staying. Shortly thereafter, one truck engine
motor turned off – so I decided to chance it and turned on my generator and
made myself dinner. It soon got
dark and I relaxed and had a glass of wine. Shortly thereafter I heard a
train’s repeated and loud whistle that would occur several times over the
evening. In addition, my row of
two trucks multiplied over the evening – so did the sound of running
motors.
SUMMER
Summer highlights included:
A delightful visit from my Arizona niece,
Jennifer.
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