Sunday we took advantage of the hot weather to lay around and get sunburned.
Monday morning we moved to Falcon State Park. Our site gave us a bit of a view of the reservoir.
The sites are pull-thrus with a paved arc along the edge of the road. We would have figured that they were designed by the highways department, as they had enough slope to the inside of the arc to drive through at about 75 mph, except that the highways we were on today had no slope on their curves. This was the first paved site where we had to stack our leveling blocks three high on one side.
I can't imagine what it would be like to be here in the summer as it is 28 C today and feels nice and warm. There are trees, but they are short and do not offer a great deal of shade. All the tables at the sites have corrugated iron shade structures over them.
Tuesday turned in another great day, but we decided it was time to wash some of the ocean salt off the trailer and clean the outside of the windows. That pretty much took care of the morning. After lunch we did a 3 mile walk on a loop trail around the park. On our way back to the trailer we stopped and talked to 2 separate groups here from Ontario as well as some Texas fish and wildlife workers.
Wednesday we watched Olympics and then went for a walk on the trails in the park we had not done the day before. We spent some time in the boat launch area, watching birds fish.
There are warning signs in the boat area advising boaters to report to customs or border patrol anything you happened to pick up across the lake in Mexico, or from another boat on the lake. We figure that this may be one of the closest views we get of Mexico on this trip. At the end of the trail, we walked through the butterfly garden next to the rec hall. This was the only butterfly that would stay still long enough for us to take a picture.
Thursday was moving day. After watching the women's gold medal curling game, we got ready to go. As we hooked up, as usual John needed to push on the slideouts to assist the motor in performing their duties in bring them in. As we were just getting the last slideout in, a couple from Pennsylvania, pulling a Titanium, stopped and asked if we needed help pushing. We found they have the same problems with their slideouts that we do, and have had since they bought it new. This is their second Titanium and both have had the same problem. Interesting bit of information. We headed to Laredo to stay at Lake Casa Blanca International State Park. It is quite a nice place, with our site about 5 feet from the lake. As usual the wi-fi is not very strong, but sometimes allows us to get our email. Before supper we went for a short walk, checking out some of the park facilities. Laredo seems to have numerous interesting historical sites, so we plan on checking them out over the next three days.
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