RV Adventures

Upon departing the Mississippi, we set our sights on a the Lake Meredith National Recreation Area in the panhandle of Texas.  We had read about it on blog as being a superb place to dry camp…meaning no hookups. We were game!  But it meant driving across Arkansas and Oklahoma to get there.  It would be one long day or two not so long days.  Two not so long days won out when we ran into heavy traffic east of Oklahoma City.

Guess where we were? No, it’s not a trick question.

We opted to spend the night in a Wal-Mart parking lot.  That is routine for us now.  You stop, ask permission to spend the night from the customer service desk, buy some groceries, and chill for the rest of the night.

What we did not count on was my stumbling over a massive fabric sale at the Wal-Mart.  Now, I usually don’t buy Wal-Mart fabric, but when a whole bolt of fabric is going for $1 (that’s $1 per bolt which holds 8 yards, not $1 per yard), how could I resist?  It was like a feeding frenzy around the sale table.  Apparently the store receive more fabric than they could handle so the manager got permission to sell the excess at this rock bottom price.  Some people’s carts were very full.  I restrained.  Four bolts for me and three for my Mom.  I can definitely make something out of these modern prints.

How could I resist? The hard part was finding somewhere to store the fabric in the RV.

After a restful night, it was on to the Panhandle of Texas!

We now have a dashcam for the RV, so I just had to use it to take a picture of the Welcome to Texas sign.

We made it to Lake Meredith by lunchtime.  The road coming into the park was a little twisty and curvy as we neared the reservoir that is Lake Meredith.

Steer carefully!

Lake Meredith was formed when the Canadian River was dammed.  The lake used to supply water to the area, but the recent drought forced the town to get water elsewhere.  Now it is mainly used for recreation.  You get to camp right at the edge of the reservoir for FREE!  That’s right…$0 per night.  You can’t beat that.  It’s quiet, has a great view, and very few neighbors.  No wonder this place came so highly recommended.

The campground, and one camper…us! Talk about privacy.

Cocktail hour! Frosty gin and tonics.

We caught up on paperwork (like taxes, ugh) this morning and ventured into town this afternoon.  There isn’t much in the town of Fritch other than a Dairy Queen (the sundae was delicious) and a grocery store.  Tomorrow we will do some hiking and visit a flint quarry. But for now, relaxation is in order.

This is my view while writing this blog post. Ahhhh, very nice.

In a few days we head west to my brother’s place in Albuquerque.  Little by little we are getting closer to my parent’s place in Green Valley, Arizona.