Our six nights with the Canyon Lake Potters Creek campground at near capacity has been a vastly different experience. It has really made us realize how lucky we were to be here during the quiet lockdown mode for the two months the park was closed.
We had one last family gathering with our son and his family. Socially distancing ourselves from each other was awkward but necessary. It was great seeing them again and Sharon had fun floating with our grandson Cameron.
It seems as though we have been here for an eternity but we certainly have some fond memories of our stay. It has been particularly fun to see the place slowly be taken back over by the flora and fauna.
Watching a fox idly prancing in an overgrown meadow apparently trying to catch grasshoppers was really fun to see. The Egyptian Geese stopping at the site next door for a visit was also great fun.We saw large flocks of white pelicans, seagulls and ducks as well as a Bald Eagle on occasion. I was fortunate enough to see the eagle catch a very large fish one morning. Priceless!
We also appreciated meeting some new friends as the few stranded campers created a bit of a bond since we were all in lockdown together. We met new friends from Illinois and I must say that most people we have met from that state have become cherished friends. (Doris, if you are reading this don’t take it to heart!)
Also nice about sitting this long was that I was able to tackle a big project. I scrapped all the flaking paint off of our large awning cover. It was looking really bad as more and more paint was exposing the aluminum below. Hours of scraping later I was able to prime it using an etching primer which hopefully better adheres to aluminum. I followed that up with a heavy coat of flat black high heat spray paint. It nice to have a solid black awning cover again…
It surely will be interesting to move on in this new but strange world we will be living in for an unknown time span. Next up for us is Granger Lake near Taylor Texas. As morning came for the last time in this park, we pulled out and made our way out after more than two months!
An hour down the road we pulled into Bucees in Bastrop Texas and filled up with some $1.89 diesel, yes, that;s right! Only a buck eighty nine! Another hour later and we pulled into Wilson H Fox COE Campground at Granger Lake for the next 10 days… Stay healthy everyone!
NOTE: We are currently at Granger Lake near Taylor Texas until June 1st…
We have a family campout that is scheduled annually in June. Good to hear how you guys handled the social distancing. This outing is a little more complicated than something like going to the store where you can just leave if you don't feel comfortable. Maybe we should discuss this as a family prior to arrival?
ReplyDeleteI certainly would, everyone has to feel that they are not only comfortable with everything but they should feel safe as well. We all have different feelings about what is safe and what is not!
DeleteWe re settled in a park in Buena Vista, Valley rv park with great monthly rates. We hear there is a great disc golf course nearby. But some great hiking and ghost towns nearby.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm, we might be heading to Colorado to escape the heat.
DeleteDefinitely envy you your stay there under lock down. Sounds wonderful with just a few people and lots of nature.
ReplyDeleteIt was very special under very precarious time...
DeleteHoping to open in the next few days here in IL. Yes IL people are good, we've made many friends here over the years. I think we'll all be trying to figure out our new normal, it certainly will look different that what we've been used to. Stay safe!!
ReplyDeleteIt's different but not as different as it should be here in Texas...
DeleteI'm going to miss your posts from your little corner of paradise, but glad to know that things are returning to a normal in a new age. I paid $306 for non-bio diesel today, and happy to get it! Stay Safe!
ReplyDeleteSure was nice being there... at least diesel is cheap here in Texas.
DeleteGlad you had a great place to stay and wait things out. We've stayed at Canyon Lake twice and really enjoyed it. Love those gas prices!
ReplyDeleteAs much as we love the gas prices we would love to pay more if things were back to normal!
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