Sheltering in place at Canyon Lake, Texas…

This post will bring us up to date as we are still camping at Potter Creek Park at Canyon Lake Texas. We originally had reservations for 13 nights and then planned to move on over to College Station for a much longer stay. We were really hoping the Coronavirus wouldn’t change our plans.

Well we hadn’t been at the lake for 5 days when we received word they were going to close all the Corps of Engineer Lake Campgrounds at Canyon Lake. We made a call and found out that those of us already in the park could stay to the end of their reservation even though the park would close to all others.

Well, we dodged that bullet and were allowed to stay as originally planned. However, we had a reservation at Lockhart State Park and the main reason we go there is to gorge on their wonderful Texas BBQ.. With four really good BBQ joints we annually go there to sample the wares and get our fill on Texas BBQ but with the virus all over the place these BBQ places have shut down so we decided to cancel our reservations at Lockhart.

Next we called College Station and asked if we could move up our reservation there and add another month just in case. They agreed so we were set for when we had to leave Canyon Lake. So why are we still at the COE park in Canyon Lake now?

Well a few days ago we received notice the four RVs in the park (there are also two workcampers) would be allowed to stay until May 15th if we wanted to so as to ensure our safely and not require us to travel with so many places on lockdown. Therefore we called College Station and told them we would delay our arrival until we felt it would be good to travel there and have decided to stay here until then. They were very understanding for which we were very thankful.

It sure was nice, and unexpected, that the Corps of Engineers would allow us to stay  longer but we are sure glad they did. While we would have been fine over in College Station, by staying here we have better views and better access to nice walks not to mention it is also very easy to social distance here. Staying at this beautiful location brings a more calming effect on our psyches, much more than had we been locked down in College Station and fortunately we are well stocked on Texas craft beer!

So here we are until either May 15th or whenever we feel it is right to move to College Station. Stay safe everyone and social distance to prevent the spread of this nasty virus…

NOTE: We are currently sheltering in place at Canyon Lake, Texas…

The Great Escape To Texas…

After four days in Tucson it was time to leave Arizona. We had originally planned to crawl our way slowly over into Texas to enjoy the spring wildflower season before putting our summer plans together. But this year would be different…

It was now March 15th and the Coronavirus had become the top news item  every day. So we decided it would be wise for us to travel quickly to Texas in case we needed to stay put for a lengthy time. I had already foreseen the current shutdowns might be coming so we stocked up all of our groceries and dry goods four days ago in Phoenix. Little did I know how timely this stocking up would become.

Anyway, we changed our plans for leaving Tucson AZ and drove all the way to Las Cruces, NM for our first night out of Arizona. The drive was pleasant as the desert was in full bloom in places. As we drove we talked it over and decided we would stay one night at the Coachlight Inn & RV Park in Las Cruces, NM.

When we checked in the lady who took our info seemed to be on crack or something as she really had a hard time with her computer. We were given a site but it was already occupied and when we called she said to take the one next to it, also occupied. She acted as though she didn’t believe us and offered to send someone over to take us to a site. The man took us to a site which was only 30AMP, but when faced with the idea of dealing with that lady again we figured it was not worth it since we would only be here for one night.

After eating our late lunch we heard a knock on the door when the strange lady from check in asked us why we were in the site we were in. After telling her the whole story she seemed complacent to my explanation. Yet she came and knocked on the door again minutes later to only leave before I answered so I think she finally figured why we were there! Bizarre…  We will surely never return to this sketchy park…

After that fiasco we later decided to go over to our favorite New Mexican restaurant nearby to pick up our take out order. The restaurant was packed so I am really glad we decided to get our order to go .Once home we devoured generous portion of our red and green chili burritos cooked at Andeles Restaurant…. YUM!

The next morning we were back on the road and drove to Van Horn Texas before pulling in for one night at the Oasis RV Park, a Passport America Park. Our luck was holding as the office was locked when we arrived even though we were told to arrive anytime between 1pm and sunset.  We called and the owner said she was running errands but would be there in 20 minutes. Sigh. 

As morning came we hit the road again for another long drive to Junction Texas. We checked in at the Pecan Valley RV Park. What a nice place in a remote location near Junction Texas. We enjoyed walking around the property checking out some of the early Texas wildflowers and I even picked up a large bag of small pecans from the Pecan trees on our spacious site.

Again, the next morning, we hit the trail again for a shorter drive over to Potter Creek Park on Canyon Lake Texas. We have reservations for 13 nights and then plan to move on over to College Station for a much longer stay… Hopefully the Coronavirus won’t change these plans too soon…

These are indeed unique times… One day at a time until the new dawn approaches!

NOTE: We are currently sheltering in place at Canyon Lake, Texas…