No, Texas is not flat! We left Bastrop yesterday morning and there are no interstate highways that would have taken us from A to B, instead drove a US route for most of the way through Texas Hill Country. Up and down, not mountains, but hills and lots of them. We were concerned that we were driving into a rain storm but it was just a cloudy windy day. However, the forecast for the next two days is rain - flash flood advisory in affect now until tomorrow afternoon. Again saw some wonderful ironwork on gates to large ranches. Once we dropped south of Austin, the geography became very hilly.
Passed through a town called Fredricksburg, home to Admiral Nimitz. And also passed LB Johnson's National Historic Site, his final resting place, and museum and library dedicated to him. Wasn't a long drive, only 146 miles, but I think Dave was worn out from all the hills and from the wind. He would get caught coming around a curve in the road and gust would hit and he struggled to keep the RV straight. We are 100 miles from San Antonio and 150 miles from Austin, the capital. Camped now on the bank of the Guadalupe River in a town called Kerrville. We chose this town because it was the last major city before the long drive to Fort Stockton. If we need anything - they have it here. Population is about 22K, so we should be able to find whatever we may need.
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| Hills! |
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| Very fancy entranceway |
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| Not big hills, just a lot of them! |
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| Weird looking - no sign, could see it for miles |
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| Old mesquite trees, scruffy landscape |
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