Campground Happenings
Kenner’s Service Center
We are having some work done on our car at Kenner’s Service Center. They have been super nice and the ‘lobby’ of their repair shop is incredible. I felt like I was in Harry Potter, walking into a car repair lobby and all of a sudden being in someone’s house.
San Angelo Fun
San Angelo continues to impress. Today Susan and the kids visited the welcome center, downtown, and then this evening we went back for a walk to look at the murals and sheep around town.
Walking the loop
We are staying at a KOA outside of San Angelo and we noticed a lot of people walking along a road near the campground. It turns out that there is a nice 2 mile loop that people like to do. We did the loop with our swimsuits on, so we could jump in the pool on the way back, but by the time we got back it was stormy.
Orange Beach -> San Angelo, TX
Over the weekend we made the drive from Orange Beach to San Angelo, TX. It was sad to leave our vacation in Orange Beach, but good to be back on the road.
The drive on Saturday was very interesting, as we crossed the swampland, and eventually made it into Texas where we drove through several oil refineries, lit up in the dark, and eventually made it to our campsite on the gulf coast.
Sunday we transitioned to Texas – flat for a long time and then hilly, transitioning to more of a desert climate. It is good to be settled for the week before the adventures of the next few weeks.
More Vacation Picks
Day at the beach
Today we spent most of the day at the beach. Our time at the beach is interesting because the water is very stirred-up and murky. It is more brown and smelly than usual, and there is a lot of sea-life. Jellyfish, stingrays, crabs, snake eels, fish, and dolphins are all prevalent right now.
The kids are loving playing at the beach. Lucia and Rose are having fun playing at the edge of the water and the older kids are having fun digging, looking for things, and using the skim board and boogie boards.
Gadsden -> Orange Beach
Today we made the trek from Gadsden to Orange Beach, to meet the Herrels and the Reagens for a previously scheduled vacation. We are all staying in a big house just a short walk from the beach.
Friday night in Gadsden – Big Mater Pizza
Campground Life
Campground Deer
At the campground in Gadsden there is a friendly deer that comes to visit at least daily. On Monday he surprised everyone with his friendliness and I had to interrupt my meeting to shoo him away. The squirrels are almost as friendly. This is why we don’t feed the bears.