Texas to CA

Excerpt from the song “El Paso” regarding the West Texas wind:
“One night a wild Young cowboy came in, wild as the west Texas wind.”
Yes, there really is a west Texas wind. Our first night in LaMesa, we stayed in a brand new RV park. The pull thru lots had green grass (a major feat in west Texas) and all hook ups in. The office, rest rooms etc were being built. The owners came by to welcome us. There were only 6 rigs there. Nice Park, so we stayed 2 nights! We drove into town in the afternoon. A small town supported by farming and oil field equipment. The center streets were paved with red bricks! Pretty neat. Then on our way to Kerrville TX.
On our travels last year, someone gave us a card and said we would love “Buckhorn RV Park” in Kerrville TX. Kerrville is about 150 miles west of Round Rock. A beautiful park, very friendly people and we really liked it. The weather was warm, around high 80’s. Only problem was the humidly , the same as the temperature or higher! Like steamy. However we signed up for 1 week and were happy. Lots of things to see in the area. We found “Stonehenge” in Texas! In a country road amid the rolling green hills was Stonehenge. It seems a farmer once found a large diamond shaped rock on his land. He then decided people should be able to see it. He planted it upright. Then he had another idea, and the rock formations were formed! Besides Stonehenge, there were statues from Easter Island. The size was 2/3 of the original. Still it was a neat sight.
Then on Tuesday of that week we got the message that Bob’s Uncle Bev who is 97 years old was having medical problems. Serious ones. A decision had to be made. We e-mailed Rob & Leticia that we would not be able to see them this trip, signed out of the park and left Wednesday AM for Yuba City CA which was over 1700 miles away.
Get out your US map or Atlas and find Hwy 10 in Kerrville TX. (About 150 miles west of Austin)Then you can follow our route. We drove from Kerrville and spent the night in Van Horn TX. We were in the Texas Hill country for a time. It is beautiful with rolling hills and green trees good roads and we did not have a lot of traffic. We made good time. Texas is a large state. Then we got into the west Texas wind again. The wind blew from all directions. We bounced along with large trucks all over the Hwy! We left Van Horn early the next morning and wind was with us. A head wind! It was with us all day long. Winds are not good in a RV and the gas millage was worse! The next night we were in Benson AZ.
Remember, our normal drive schedule is to leave around 10:00AM, take time out for lunch then back on the road. Total drive time 4-5 hours and approximate 200 miles. Now we are driving 7 hours and covering over 350 miles a day!!! We are getting tired. Bob and Korkie are getting cranky.
Finally we cross over into CA. Got to Desert Hot Springs. The weather was beautiful, the park was nice and friendly. We took a rest and stayed 2 nights. It was good for us. We then went on to Bakersfield and into Yuba City. Guess what, the only RV Park in Yuba City was full. They managed to fit us into the last slot. Must be exciting things happening in Yuba City!
The trip was worth it. Uncle Bev was in a Nursing Home tucked into bed. However being a natty dresser, he had a beautiful soft plaid shirt on and a nice sweater. He smiled and held up his hand to us when we came in on Monday. He could not talk, but knew who we were and was happy to see us.
After a few days in Yuba City, we came down to the Bay Area. We are staying at the Alameda County Fair Grounds. Nice park. We are seeing family and friends. We have done some shopping and RV fix ups.
The weather here has been absolutely perfect and then one morning the wind came up and it turned cool. It’s time to move on. We get reports on Uncle Bev. He is hanging on by a thread. What to do now?
Our tentative plan is to go to Morro Bay to see my cousin Chick and spend a few days, then on to Desert Hot Springs where we were on our trip out. From there on to Yuma AZ? We will figure it out when the time comes.