12/23/15
I hate cities. I
have seen far more of Houston than I ever wanted and hope never to
see again. If I didn't have the gps I'm not sure how long it would
have taken me to get where I am.
I'm in Texana Lake
State Park. A really beautiful spot. A nice lake. Looks like the
kayaking will be nice. I hope the alligators behave themselves. The
place is loaded with geocaches and hiking and biking paths to those
caches. I've only been here a few hours and already have seen deer,
pelicans, and an opossum. Campsites are good sized and spread out
with plenty of space between. I haven't checked out the showers yet.
I hope they're clean. I'm checked in and paid for a week.
If everything is as
nice as it looks I may stay an extra week.
Beautiful sunset
tonight and the temperature is around eighty. Humidity doesn't seem
too bad. Certainly better than last night in Louisiana.
No cell phone or
internet here in the park. I'll have to go find a hotspot somewhere,
maybe the local library. I'll post this when I find a spot.
12/25/15
This will be my
third night at Texana Lake. There are hot spots, but I have needed
to use the tablet to access them and I'm having trouble with that.
If this gets posted tonight it will mean I've solved the problem or
found a work around.
Today I found my
first Texas cache. That makes 23 states.
I've seen deer every
day. They are almost tame, showing no fear of me as I go by.
Thought I saw an alligator, but it was just a log. People tell me
there are plenty of them. I am amused by the signs along the lake,
“don't feed the alligators” and “swim at your own risk, no
lifeguards on duty”, and the signs are not that far apart.
I've been talking
with a few of the other campers, they are mostly from Texas. One of
the campground hosts is from Quebec. I haven't had a chance to meet
them.
Haven't got the
kayak out yet. Bicycle has been plenty of exercise.
Guess I'll close
this and see if I can get it online.
On the way out of the park I saw my first armadillo.