Day 12

Start mileage 92969
End mileage 93272
Daily mileage 303
Total mileage 2297

After going to sleep last night I didn't wake until 6:00 am local time. I looked outside and it was still darkish. Then upon further investigation it was very foggy.

Being at a campground right alongside of US 10 it was very noisy. That didn't really bother me. Got up and went to bath house for daily routine. Walked back and took notice that half the campground people were getting up and all leaving. I thought what are they doing. Then I remembered it was Monday morning and the start of another work week. I keep forgetting people have to get up and go to work. I feel real sorry for them.....Well not really, I like to rub it in that I am retired now. I love it.

Anyway broke camp and actually got all my stuff back into the trailer. After deciding last evening that San Antonio was a definite possibility today I started after the fog broke.

Just on the West side of Houston I stopped for the Butt Break that one needs once and a while. I was drinking some ice cold water from the cooler and the cell phone rang. I ran to get it cause it was charging on the bikes cigarette lighter. It was Freedom Blue Nurses on Call contacting me to follow up on my Medicare bennies with them. I explained I was in Houston TX and would not be back to PA for another, oh, maybe three weeks. She was very good and asked many questions. I thought it unusual that being in Houston so far away from home that they can still get to me. Aren't cell phones wonderful? Well sometimes they are.

Back on US 10 after BB and ran into road work. The highway came to a complete stop. It was a slow go for several miles. Eventually I passed the action, the road crew was replacing two squares of road surface. I wondered why they didn't do that at night and/or have traffic use the service road? Anyway I must say of all the states so far Texas has the best roads.  A speed limit of 75 is wonderful for making time and miles go by quickly.

Stopped for gas along US 10. I pulled into a Citgo station. There were bugs of two different kinds all over the sidewalk around the pumps and into the building. It looked like a major hatching had just occurred. That didn't bother me none. I pumped gas and did what I needed while the workers there were sweeping like mad to clean up all the bugs.

Stopped at a Picnic Area along US 10. Pulled in to see only two trucks there. Many, many trash barrels were lined up along the parking lot. There was lots of trash on the ground. I noticed the black birds were pulling stuff out of the trash barrels and letting it fly all over the place. I am sure that is not what the State of Texas had in mind for the Picnic Area.

Stopped for some coffee along the way, about 32 miles out from San Antonio. Took off yellow jacket and slicked up with sun screen on my arms and face cause it was in the mid 80's. Rode the rest of the way like that.

Pulled into the KOA campground and gave them my member card, signed up for two nights and was at the campsite in a matter of minutes. KOA really has their stuff together.

Visited Wal-Mart to get supper stuff along with some other supplies. Will be reading about the bus system tonight that will take me downtown tomorrow to see the Alamo and other sites along the way.

Well time for supper, shower and bed in that order.

TTFN