The Weather Game

Since picking up the trailer in the beginning of December, we've been trying to outrun the weather. We took a bit longer at my parents' than we wanted, just getting the trailer ready and making Christmas treats so the kids (and the adults) didn't feel as though our Christmas was not good. But it was imperative that we leave Colorado by the 16th. And a good thing we did, because the temperatures there dropped to the negatives and the snow fell in earnest. So we dodged that, but we're taking a most circuitous route to get to Padre Island for Christmas. My parents have reservations there, so it's not as if we can change our destination. Instead of heading straight to Texas, we've gone through Las Vegas, NM and Truth or Consequences, NM. May be my favorite town name. Ever. Or not. There are a lot of town names in the US that are quirky. Today we're headed for Ft. Stockton, TX, then on to San Antonio, TX, before reaching our final destination at Padre Island.

Padre Island National Seashore is a first come, first served campground. I had wanted to arrive by the 19th to make sure we got a site, but that ain't happenin'. We'll get there now by the 21st, I'm hopeful that's still early enough to get a site. Cross your fingers, say your prayers, we need a site! The bum deal is, those sites have no hookups. We can fill up on water on our way in, we have access to a dump station, but we need to rely on the power of the sun for the electricity part. The weather for the National Seashore is looking good, so we may be good to go with electricity, since we won't need to run the heater quite as much as night. Lows in the 20s are putting a hurting on our resources.

So sad to not have a white Christmas, but so very thankful to be with family, to be out of a tent, to have our tiny home, and to be on our adventure!