4-23-2024
H: 79°F L: 53°F
Thousand Trails Lake Texoma, Gordonville, Texas
Our new water tank finally arrived so we picked it up at Camping World. Daniel was able to install it easily and now we can boondock if needed.
I learned about the rock wall in Rockwall, TX. It’s east of Dallas and was found in 1852 by three farmers digging a well. The wall is 20 miles long and 7 stories deep. Some believe it was created by giants. You can watch a History Channel video about the rock wall. I won’t spoil the findings of the forensic geologist but it was very interesting.
4-24-2024
H: 77°F L: 60°F
Thousand Trails Lake Texoma, Gordonville, Texas
Hung out at camper all day. It was a beautiful day. Definitely feeling grateful for our lifestyle.
4-25-2024
H: 79°F L: 68°F
Thousand Trails Lake Texoma, Gordonville, Texas
We drove to Fort Worth to pick up a part for the Tesla. Daniel is going to fix the Tesla’s falcon door himself.
We have really enjoyed all the downtime over the past two weeks. We’ve been able to better organize the camper and shift some weight to the back of the camper.
4-26-2024
H: 82°F L: 65°F
Lake Thunderbird State Park, Norman, Oklahoma
We traveled north into Oklahoma today. We are going to miss Texas. The people (hey Stacy!, hey peeps of Encore Sunshine), the cities, the countryside, the wildlife – all will be missed.
We are staying at a state park for one week. Our campsite is right next to the lake. It was super windy when we arrived and the camp host told us some really bad weather is coming.
After setting up, we took a drive to check out the local area. We saw the best clouds as we were driving – they were huge and the picture doesn’t do them justice.
4-27-2024
H: 79°F L: 66°F
Lake Thunderbird State Park, Norman, Oklahoma
The campground cleared out today because a bad storm is coming. We enjoyed a quiet day at our site next to our neighbors who also have a pit bull.
The rain started in the evening and by 8:30pm we found ourselves taking shelter in the bathroom (built of cement blocks in 1960s per the camp host) for a tornado warning. The wind was pretty horrible for about 20 minutes, up to 45 mph. When we got back to the camper, we found a few things had fallen over due to the camper being pushed around by the wind but nothing was broken.
4-28-2024
H: 77ºF L: 59ºF
VRBO, Amarillo, Texas
We are driving to Amarillo, TX today to meet Daniel’s son, Alex. On the drive there, we passed a town in Oklahoma called Dead Women Crossing. It got its name from an unsolved murder of a woman.
We stopped in Shamrock, TX to charge the car. The chargers were at an old Conoco station which now houses a cute cafe and visitor center.
We also passed by a leaning water tower. The Leaning Tower of Texas was moved 34 miles to Groom, TX and tilted onto two legs with a bulldozer as a marketing ploy by Ralph Britten. Mr. Britten had a truck stop and restaurant off of Route 66 and wanted to draw in more customers. Apparently, people driving by would rush in concerned the tower was going to fall on the building and Mr. Britten would assure them it was fine and encourage them to dine at his restaurant.
The drive was so pretty with a ton of little, fluffy clouds. You can see for miles and miles in this part of the country.
We are staying at a VRBO that is a 100 year old craftsman’s style house. Alex met us at the house and Peter loved lying in his lap. Then we went to a bar and played pool, Daniel and I against Alex. Alex is pretty good!
Stats
Expenses:
- Tow vehicle fuel: $0
- Campsite: $92.04
- Camping memberships: $22.38
- Food: $153.23
Miles driven: 798 (323.5 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 4
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