Propane and Crème Brûlée . . .
Since we were going out for breakfast at Cracker Barrel this morning, we slept in a little, not getting up until about 7:30, but were still hitched up and on our way by 10am.
Getting out onto I-45 I was happy to see that replacing the rig’s fuel filter the other day took card of our ‘lack of power’ problem, so we were easily cruising along at 60mph and had no trouble climbing some of the steep ramps.
About 10 minutes before we arrived at Colorado River TT, I called the office to ask that that the propane guy meet us at the fill station so I could top off our tank before we got parked.
The last time we got propane was December 24, 2014 right here at Colorado River. We were down a little below 1/4 of the tank and it took 24.4 gallons to fill us up.
Since we usually only use propane for running the fridge when we’re on the road in the non-summer travels, we normally wouldn’t need it this quickly, but back in 2015 when we were gate guarding up near Carthage, TX, the electric side of our water heater died, so we used the propane side for a month or so until I could fix it.
The reason I said the “non-summer’ months is that during the summer we run the generator to keep the AC’s going.
About 3:45 we headed into Katy to our daughter Brandi’s. But on the way we made a couple of stops, first at the park office to settle up for our propane and two days of 50amp. Then it was on to the hardware in downtown Columbus where I was able to find the small vinyl tubing I was looking for.
We got to Brandi’s about 5:30 and waited to hear from them. Brandi and Lowell were off with Landon getting him fitted out for his ice hockey gear for the lessons he’s going to be taking the next couple of months,
Finally we all met up at Little V’s Vietnamese Bistro, one of our all-time favorite restaurants anywhere.
We started off with an order of Pork Spring Rolls, everyone’s favorite.
While Jan and Brandi shared the Chicken Curry, and Lowell got his Little V Pho, I went with my usual Shaking Beef Vermicelli.
And of course we finished up with Crème Brûlée spoons, just the right amount of dessert to end the night.
Saying our goodbyes for the next 3+ months we headed back to Columbus.
Tomorrow it’s back down to the Clear Lake area for our last two doctor’s appointments, which hopefully will finish us up for this year.
Thought for the Day:
Every now and then I like to do as I’m told, just to confuse people.
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Balmorhea and Southern Star . . .
In between the heavy rains this afternoon, I tried to top off my coach batteries with distilled water. (My engine batteries are sealed), but found I didn’t have enough distilled water left, so it went on the Wal-Mart list for later this afternoon.
Next up I called Saddleback Mtn. RV Park in Balmorhea, TX to double-check our stay this coming Saturday, and I’m glad I did, since they’re booked solid for the foreseeable future. And this is even with all the new sites they’ve added.
So my next call was to the Southern Star RV Park. It’s a nice little park in Van Horn that we stayed at two years ago when it was a Passport America Park. It’s not now, but it’s still a good deal, and even better there’s a really good steak house right next door for dinner.
And luckily for us they have a site for Saturday. So now we’re booked all the way through the end of April, and a few parks after that.
Later, about 2:30 Jan and I headed out for some errands before meeting Ed and Debi Hurlburt at the Conroe Golden Corral.
Our first stop was the local Academy so I could pick up another bottle of Biobor Biocide for our rig’s diesel tank.
I bought a bottle here last year and so I wanted to pick up another one since mine’s getting low. Academy normally carries it in their Marine section, but either they were our or don’t carry it anymore. I’ll check the Academy down in Clear Lake on
Then it was on to the Lowe’s for some vinyl tubing, but their stock was so scattered and disorganized that I finally gave up trying to find the size and length I needed.
Then it was on to the Sam’s Club right next door to pick up a prescription, and then to Wal-Mart for a couple of more prescriptions and some groceries.
We normally get our prescriptions at Wal-Mart, usually on their $4/$10 plan if possible. But some others are much cheaper at Sam’s on my Business Plus card. In this case, it would be $62.82 at Wal-Mart, but it was only $10 at Sam’s.
Then it was on to the nearby Golden Corral to meet up with Ed and Debi for one last meal together, at least for 4 or 5 months. We’ve eaten here a number of times and it’s pretty good. And much better than the Ryan’s right down the road.
Finally saying our goodbyes for now, Jan and I headed out, this time for a stop at Kroger’s for another prescription, a 3 month supply of Jan’ breast cancer medicine, Anastrozole.
In the past we’ve gotten it for about $55, but this time it suddenly skyrocketed to $171, of course with no explanation. But looking online, I found I could get it from Kroger’s under GoodRx for $27, a big difference. So done and done.
Getting home, I finished up adding water to my batteries, so that job was done.
We’ll leave for Colorado River TT about 10am, calling ahead so that we can meet the propane guy to top off our tank before we park.
Then Friday we’ll head for Tucson.
Finishing up, several of our readers have asked for a Karma the Cat update.
At about 16 months now she’s a big kitty now.
Thought for the Day:
“It was fun watching the applecart being upset, but now where do we go for apples?†– Paul Schrader
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