Wichita Falls

We had intended to roll out of Kingwood around 10:00am, BUT!   Gary won $100 in the lottery and so going to Krogers to cash in took us by the house to get the rest of the trash out, say goodbye to our neighbor, Clyde & Vickie, fill the pool, disconnect the pool sweeper robot, pay for George's grooming, fill the tank and GO!  It was 12:30pm!

We settled into a pace and all went well until our navigator took us out into the nether regions of the Texas plains.  Fortunately, we realized this soon and got back on track - though it was an interesting side trip.  Pure prarie sparse with farms and ranches.  We finally got to the Holiday Inn to learn they had no reservation - back to the car to retrieve my laptop, I forgot we had reserved a room at the Candlewood Suites - fortunately 2 exits further on the highway.

What a scorcher!!  We left Kingwood at 102 F (39 C) and hit a high of 111 F (44 C) in Fort Worth.  During most of our drive, the dash thermometer showed a steady 108 F (42 C) - and it was 108 when we got to Wichita Falls at 6:30pm.  The Texas landscape through Fort Worth was heavy with trees, yielding to chapparal and finally prarie.  All in all - uneventful, except for my goofs.  (Gary insisted I post them)

We've taken precautions by emailing all future reservations to my Blackberry so that we can ensure that our navigator is properly programmed.

I discovered tonight that I left my camera cable at home in Coquitlam - and so will stop by Best Buy tomorrow to get another - tomorrow night I'll add some pictures.

We've been planning to stop at the state line tomorrow to conduct a ritual of contempt for Texas, but our first ideas would probably get us arrested.  None the less, we will at least photograph the event. Probably the biggest frustruation faced by us living in Kingwood was experienced by Gary, who faced re-careering as a Realtor in a slowing market.  Further, where we lived served to isolate us from the gay community.  However our neighbors were fabulous!  THANK YOU Clyde & Vickie, Brian & Barbara, Jill & Dave Henderson!

Now that we're turning in, I'll say goodnight!