Off to Del Rio,Texas, A Border Entry Town into Mexico.

The  state of Texas is actually larger than all countries in Europe. And elephants are the only animals that can't jump. 

We left the state park after a very nice time. We saw lots, got exercise and enjoyed ourselves. We were anxious to move on and get closer to our primary destination, Big Bend National Park. 

Our  trip was going very well until about twelve miles from Ulvade, a town about one hour from our evening destination. We heard a  thunking sound and quickly pulled over.

 

 

This is the drivers side front tire on trailer 

This could really ruin your day. We called Good Sams Roadside service. The gal on the phone really handled the whole thing exceptionally well. She found a tire repair shop that came and changed our tire and we were on our way in about 1 1/2 hours.  We could have done it ourself but dang, we were on the side of the road, no shoulder, on a slant and the tire was on the highway side. This made me a little nervous. This is why we have road service, right.

 

Our old spare! (On the right)

While we were waiting  I found a spot to stay at overnight to do some tire shopping and the next day we became the proud owner of 4 new tires. We kept the best tire for a spare. We had just been talking about replacing the tires when we got back home.

Quail Spring was quite a nice park. Many of the residents spend the winter in Uvalde. There were plenty of Live Oak Trees and a very helpful staff. The Maintenance man whose name was Hooter took Bill in the morning to a shop in the area that had the size tires we needed. We spent another night and the next day we gathered up the new tires and continued on our way. 

 

The Park

 

Wonderful Live Oak Trees

 

Here comes my ride 

 

This is the first of the Border Patrol Stations we encounter along the way. We have seen them before in our travels. We have had to stop in the past but not this time. We were going in the wrong direction.

Next stop Del Rio.

What part of the world is known as the land of the midnight sun?

Stay tuned for the answer.