We had quite the day. We packed up and got away from our place in good time. I dropped off a couple of things (like the router) we had that belonged to the RV park. When I came out of the office, Gerard started the truck, but it was already running. Besides the grinding sound that happens, it blew the panel fuse so we had no instrument lights and no radio lights (although the radio worked fine).
Our first stop was at Discount Tire where they replaced the 2 forward tires on the RV (remember the flat we had earlier in our trip?). And they put the spare back on the back of the RV. So we wondered what to do about the blown fuse. We called a local Toyota dealership since getting to an auto supply store was awkward with the RV. We went there, which wasn't too far out of our way. Well, that was a waste of time. We were there for 3/4 of an hour, and no one did anything. So we just said, see ya, and left. We didn't want to spend any more time there. I determined we could get a fuse at Walmart and replace it ourselves.
So we went along our way, heading up toward Austin. No direct way to get there.
We went through a town with an interesting name, "George West". And we fuelled up in Alice (haha).
At Three Rivers there is a large oil refinery for Valero fuels.
When we hit I-35 toward San Antonio, we got into a big traffic jam. We managed about 8 km in an hour and a 1/4. After we got to San Antonio, our GPS took us the quickest way to Austin, but we were on a toll road, which we don't mind, but it's like our 407 in Toronto, and we don't really know what we're going to end up paying. We got off at one point because the sign said "Cash" in the right lane. But it turned out to just be an exit, which we didn't want, so we went back on. I have no idea how much they'll charge us. Probably double. They'll send us a bill. The section furthest south is privately managed and is famously the fastest highway in the U.S. at 85 mph.
We went through a town with an interesting name, "George West". And we fuelled up in Alice (haha).
At Three Rivers there is a large oil refinery for Valero fuels.
When we hit I-35 toward San Antonio, we got into a big traffic jam. We managed about 8 km in an hour and a 1/4. After we got to San Antonio, our GPS took us the quickest way to Austin, but we were on a toll road, which we don't mind, but it's like our 407 in Toronto, and we don't really know what we're going to end up paying. We got off at one point because the sign said "Cash" in the right lane. But it turned out to just be an exit, which we didn't want, so we went back on. I have no idea how much they'll charge us. Probably double. They'll send us a bill. The section furthest south is privately managed and is famously the fastest highway in the U.S. at 85 mph.
I can tell you we're certainly not doing that with the RV! In fact, even doing 60 mph was touch and go as it was quite windy today (again). The wind blew out the heat and humidity and brought in much cooler temperatures. Last night we could hardly stand to have a sheet on in bed, even with the AC running. Tonight we need a comforter and the heat on. Go figure! It's just like Canada!
We finally arrived at our RV park around 6:30 this evening (should have been more like 4:30), but hey, travelling is such fun!
We finally arrived at our RV park around 6:30 this evening (should have been more like 4:30), but hey, travelling is such fun!
Some States, (eg. Florida) don't bother to charge out of country plates on those types of toll roads, hopefully it is your lucky day....\\ John
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