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Friday, December 8, 2017

Southeast to Harlingen, Texas

Our two weeks at Thousand Trails Medina Lake RV Campground has come to an end.  Today's five hour drive starts in a cold rain...





Two Does sit beneath trees
as they stay dry.








Eric starts our drive
southeast.




The Westwood Loop intersection
includes a Don't Block the Box
sign.






The Texas Department of Transportation encourages drivers to keep intersections clear.





Bridgework is "suspended"
 today.




Eric takes the Exit 574
Ramp to Interstate 37
South.





It's challenging getting a picture
of the route sign with the wiper
blades running.






A Tractor Trailer hauling a







These blades are huge.  Eric and I visited a Wind Farm in Nicaragua, near the Costa Rica border.  





An old Oil Derrick in
 a field.




Our drive continues on
US Route 281 South.












 


Eric & I stop for lunch at
a Subway located in a




The Three Rivers Valero
Oil Refinery





The road ahead...










We speculate on what is 
delaying traffic across
the bridge.






This is a tough day to
move a household in
open pick up trucks.





Eric likes this house.











 We arrive in Kingsville.











I take a turn behind
the wheel.






Eric takes his signature
photo of his feet.





















Javelinas are NOT Pigs.














A beautifully landscaped
yard




Tractor Trailer Tire
treads litter the road.




I turn onto US Route
77 South.







A School Bus with a
car in tow.
I get a peek into the car and the bus...  They are filled with boxes.  Loading trucks, cars and a bus, setting up tow bars and driving them to to a new location is labor intensive.






Palm Trees line the median.




We will be following Interstate
69 E/US Route 77 South




An ethereal looking
Wind Turbine.




water tower















Welcome to Lyford.















And SebastianAn
water tower






A car driving with a
car in tow.

The tow car is loaded
with boxes.








A packed pick up truck
towing a car loaded
with boxes.




An SUV with stuff on
its roof towing an SUV
loaded with boxes.






It took a lot of time and effort to coordinate this move.





The Combes
water tower







A train waits....







Fun Fact about Harlingen:  There are numerous gas stations that don't sell Diesel Fuel.





We stopped at this
Stripes/Valero to
get Diesel.






There isn't a picture of Eric at the pump.  I was standing in the road, in front of the bikes that hang from the back of our Jeep.  They are sticking out about two feet into the traffic lane.  With me standing in front of them, it is unlikely that they will be hit by a passing car.





We arrive at Tropic
Winds RV Resort.

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