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

Wind Turbine Blade north.

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

Valero Gas Station in

Three Rivers.

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.

Big Bob's Barber Shop

Javelinas are NOT Pigs.

The Javelinas are the Texas

A&M Kingsville team.

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

to Harlingen.

An ethereal looking
Wind Turbine.

The North Alamo

water tower

Welcome to Lyford.

And Sebastian: An

Empowerment

 Community

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.