December in Texas

We have finished our first year on the road and it has been a daily learning experience.  It's time to start sharing our adventures and misadventures. So, welcome to the first blog from the Heit's on the road.  

We have decided that this year we will travel shorter distances and explore more deeply. There are so many wonderful places to explore in almost every city and town across America. We still want to visit as many National Parks, Monuments and Sites as possible but we want to also see as much along the way as we can.  We have discovered that if you drive 250-300 miles in any direction that you have new things to discover. Every small town has a museum, unique landmark, or great triple D restaurant.

I'll try to include info on where we have been in the past year along with what's happening now. Last Christmas, we spent at Big Bend National Park on the Rio Grande. When we arrived, it was 72 degrees and we had lunch at a cool outdoor restaurant in our short sleeves.

The next morning we woke up to 4" of snow on the roof of the RV.  So much for following the sun. Everyone told us that we were so lucky as snow almost never happens just across the river from Mexico.  We certainly didn't feel lucky.

Well, this year we are back in Texas for the holidays visiting our kids Brad and Janet and the grand kids.  Austin is warm, right? We got here on Thursday and the temperature was in the 60's.  Yesterday afternoon the temperature was 77 degrees and we had the A/C on. The wind starting blowing last night and by the time we got up this morning, the temperature had dropped to 23 degrees. A 54 degree drop overnight. We have broken out the long sleeve shirts, woolen socks, gloves and hats. The RV is doing fine with temperature and we have figured out how to keep the water running and the hot water heater functioning. 

We are here for a month, getting Texas driver's licenses, registering the vehicles, and just enjoying time with family.