Day seventy nine - Tuesday

Rejoice! Sadie is home. I picked her up from the Hospital today at about 9:30 and she was soooo happy to see me. She looks happy and healthy. She'll be on a special diet from now on to avoid future problems. She lost some more weight after being on IV fluids for five days but that won't hurt her.

We left San Antonio at about 10:30 and headed west on Hwy 90, through Castroville, to Hondo where we caught Hwy 173 north. From there we hit Hwy 689 to Kerrville. We then took Hwy 10 west to Fort Stockton where we found a Walmart to spend the night.

We did about 350 miles today and saw just about nothing. This part of Texas is mostly flat with nothing worth looking at.

An interesting aside, in Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana the elevation was in the hundreds with most of it being less than 100 feet. I checked the GPS as we approached Fort Stockton and found we are now above 2000 feet.

We were just about out of propane. I'd checked the price at the RV park in New Orleans and it was just under $4.00 a gallon. I passed on that! I checked the price again at the RV park in San Antonio and it was $5.00 a gallon. Pass again! Finally, not wanting to run out as the weather cooled off, I found a propane business in Fort Stockton and filled up. After the tank was filled, I asked the price and was surprised to learn it was $2.35 a gallon. What a treat. Finally a good deal on fuel. Now, I just wish I could find diesel that cheap. It's running $3.39 around here. It was $3.29 in San Antonio when I filled up. I won't need more diesel until we get to New Mexico tomorrow.

Speaking of tomorrow, we'll do about 300 miles tomorrow and turn over 7,000 miles as we enter New Mexico.

G'night