Rattlesnakes

Taylor, Texas

Weather: low 66 degrees, high 81 degrees, cloudy, windy

As we expected, the wind was blowing too hard for us to want to leave here today. The sustained winds were over 30 mph, with frequent gusts above 40 mph. We decided to stay another day here, and if we need to, we'll stay tomorrow, also. As I said in yesterday's post, the only thing on our schedule this week is dental checkups in Bay City on Thursday. We can leave on Wednesday if the wind doesn't abate tomorrow and still make our appointments.

The high winds had many RVers leaving the road early today. It may not be apparent, but driving or towing an RV in winds like these is very tiring, not to mention the chances for a serious accident increase a lot.

We had campground reservations in Bay City for this next week at the city's Riverside Park. I called them today to let them know that we couldn't make it today, but were going to try tomorrow. When I talked to the lady who answered the phone, she informed me that all their spaces were rented for this coming weekend, and she couldn't find our names on the reservation list. That is one reason I don't like to make reservations. It seems like many of the campgrounds don't keep their stuff straight, and the people who are hurt by their ineptitude or poor service are the people they're supposed to be serving. We may just take our chances on a place to stay when we get there.

The warm weather here has the snakes crawling. Over the weekend, three rattlesnakes were killed in the campground. One of the campground hosts told me about the snakes, and advised us to be aware when we're out. He said one of the civic clubs in town (I think it was the Lion's Club) has a rattlesnake roundup every year, and the campground folks have asked that the campground be the location for the roundup this year. I think I'll pass on taking part in that little activity.

That's about all we had from here today, beyond making a few little preps for hitting the road.

More later, be safe.

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