Weather: low 38 degrees in Midland, Texas, high 65 degrees in Coleman, Texas, clear skies, breezy
Two days in the hustle and bustle of the Midland area was enough for us. We looked for the closest Army Corps of Engineers campground, and found Hord's Creek Lake, located near Coleman, Texas. Coleman is about 175 miles east of Midland. Coming here serves a couple of needs: we're back in a COE campground, which we like, and we're making progress in getting back to the Bay City area, where I have a commitment starting March 1.
We left Midland about 0930 hours, taking Texas 158 through the little towns of Garden City, Sterling City, Robert Lee, Bronte, and Winters. At Winters, the GPS (Ms GPS) led us across country on Texas 153 and right to the COE campground. I think we're getting used to using the GPS unit.
We pulled into the campground about 1330 hours and were set up by 1400 hours. The biggest problem we had in setting up camp was that the gate attendant, in his zeal to be helpful, gave us a pull through site. No problem with that, usually, but in this case, the site he gave us was not really adequate for the RV. The site would have been great for a 30 foot RV, but ours is 36 feet long, and just a tad too long for the site. We made it work, but I would rather he had given us a back in site. Oh, well - if that's the worse that happens here, that's not bad.
One thing that has impressed us in our travels in Texas is how much energy is produced here. Oil, gas, hydroelectric, and now wind energy. It was interesting to see oil wells and electricity producing windmills side by side during our travels today. We saw hundreds, if not thousands of windmills during our trip today.
We haven't watched much of the Winter Olympics. One of the sports that we have watched is curling, which we had never paid attention to before. I don't know why we hadn't watched it in previous Olympics, but one day last week, we saw the USA in a match that was close. As we watched to see if the USA would win, we started noticing the strategy that was being used, plus the finesse that is involved. Since then, we have watched it whenever the USA has a match. Unfortunately, the USA men's team has not won some close matches until today when they defeated the French team, 4 to 3. It's kind of strange that we would pick up on a sport like curling, which certainly wouldn't qualify as one of the glamor sports of the Winter Olympics.
More later, be safe.
Today's Town - Bozeman, Montana: The Most Livable Place
Not all who wander are lost.
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