Caverns of Sonora RV Park
Wasn't able to get on the internet for a couple of days, we left Garner State Park on Monday and headed for Caverns of Sonora RV park, it just happened to be have was to Balmorhea State Park and we just wanted to stay one night to rest up! It was a nice little park, with peacocks, goats, guinnie hens and herds of deer roaming around, it was only $15 to stay, there was only about 10 fhu sites but at least they were pull-thrus, but most of them were in pretty bad shape! We were going to go check out the caverns but they said it was about 350 steps and there is no way Craig would be able to make it thru, he told me to go ahead if I wanted to, I laughed and said, don't feel bad, not sure I could make it either! So we got up early and were back on the road and entering Big Bend Country, talk about beautiful county, OMG! Mountains and hills, took my breath away, Craig didn't like driving in the hills but I video taped everything, couldn't get enough of them!
Balmorhea State Park
Balmorhea State Park was beautiful with a nature spring fed pool! The 77,053 square ft San Solomon Spring is the focal point of Balmorhea State Park. From 22 to 28 million gallons of water flow through the spring-fed swimming pool each day. Other CCC structures in the park include a limestone concession building, two wooden bathhouses, an adobe superintendent residence, and San Solomon Courts, an early expression of the modern-day motel, constructed of adobe bricks. All of the CCC buildings are constructed in a Spanish Colonial style with stucco exteriors and tile roofs.
Craig was even able to go snorkling in the pool, it was 3' to 20' deep with fish, ducks and turtles, even snakes, that was enough info to keep me out of the pool, plus it was only about 55 degrees out, but the temperture of the water is 72 degrees all year round, but still once you get out of the water you would freeze and of course there was the snakes, lol! We stayed 2 days and left this morning so we would be in El Paso by the afternoon because Craig has to go to a Vet's hospital to get his medication! So we are at the Mission RV Park, no not the one we left two weeks ago, a different one! It's ok here, expensive, about $34 a night, more then we usually pay but it has cable, internet, a heated pool, dog walk, laundromat and gift shop, but most of all it has a Walmart, Walgreen and a Vet's clinic/hospital so we can get all our personnal care taken care of!
Worst thing is that the gas prices are going up, we paid $3.59 a gallon for gas, highest we ever paid, cost $175 to fill the MH up, eats it up fast when you are going up and down the mountains! We will stay here until all our business is taken care of, then on to New Mexico for a couple of days then to Yuma to meet up with Craig's Dad, been along time since we seen him and are really looking forward to it!
Well, I will try to get on here when we get into New Mexico, so until then, have a great day!
