2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 30

Day 30, Monday, November 17, 2025 - Fort Stockton RV Park, Fort Stockton, TX 185.7 Miles, 2,418.4 Miles for the Trip

Sorry this is out of order.  I somehow managed to not post it last Monday.

Not quite as cold as last night, but still cool enough for the electric heater to come on. I skipped my morning walk, and finished packing up the trailer & disconnecting the services after breakfast. I left Pecan Valley around 9:30. The entire drive was on I 10. 

I arrived around 12:50, and since the office opens at 1:00 I called Stockton Ford & made an appointment Wednesday for an oil change. They don't stock the cover that is loose under the truck so I hope they can somehow reattach it. 

I'm in site 52, a pull through with full hookups that is just long enough for the truck & trailer. It is on gravel with a picnic table for $45.00 per night with a Good Sam discount. Very open - the place is essentially a parking lot with hookups, ie no shade. As usual, a fairly constant wind out of the west. I noticed it on the drive only getting 11.0MPG doing 65MPH. On interstates I usually do between 12 & 13.

Site 52

Along with the closed restaurant, another catastrophe - the best laundry room chairs I've ever seen are gone. One wore out and the other was broken by a rather large user. Here is a photo from the last visit:

The Fancy Chair From 2024

I fired up the AC as soon as I connected the trailer to the power pedestal - outside temperature is 87°F and the trailer was at 82°F. I headed to the Lowe's Grocery store (I don't think it is related to the big box hardware store) and picked up supplies for tacos. By the time I got back to the trailer it was down to 76°F inside but still 87°F outside. With the wind strong enough to probably keep blowing out my 2 burner portable stove I decided to cook inside.

As mentioned, dinner was tacos.

Until Next Time -