Day 144, Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - Palmetto State Park, Gonzales, TX - 0187.4 Miles, 5,443.7 Miles for the Trip.
51°F overnight, 80°F at noon on the road, and the high for the day was 82°F. Still 80°F at 6:00.
A rather exciting night. First a tornado watch, then a tornado warning, then watching a lot of red on my radar app heading right at us. It slide by just to the west but dumped nickel sized hail, shut down my Starlink Mini, and heavy rain off & on until 11:00. I thought the wind knocked over the Mini tripod, but it was still standing in the morning. I guess the heavy rain shut it down.
I met the campground owners on the way out and gave them the check for the two days & bag of pecans. Again greeted by name and welcomed back for next year.
I had a choice of taking I 10 through San Antonio or a bunch of state & farm roads that added about 45 minutes to the trip. I opted for the later, and drove through downtown Fredericksburg, an interesting town.
I arrived at Palmetto State Park around 2:00. I'm in site 4, a back in water & electric site on asphalt with a fire ring, charcoal grill, hook & picnic table. I'm here for 2 nights at $21.00 per night including a $3.00 per night entry fee.
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After setting up I fired up the AC since it was 80°F in the trailer, got out my camp chair and sat outside and read. I finished Spoils of the Dead by Dana Stabenow and started Stephen King & Pete3r Straub's The Talisman. Since it is a 1984 copyright, I probably already read it, but it isn't in my database of read books so it was before 2000 which means I probably won't remember any of it.
Dinner was a chicken burger & a salad.
Until Next Time -
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