On the Road to Inks Lake, TX

Finally, we packed up the RV and headed north towards Inks Lake State Park.  The anticipation level is running high.  Everyone is psyched.  We stopped for lunch in Marble Falls.  Kids get hungry on a real regular basis whether they are 7 and 9 or 42.  lol.  Back on the road......Steve has such good eyes....he noticed a tire problem that wasn't there when we left San Antonio this morning.  A quick check shows that a belt has let loose.  I do carry a spare and I even have a jack rated for the RV thanks to my husband who added that after had the same problem on the way back from Florida last summer. (I also have coverage that would send someone out to change the tire for me.)   I replaced the second tire in April before I headed to the Rio Grande valley.  So this makes the third tire.  We bought the RV new in 2009 but the tires were 2008 so five years old.....kept covered while parked, no crazing or cracking, belt issues each time.  Tires were checked before each trip and looked fine.  Very fortunately....no actual blowouts or RV damage any time.  We were just going to pull over and check the Internet for a Discount Tire.  I thought the closest one would be back in San Antonio when I spotted the sign a block up the road.  They just opened last November.

We pulled in and they had the right tire.  I thought about it and decided to replace the fourth tire as well if I could negotiate a good enough price.  Deal negotiated......shouldn't have to worry about tires again for quite some time barring road damage.

The dogs got walked and we all waited inside in the A/C.

Somebody worked real hard on these topiaries next door to Discount Tire in Marble Falls.

Back rolling on down the road again........see you at Inks Lake.

Inks Lake State Park TX

Headed out about 11 AM after hearing back from my friend Birdie that she was on the road.  She was at Dinosaur Valley State Park.  I called her earlier but she didn't have a phone connection from either AT&T or Trac Phone at her site. When we initially connected via email, she wasn't sure if she was going to hit the road because of rain but it was looking better so we both headed out to connect.  The doxies and I stopped to get a bit of lunch in Marble Falls because I knew we would be at Inks Lake before Birdie.  Okay, I had lunch, the doxies only do meals twice a day so they got a dog treat.

Birdie arrived at Inks Lake State Park near Burnett about 15 minutes after I did.  The doxies had a joyous reunion with her as I did.  It has been 5 months since we saw each other as she was off on her Alaskan journey.

Can't get much closer to the lake than this.

Birdie was just above me with a great site as well.  It sure is nice to come during the week as it is very quiet and peaceful here.

Inks Lake is not low like a lot of the Texas lakes because it sits between two dams on the Colorado River and the LCRA keeps the water level within 6 inches of the same all the time.

You might be interested in renting a cabin.  They have two sets of twins bunks as well as a table and chairs.  They are also air conditioned.

There are quite a few loops for camping but the number of campsites on each loop is small which is nice.  We had a young couple with 1 and 4 year old boys in a tent just up the hill from us.  It was their first time camping and they were having a ball.

There were some fisher people across the way.

We are sitting about twenty feet from the restroom to get an Internet signal.  It's sunny and a bit hard to see the screen so you may not get another post until I get home.  Having a great time....wish you were here.