MAR 2 2013 - Kerrville-Van Horn Texas

MAR 2 2013 - Kerrville-Van Horn Texas 

Derek and I met 45 years ago today in Merseyside!! Look how far we've come!!!

First sight of the 'wild west' - wonders were yet to come

We are starting to ooh and aah!! Just a small slice of the whole view!!

Endless beautiful, awesome sights.

Wow wow what a day's drive. We had no idea what we were in for and really words are not enough. We left Kerrville a little late at 10.15am as we decided to have breakfast at the resort's cafe. It took longer than we expected as every meal was made to order, in order!!! We jumped on I10 heading west. After an hour of scrub-land and the odd cactus, we entered a world only the dreams of young children are made of. A barren, yet amazingly beautiful landscape of red mountains and valleys. Mile after mile of John Wayne country. We were both in awe of the strange majesty of the land. Not a cloud in the sky. Literally hundreds of miles with no end in sight. We drove through flatlands and mountain passes oohing and aaahing. The pictures we took could not come near to portraying the real thing. Also, because they are taken through the truck's tinted windows as we were moving, the qaulity leaves something to the imagination. The temperature went from 30f overnight to over 80f during the day. Texas really is such a varied State. Lakes, mountains, big modern cities and the Wild West!! An entire day driving and all we saw was Wild West. Vegetation does not grow tall in this desert like environment and is made up mostly of some dusty low lying scrub bushes and various forms of cacti some looking like mini palms. Very important not to let the gas tank get too low as we went over 100km without seeing any gas stations. We arrived at Van Horn KOA at 4.30pm after our 600km drive. We switch drivers very 2 hours. Camped in a valley surrounded by mountains. KOA is very basic site and advertised free wifi not working very well. No need to unhitch the rig overnight. Wondering what tomorrow will bring. 

SMALL WORKING OIL RIG IN THE FOREGROUND

MORE VIEWS... VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC! NO

SEE FAINT OUTLINE OF WIND FARM IN BACKGROUND

SEARCHING THE LANDSCAPE FOR JOHN WAYNE!!

WE FOUND SOME SIGNS OF LIFE

AND MORE......

AND MORE.....

EVEN MORE..... TOTALLY DESERTED

ARRIVED AT VAN HORN KOA..

VIEW INCLUDING FAKE CACTUS!!

WELCOME TO VAN HORN.. SET UP & SETTLED!! CHEERS!!

DIRT AND MOUNTAINS (CORNER OF OUR RIG)

ANOTHER VIEW FROM CAMPSITE!