The journey to visit all Texas’ 254 counties began some 20 or so years ago. What better way to get out to every area of Texas? It’s been a long odyssey with a lot of highs and lows – and this trip is giving us both. We’re currently in the Permian Basin (Midland/Odessa) – and what an eyeopening visit it has been. The dust, bad roads, traffic, oil rigs, oil pumps, and thousands of rv areas – these workers have to live somewhere/ I’m not sure I would like living here – but I understand the draw ( $$$$$$$$$),

We’ve already visited 7 courthouses, revisited 1, and have 11 to go. We’ve been struck with some misfortune mainly concerning our travel trailer. Driving down the highway, we noticed part of the rv outer ‘skin’ pulling away from the trailer. We taped that down with good ole masking tape. Then we made our first stop – and man – trying to back the trailer into a very narrow drive, not very level, around a imperfectly placed small tree – but Clem’s a master, and we got it in for the night.

Then we headed to Midland/Odessa – and parking the rv wasn’t much better. We were given a space – narrow, short, requiring a very sharp turn into a tree limb! Eventually, a park hand directing Clem into the spot. Then – that night it commenced to rain – better said — pour. We left the awning out just a little, but it caught the rain and collapsed on one end. When we got up the next morning, we assessed the situation – figured out why it collapsed (the trapped rain water), took care of it and everything turned out OK. What a trip so far!

I will start updating some of the county pages over the next few days. The photos will probably have to wait until we return home.