Over too quick

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Today, we got up a little later, as we'd had the long day yesterday. We all got dressed and had breakfast, Tony made breakfast burritos with hatch green chiles and hot sausage. Mom and Dad got more attention from the kitties overnight, but mostly they just slept with them (read HOGGED the bed)!

After breakfast, Mom and Dad loaded up and headed home. After they left, we decided since it was a little overcast, to walk around the RV park a little. The railroad tracks criss-cross in a Wye through the park, so we decided we would try to catch the steam engine switching around, when the train from Palestine came through around lunch.

We noticed that much of this park needs some TLC. The sites need some grading and new asphalt, the common areas are overgrown, and the buildings need some repairs and maintenance. I did see where they are looking for a park host, but gosh, there is too much work needed here! I read on the internet that the holding company that purchased the railroad/park in 2012 was having financial difficulties in 2013, so maybe that is the reason.

Our site from across the park

Our site, looking through the pines. There are two pull-through curved sites between the camera and the Mammoth.

Tony checking the roof.

A Calendar shot.

Eileen at Texas State Railroad Campground, Rusk, TX

We went back to the Mammoth and began working on packing it all up to head home. We stopped for lunch and ate leftover hamburgers, and then Tony heard the train. We ran out to watch and take some more pics, but the engine didn't go as far down the tracks as we had hoped, so the pics were not as good.

After the train watching, we headed back and finished packing up. We pulled out about 2:45, and got home around 5ish. We are getting good at the backing, Tony got the rig into the driveway with only one correction! We unloaded and collapsed for the evening. Man, it went from Spring to Summer while we were gone! I guess there is a lot of humidity in the air.

Well, in just a few long weeks, we'll be headed out again for our summer trip. We have some washing and general maintenance to do to the Mammoth between now and then!

We will cherish this trip and time spent with my folks. We thoroughly enjoyed it.