even though it has been almost two weeks since i left lubbock, today marks the first day of my real adventure. between the 15th and today, i have been hanging out with friends and basically taken full advantage of their generous hospitality, for which i’m very grateful. but today, i left houston – my next definite stop on my journey is ft. lauderdale, fl… i need to be there around the 8th of next month – that gives me a week and a half to complete the journey and experience as much as possible on the way.
i set out from houston in the early afternoon after a late mexican breakfast with paul at a local place, and stopped by a walmart on the way out of the heavily populated area around houston to purchase various necessities for my trip. i then set out northeastward, using the GPS, toward the big thicket national park. that was no success – apparently the GPS did not want me to find the entrance to the park, so i continued randomly northeastward, and stumbled into lake livingston dam a little after 5 pm – and a little later, the lake livingston state park. i could have continued driving for a couple more hours, but decided to check into a campsite for $18 – with a morning shower included. it was already getting dark when i pulled in, so i don’t have a complete picture of what it looks like around here, but there are many people at the campsite and by the lakeside fishing. i plan to eat some of my “rations”, go for a walk in the dark, look at my options for tomorrow, then probably read and go to sleep early so that i can get up early tomorrow and continue my trip eastward.
the picture is from yesterday – thanksgiving day. downtown houston was more or less deserted, a great day for a little motorcycle exploring… found an open starbucks just in time for a little afternoon coffee break…
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