Due to the location of the new field office Aaron is getting up and running, we have been bouncing around northeast Texas, on the outskirts of Dallas, Texas. I must say, towing the camper in a hectic suburban environment has been both educational and challenging for me. I am glad to have the experience under my belt, and I now have a lot more confidence in my towing and driving skills.
To be honest, I have been struggling with what the blog should be about this week. Our stays and travels have been pretty uneventful the past few weeks. It seems very repetitive to keep posting pictures of Murphy playing in a lake, but that has been our life on the road recently.
We stayed at Hickory Creek Campground on Lewisville Lake for a week, and I didn’t even take any pictures. We had been there before, I think in 2023, and nothing had changed. It is a lovely campground that is very popular with the locals, and seems close to full quite often.
The most exciting day of that week was the day we arrived. We got to the campground an hour before check-in, and we could not go to our spot, because they were full, and the people in the spot we had reserved had not checked out yet. That was OK- it was a chance we took arriving early. The gentleman kindly gave me directions to a Walmart where we could wait. We needed to grocery shop, so it worked out well. As I was parking the camper, I noticed a Domino’s Pizza across the parking lot. Pizza sounded so good. WE did the shopping, and while checking out, Aaron ordered us some pizza. By the time we had the groceries put away, the pizza was ready. That was probably the hottest and freshest pizza I have had in over a year. It was five minutes from when it left the oven until we started feasting in the Airstream.
After a week at Hickory Creek, it was time to head to Lavonia Campground. This campground sits on Lavon Lake, and we were ready to settle in one spot for two weeks. We pulled up to the site, and the driveway was narrow, and there was a ditch on each side. I am not ashamed to say, I hopped out of the truck, and let Aaron back into that spot. I am not great a backing the truck by itself, and trying to avoid ditches and thread the trailer onto a narrow drive was not a challenge I was up for. Aaron happily backed the trailer into the spot.
This was probably the most challenging campsite we have had in terms of trying to get the trailer level. The driveway had a considerable slope, so it caused the front to be much lower than the back. We were able to get it level, but it did not look pretty.
In the next 2 pictures, you can really see the difference in the heights of the rear and front of the camper.
We had a pretty view of Lake Lavon from our site.
One thing about campgrounds is that they need to be maintained. Grass needs to be cut, things like that. I have no problem with that. When we arrived, the campsite itself did not have very long grass, but the surrounding area was covered in very high grass. I don’t mind the high grass; it usually has beautiful wildflowers growing with it. Murphy likes running through tall grasses.
What I do mind, is when the grounds keeper is careless when they are mowing and weed-eating. We have visited numerous campgrounds where they take care not to spray the grass and debris towards the campers. This time, the landscaper did not care. I am very grateful that no rocks hit and broke any of our windows. It sounded like hail was hitting the trailer while he was mowing. And he left a huge mess behind when he was done. I was not happy.
We spent the two weeks catching up on some spring cleaning. Our big task this stay was washing the curtains. We did not want to harm or shrink them, so we hand-washed them and then hung them out on a clothesline to dry. They were quite dirty from our time in the desert, and Murphy rubbing against them to peek out of the windows. My friend Karen had given me the clothesline as a gift before we began this journey, and I thought about her and thanked her for it as we dried the curtains.
Honestly, this has not been the most exciting part of our journey, but it does offer an honest glimpse into our everyday life. Not every week is going to be some grand adventure, but every week is another week we are so appreciative that we get to travel and experience so many beautiful places, even the quiet ones by a lake where the dog gets to swim every day.
We have at least two more weeks in Texas before we get to move on to other adventures. So, he next blog will probably be more pictures of Murphy and a lake. But who knows what may be waiting for us at the next campground? Maybe some excitement, or perhaps just some more calm, uneventful time by the water.
If you have any questions about our life and travels, please leave a comment here. Alternatively, if we’re friends on Facebook or Instagram, feel free to ask a question or two there, and I’ll answer them in my next blog. Thank you for joining us on our adventure!
Wandering Cindi 
I’ll never forget the joy of washing my curtains the first time! I thought for sure either they wouldn’t come clean, or I’d somehow ruin them. To be able to find a place to wash them and then to put them back up correctly and all clean: pure magic! It’s these mundane moments that give us needed breaks from all the wow, I think.
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Hi! It’s been a busy few days and I finally get to sit down and read..
I love reading about ordinary life! It’s the little day to day things- the ordinary moments that- woven together- create life’s tapestry. Slow, real living- 🙂
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