Most of the dancers who were camped around us packed up and left after the dance yesterday. While we were eating breakfast this morning, our one remaining neighbor pulled out, leaving us alone at the fair grounds.
Of course we were also preparing to leave, but we had a short trip today, so we weren't in any hurry. We went for a walk around the neighborhood. We spotted a bunch of RVs and walked up the street to investigate. We soon saw that they were all alike and very used. They were parked in a large area behind a small used car lot. The receptionist told us that the trailers were FEMA trailers that had come from Hope, AR, and that they were for sale for $2,500 to $3,500 each.
Some of the trailers were open for viewing. They were pretty much minimal, with a small bedroom in the front with one closet about 15" wide. A short couch on the wall opposite the door constituted the "living room." Some had a shelf for a small TV. A small kitchen with few cupboards was next. In back was a bunk area with two bunks on one side and a small bathroom on the other. Another 15" closet was outside the bunk area. They might be okay for a fishing or hunting camp, but it's hard to imagine a family living in one.
After lunch we drove south about 36 miles to our new campground. It's on the south side of Cooper Lake, which is just north of Sulphur Springs, TX. The online reviews were very positive. We were looking forward to a lakefront site. When we arrived at the park, we asked for a site on the water in the Bright Star Loop, which has 50 amp electricity. The young woman told us that the only site occupied in that area was #12.
We were a bit disappointed to find that the lakefront sites aren't very near the lake, and most don't even have a view of the lake because of intervening trees. We picked a pull through with a distant view of the lake. The sites are paved, and our site (#15) is quite long, so we expected no trouble getting into the site. However, a dropoff at the edge of the pavement made maneuvering difficult, and it took us an hour to park.
For our evening walk we headed down to the lake. We had to walk quite a way across a dried up flat. Texas has had a record setting drought and heat, and the land looks like a wasteland in an earthquake zone.
After a while we began to realize that we were actually walking across dried up lake bed. The lake must be much lower than usual.
We were watching the weather because the forecast called for thunderstorms, some with damaging winds and quarter size hail. When the lightening and wind got intense, we headed for the bathhouse. That's what the park information said to do. We took our books, and Ken took his computer to keep track of the storms. After a while, we decided conditions were calm enough to go back home. That's one of the hazards of living in a house on wheels.
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