Getting Around

It looks like getting around here may be easier than we thought. There are basically three main East West roads where you find the main stores. US 83 is a bit hard to navigate because the access roads on each side are one way. On these access roads are the main stores like Walmart, HEB, Target, and K-Mart. Here too are the big malls as well as the many strip malls.

North of US-83 is Business 83. This is a major E/W street and it is two way so it is easy to find things. The third main road is Griffin Parkway. Business 83 and Griffin Parkway are filled with the smaller local stores and shops.

There are many North South roads big enough to be called main roads. Once we figure out what N/S road where we want to go is near it will be much easier to get where we are going.

We visited Home Depot yesterday and I picked up some lumber to build a couple of steps. Each site here has a cement patio and it is raised just enough to keep the steps on the motorhome from opening. Home depot had a 4 step riser so I bought one and cut it in half to make two 2 step risers. That along with one 8 foot 2 by 10 was enough to make the steps. I was very pleased that the woodworking shop here has a lot of great power tools that made the job a snap.

We also made a stop at Camping World and picked up a small round plastic table for eating on the patio. A few items for the sewer were also needed. A quick stop at Wallmart and HEB were necessary to get a few grocery items.

I see Marsha has returned from doing the laundry so we will grab a quick lunch and head out to explore a bit more. We are meeting with the manager in charge of the workampers on Friday for an orientation and tour.