One of the best parts of this journey is having the flexibility to make detours when necessary. Luck would have it that my brother Ted was making a "quick" trip from Michigan to Fort Worth, TX to deliver a hand crafted rocking horse to a very dear little girl, Jewel, who is the granddaughter of his close friends, Greg and Colleen. We were in London, AR when we found out he would make the trip, and we decided to take just slight detour to Fort Worth in order to spend time. We chose an Army Corps of Engineers camp just south west of Fort Worth, Holiday Campground on Benbrook Lake. We secured a camp site in a more isolated part of the park, with tons of shade trees. The time here has been quiet, windy, hot, and did I mention windy?
We also were blessed to prepare dinner for Ted, along with Greg and Colleen as well as their son John, daughter-in-law Jennifer, and the new owner of the rocking horse, Jewel. It was instant family! We have been in need of a heavy dose of family. It was great!!
Our last day on Benbrook Lake has been the windiest of all. We had been told by other travelers Texas tends to be windy. We've only been in a small portion of a large state, but the last four days have made a believer of me. The dory, now officially named "Sweet Pea," stayed on top of the Jeep. We know the limitations of a little boat on a lake with lots of white caps... We did get in long walks every day. The park is full of fields of wild flowers. Maci clearly loves the parks over the parking lots at Wal-Mart. She has her happy pant on.
We head northwest tomorrow a.m. headed to Roswell, NM. We plan to drive the Extraterrestrial Highway through Area 51 - which doesn't officially exist according to the Federal Government. Usually I don't post until after we have visited an area, but since we are going to a part of the country where so many Alien sightings and abductions have been noted, we thought it best to file a "flight plan." Seriously? We'll see...
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