Thursday, Feb. 23rd, Livingston Here We Come

Thursday morning we did a leisurely get ready to roll from Kinder, LA heading for Livingston, TX. We only had approx. 160 miles to cover so there was no hurry.

I was real good - I didn't go back to the casino before we left. Figured I'd left a big enough deposit!

Our drive to Livingston was uneventful. The route (US190) was primarily through pine tree farming land.

We arrived at Rainbow's End around 1:30 pm. Our neighbors came over while we were setting up to check us out and say hi. One of them told us about a gas station just down the road that had the best hamburgers ever. That was all we needed to hear as we were hungry, when aren't we, so off we went in search of the best hamburger in Livingston. I have to tell you, our neighbor was not wrong! Where we ate was at a Exxon gas station that has a meat market, grill, laundromat, feed store and I'm not sure what else may have been there. Dean and I ordered the burger basket, not knowing how big the hamburger was and how many fries we would get. Wow - we should have ordered one and split it! I guess I have to remember that this is Texas and they believe in Texas size - BIG!!! The hamburger was very, very good. Fresh ground meat, hand pressed and cooked to order. The fries also appeared to be fresh hand cut, not really sure, though they were good. We went back to the campground and finished setting up and then relaxed the rest of the evening. We were both to full to do much else.

On Friday morning we took off to check out Livingston, find Wally World, Curves (for me) and the Ford dealer. No problem with all three. I did my workout at Curves, we shopped at Wally World and had the truck oil changed at the Ford dealer. By this time, it was early afternoon and we were hungry (again) so went off in search of a restaurant that I had read about called Texas Pepper. Talk about good food, they have it. They also serve a variety - TexMex, Italian, and best of all, Chicken Fried Steak with white gravy - ummmm. That was what I ordered and oh my stars, it was falling off the sides of the plate it was so big. Texas size again, I guess.

We discovered that there really isn't much to do around Livingston, so we came back home and relaxed the rest of the day. After all the work in Foley, AL, we deserve the time to relax.

Today has been rainy most all day. We decided it was a good day to do the laundry and clean the inside of the MS. It needed it!

We are going to stay here until next Wednesday then we are going to the New Braunfels/San Marcos area. While there we will also tour Austin. There is a lot of things to do and see in these areas and we are planning on doing some. Luckenback is one that is on our list. They are having a Texas Independence Day Festival next Saturday and we are planning on being there. I will be sure and take the camera so I can post some pictures.

Will catch up with you all next week.