Olde Towne Cotton Gin, Quanah, TX

This was a brutal day’s drive. Going through Dallas is never fun, but today it was particularly bad. It took an hour to pass through on I-20 to I-635. We gave up on the plan to take 635 to 35E to 380 due to the number of wrecks making the interstate unbearably tied up. We cut across to 114 to 287. It made for a very long first driving shift for Barbara and poor Bella had to go a very long time before her potty break. There just wasn’t any good  place to pull the big rig over for a break until we reached Decatur, TX.

We arrived at our campground just at five and since we had pre-paid we were able to just pull into our site and setup. The office was still open checking in a young international couple in a rental RV, so I went in and picked up some ice cream as a reward for Barbara having such a rough drive this morning. I like those kinds of rewards because I get some too!

We have enjoyed stopping here several times now. The campground is on the site of an old cotton gin, and the main building that housed the gin is still here. It is now a nice social hall for guests. Even on the hottest days we have found the air flowing through the large open doors to cool the interior to a comfortable level. There is a nice pool out back, too.

Another six plus hour driving day is ahead tomorrow.