One of the challenges of driving in Texas is that you can't always drive the exact distance you want every day, because towns along I-10 are fairly widely spaced. This means that sometimes you have to stop earlier than you'd like because the next town is too far down the road for the current day's drive. But sometimes things work out the way you want, and yesterday we made 400 miles to Van Horn. We heard on the news that freezing rain was expected the next morning, so we delayed our departure until about 10 a.m., and I am glad we did because there were numerous indications that early-morning driving was quite treacherous. Our truck was covered in ice when we went out to get it loaded.
Fortunately, by the time we left, the ice was off the road, although the rain continued to fall and form ice on the windshield. We had to stop once to scrape off the windshield and wiper blades, but eventually we left the rain behind and enjoyed 45 degree temps the rest of the drive to Sonora. We decided to stop here early, after driving 261 miles, and from 4 to 6 we completed the job of offloading gear from the truck into the boat. Not everything is stowed away, but most of the important gear is now on board.
Tomorrow we are going to try to do some sight-seeing in San Antonio.
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