22/01/08 Pulled into a picnic bay on the way to Big Bend, the sign said we could not stay more stay 24hrs, but we were only stopping for lunch. They even provide BBQ stands tables and cover for the picnicers to use. Views from the dining table fantastic!! 
This trip also proved what a small world we live in. We met a guy called Travis, whose GGGG parents moved out here in 1790 something from a place called Routh in North Yorkshire, which is only about 10 miles from Hull. It was the first time he had met anyone from the area and was
quite gob smacked that Jane knew the area well. Way back then the family name was Routh.
24/01/08
Apache Pines RV Park, Marfa, Texas. It is cold, and has been raining constantly since we left Big Bend 172 miles away, but the scenery we have seen when the clouds permitted was fantastic. Everyone seems to rave about the Grand Canyon, but the views of the Rio Grande we have seen today will certainly take some beating.
The roads are breath taking. Anyone who has driven from Buxton to Macclesfield along the bendy bit will know what I mean, only this was for about 65 miles, with blind crests virtually all the way. Not knowing what was over the next brow was, to put it mildly, exhilarating, a
nd caused a few expletives to issue forth.
Big Bend is a massive national park, costs $20 to get in, which gives you 7 days to go anywhere in the 800,000 acre area, just have to pay another campsite fee on top. The views are spectacular and ever changing, sometime you feel that the senses are going to go into overload. We have seen Deer, Cayotes, Javalenas (wild pig) and Road Runners (remember the cartoons). Apparently there is Mountain Lion and Bear in the park too but I am glad to say we haven’t encountered those.
There was a sign on the road indicating a hot spring, no contest, we drove the RV along this rocky road as far as was allowed and walked about another a mile downhill, then another small walk alongside the cliff edge to the water. There at the side of the Rio Grande was the natural rock pool at about 100 degrees F, I came out quite pink. You could have stood with one foot in the pool and another in the river, but the water in the river was freezing, so a no go. Thankfully it is quite popular, and another couple took pity on us and gave us a lift back to the RV in their 4x4, which was allowed further down the trail.
This trip also proved what a small world we live in. We met a guy called Travis, whose GGGG parents moved out here in 1790 something from a place called Routh in North Yorkshire, which is only about 10 miles from Hull. It was the first time he had met anyone from the area and was
quite gob smacked that Jane knew the area well. Way back then the family name was Routh. 24/01/08
Apache Pines RV Park, Marfa, Texas. It is cold, and has been raining constantly since we left Big Bend 172 miles away, but the scenery we have seen when the clouds permitted was fantastic. Everyone seems to rave about the Grand Canyon, but the views of the Rio Grande we have seen today will certainly take some beating.
The roads are breath taking. Anyone who has driven from Buxton to Macclesfield along the bendy bit will know what I mean, only this was for about 65 miles, with blind crests virtually all the way. Not knowing what was over the next brow was, to put it mildly, exhilarating, a
nd caused a few expletives to issue forth.
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