Stalled in Texas, waiting......

 

Our stay in Mustang (Oklahoma City) was uneventful.   The drive from there to Amarillo was in the fog.    Not much to see along the way except fields of cotton and sorghum punctuated by wind turbines looming up from out of the fog like huge ghosts.

We planned to arrive at the Big Texan RV Ranch a day early (Sunday) to avoid a nasty winter storm that was predicted for Monday.   It turned out to be a good thing for us as we were awakened in the middle of the night by booming thunder and sleet/ice pelting Beluga's roof.      We've extended our stay through Wednesday and will reevaluate our departure date then.

bedroom window view

We are sitting here with our big slide pulled in, water hose disconnected, thermal shields tucked into some windows and the small space heater on high.    We are encased in ice.    Dave puts a small throw rug on the stairs before Lewis goes out to "get busy" so he doesn't slip on the ice.   He is a real trooper and waits patiently til Dave positions the rug and holds it down with his foot (did I mention the strong wind?) before he disembarks.    Before we thought of using the rug, poor Lew slid down the stairs and landed in the snow on his side.    He's got it down now and is very careful.      Once out, however, he scoots around like a puppy.   It seems he loves this weather! 

Dave has had to make a Walmart run to get a couple small space heaters for the basement compartments.     They are heated by the furnace but it doesn't seem to be enough warmth to keep something down their from freezing and stopping the flow of water to our sinks and toilet.   Sheesh.

Please keep your finger's crossed that we have enough propane on board to fuel our furnace until this storm passes and the temperature begins to rise.

One bright spot in our otherwise unpleasant stay here in Amarillo was last night's delicious take-out steak dinner from the famous Big Texan Ranch Steak House next door!    We always eat there when we're in this area and it was just as good eaten in Beluga.   Mmmmmm

I lifted the shade and snapped this picture of our frozen neighbor...
it's too d amn cold to go outside and photograph Beluga!