The Next Adventure

My first camping trip since relocating to Texas, and the second Texas state park visited ( Palo Duro Canyon was the first, back in 2022). I wasn't sure I wanted to camp since it was so hot (heat index 101, humidity 85%), but decided to accompany my brother and his wife since they needed to do a shake down of their new Class C. I also wanted to test out Roxie (my rig)'s lithium conversion and get re-acquainted with RV camping before my trip up north in August. Besides, the campsite I booked had electricity so I would not have to depend on the generator to run the AC. I ended up hooked to shore power with the AC running the whole time. Took the opportunity to fix a few issues: peeling wall paper, verified the new mattress was comfy (forgot pillows, luckily my sister-in-law had extras) and made sure the stove worked. On the other hand, my brother found some major problems that will require sending the vehicle back to the dealership for repairs before they leave for Canad...

I needed motivation to get back into shape and decided to sign up for a local 5K race that popped up on my Facebook feed. Despite its name, this race was not a trail run: it was a community run to celebrate National Trails Day which was on June 6 this year. It was easy to sign up; I drove over to McKinney to picked up the race packet a few days before so I could see where the place was. This turned out to be a nice/upscale community development with big single family homes and some townhouses. It had been pretty hot in Plano, so I trained on the indoor track of the local gym. Hoped the heat on race day would not be too bad, especially since the race was scheduled to begin at 9 am. It turned out to be rainy and cloudy, which was great! Debated driving my RV there so I could relax while waiting for the race to start, and change clothes after. Decided to take the RAV4 instead, since I was not sure about the parking situation. Arrived early, got a nice parking spot along the road acr...