Hanging out in Northern Texas

I spent the last few days hanging out in Northern Texas.  We stopped at Martin Creek State Park, and just rested.  I have been tired lately on the road.  I think it might be road burnout.  We spent the first day just catching up on our sleep.  The second day, we had a visit from a "Barney" who lifted my spirits a bit, because he was just so darn engaging.  We spent several hours just standing at the RV and then sitting at the picnic table talking about everything from Hanford Nuclear site to catching fish down in southern Texas.  We realized that we had the art of drawing in common, and it made me realize that I have got to give more time to the right side of my brain.  Drawing and writing give me such pleasure.  Barney must have realized that because he came to the van the next morning before we left with a set of wax pastels that positively made my fingers itch.  

I liked Martin Creek State Park.  It definitely was the quiet time of the year there, because I was able to get on my bike and tool around the campground without having a threat of being run down.  We walked over to the island one of the evening we were there, and watched people fishing and just generally enjoying themselves.  I slept really deeply while I was there and I think it was because I felt at peace.  

We are now in Waco, Texas for the next few days at the ACOE Midway Campground next to Waco Lake.  We spent much of the day driving in circles around the Magnolia Silos and Table in town.  We had some good food, and shopped a little for Christmas.  When we got back to the campground, I felt a sense of lethargy (maybe due a little to the heat) that has accompanied my attitude for the last couple of days.  As we head towards home in the next couple of weeks, I am realizing that this may be the last of our travels for a while.  I have so many other places that I wanted to go, but could not get into the plan.  I need about 3 more years to really get a grasp of the USA.