It rained early, then drizzled off and on all day with temps in the upper 40s. The forecast calls for partly sunny and mid50s the next three days – until the Polar Express arrives Thursday evening. It is going to be really cold everywhere including here and forecast is calling for 9 degrees overnight and freezing temperatures the next 3 nights.
To prepare for those temps we made a trip to WalMart to buy RV antifreeze to pour in the water lines to prevent them from freezing. We also filled our large propane tank that runs the furnace and bought small cans of propane for the Mr Buddy heater. Our plan is to winterize the camper, run the furnace along with Mr Buddy and the small electric heater. Campers do not have much insulation in the walls or the floors but keeping the water lines from freezing is the most important thing. We have a wool blanket and a down sleeping bag to use along with the cotton quilts and if necessary we’ll put on extra clothes.
To stay another full 7 days, we had to reserve another campsite, which worked out since it’s a pull thru site and a bit easier for unhooking and hooking back up. It so happened that this site is next to the couple from Ohio who owns an Airstream that is the same model as ours. There camper is a 1988 and much longer at 30′ but the outside design looks very similar. They are a very nice couple who are spending a month here before heading south to South Padre Island for the winter.
This is a nice town to spend Christmas in and from all appearances, they really celebrate. We plan to visit the downtown area over the next couple nights to check out their lighting display where there is a town green with lots of decorations and a huge tree. The town is around 11,000 residents but it is a big tourist attraction (reminds us of Berlin) and streets and sidewalks are full every day. Not sure if it’s this busy during other seasons but it certainly is now.
We’ll be here until next Monday – just when the weather is starting to warm back up to more normal temperatures :)!
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