8-22-25 Texmona City Park in Dumas Texas

 

Sunflowers at a picnic area in Texas

 

We had another day of driving. Larry drove from Hamlin to Dumas, which was 275 miles. We started at 6:30 am and stopped at 12:30 pm. We wanted to beat the heat. The temperature was 73 degrees in Hamlin and 95 degrees in Dumas at 5:00 pm. 

We drove four lane highways most of the way. We stopped a few times to stretch our legs and to fill the Minnie with gas. First stop was in Hamlin at their local donut shop. Last year it was closed but today we were happy it was open. Larry asked for 1/2 dozen mixed donuts. The price was less than most donut places we have been to lately. I opened the box and had a pleasant surprise, the gentleman had put in an extra donut (three glazed, two chocolate frosting and 2 blueberry). It looked like it was a one man shop and the service was excellent. The donuts were large, fresh and tasty.

Next stop was in Guthrie, TX where they have a great sculpture of a cattle drive. Other stop was an old rest area, where they had beautiful sunflowers and a couple of covered picnic tables with tree growing over the roof. We stopped a couple other times for bathroom breaks. We stopped in Claude,TX to fill the Minnie with gas. 

Cowboys keep the cattle together in Guthrie

 

Cowboys keeping the cattle moving

 

 About three miles from Texmona City Park in Dumas we stopped at Braum's for lunch. We shared a meal deal, which was a  crispy chicken club sandwich (chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheese and bacon on a bun), small fries and a small chocolate shake. When you order a meal deal you have a choice of either a drink or shake. The service was excellent and food was good.

 

Our meal deal

What the sandwich looked like from the web

 

 

When we got to Texhoma City Park we had no problem finding a spot we were the only ones there. We parked the Minnie and set it up for the night. It is another free site with power. They do accept donations. They have a dump, water, playground, dog park and dumpsters. The park has a merry-go-around, swings, climbing bars, a spider to climb on, an old bathroom and covered ramada. It's a very nice park. Everytime we haven been here we see a lot of the locals use the park (kids playing in the playground area, people sitting in their cars, people walking, people picnicking under the ramada and the picnic tables). I walk around the park for an hour and half to get some steps. 

 

 

 

Swing set and slides

 

 

 

Climbing bars and spider

 

 

 

Camping at Texmona City Park

 

We spent the afternoon and evening relaxing. Larry is reading another book. I played games. I did the Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong. The event was Event: Klondike Mini of 10 games. It took me 1 hour, 6 minutes and 33 seconds, which put me in 28th in my group. I played Angry Birds and Friends and Angry Birds 2.

 

The other day when we were celebrating our birthdays at Louise's she asked me why I don't do as many steps as I use to. I have a new fitness band and it's not a Garmin. The Garmin band automatically syncs your steps and they will ask if you want to do a challenge. For example: It you do 10K steps they will put you in a group of people who do 10K steps. This will motivate you to get up and do the steps. I used to look at the challenge and see where I was, and if I needed to do more steps to move up I would do them. Larry did some research while I was walking to see if my new band has challenges. They don't, but you can manually make your own challenge with your family. But they don't automatically put you in a challenge you have manually enter the data. Today I was very pleased with myself because I ended up doing 11,500 steps. 

 

While I was walking Larry also did a couple of reviews on the computer. One was on Good Reads about the book he just finished. The other one was about the donut shop in Hamlin. He is very good about doing reviews on books he reads. Sometimes the author may give a thumbs up. Once in a great while someone will comment on one of his reviews. Most of the comments are on books he gives poor reviews. I don't do reviews, I should because it helps other people decide if they want to read the book or not.

 

  Relax with a book