Lake Conroe

The distance between points was much less this month. 240 miles versus last months' 1,600 miles; however, I managed to make it difficult.

In trying to outsmart our GPS - the GPS won. I wanted to use some side roads that the GPS did not like so (with my crafty ways) I programmed a halfway point, then when we reached it I reset it for Lake Conroe thinking it would pick the route I wanted. Wrong! The GPS got even by sending us on ever smaller side roads. I finally gave up and got us to I-10 headed to Houston, exactly what I was trying to avoid. I surrendered; however, the GPS was not done humiliating me. It put us on toll roads. After a couple tolls we hit a stretch with huge signs warning that the SunPass was the only way to pay the toll ahead and violators would be prosecuted. We exited and re-calculated yet again. Winding our way through the northern suburbs of Houston we finally arrived having added an hour to what should have been a 4 hour trip.

A couple Sailor Jerry rum and cokes coupled with the view from our balcony improved the day.

After 3 days of rain De Anne is basking in sunshine again this morning.