218 miles via TX 146, US 190, TX 30, 90 and 105, US 290, TX 21 and 71 and I-35. Cumulative distance: 2,577 miles.
GTW Hop 16: Livingston TX to Austin TX
Yeah, this route was as complicated as it sounds. Jett pretty much went crazy trying to keep up with the turns while simultaneously trying to reconcile the Google map with the GPS instructions (which make things even more complicated by adding street names to ramps, etc.). We also didn’t get very good mileage and decided to stop for gas – something that I hate to do when towing a 39-foot 5th wheel. Actually, we had to stop twice because the first place did not have diesel at the pump we pulled into and we couldn’t maneuver to where diesel was available. Then when I finally did get gas at the second-try station, I forgot to put the cap back on and had to pull over on TX 21 to fix that little oversight.
But despite those little hiccups it was a pretty pleasant trip. We are definitely getting into prairie country now and had some sweeping vistas of cattle ranches. We had to stop for a long freight train in Navasota, a little town that looked like a set from a 1930’s movie.
When we got to our campground there was a “no vacancy” sign posted, which made me VERY happy that we had reserved a spot. Apparently there was a big college football game yesterday – Texas vs Baylor? First the Thursday night NFL game in Nashville and now this. If I was a big football fan I couldn’t have planned this trip any better.