2 Backpacks, 2 Bikes, a Van and a plan..: TEXAS! TEXAS! TEXAS!

EVERYTHING'S BIGGER IN TEXAS (Even the Signs!)

Well we're finally here! After more than 7 weeks on the road, we crossed into our new home state on Sunday around 11 AM. It was quite exciting and I milked it for all it was worth as you can see from the photos. Stopped at the Texas Welcome Center and put on my Cowboy Hat with a smile (Thanks all my friends at Hanover for the great hat!).

After spending some time at the welcome center, which had a great elevated nature walk over swamp-like land sporting Alligator snapping turtles, snakes and a variety of other not-so-cuddly Texas creatures (apparently we hadn't really left the bayou behind yet), we continued driving and made our way over to the Escapees RV Complex in Livingston to check in at the campground and get a look at our new home town. This park is the actual address where our mail is sent to and our true physical address. There is a mail center here where they take in all the mail, sort it, and then send it back out to members wherever they are throughout the country.

Spent today getting down to business becoming real live Texas residents. Got the Van inspected and registered here, surrendered our Rhode Island driver's licenses and became Texas drivers and also registered to vote and to be organ donors in Texas. Finally we opened bank accounts at one of the local Livingston banks. Got back to the campground just in time to pick up our mail at the mail counter which closes at 4:00 and then spent another hour putting all of our official papers and documents that we'd been carrying around for two months back where they belonged. Finally, Andre took the old plates off the van and put on the new Texas plates and Voila! Texas residents.