Leaving the town of Galveston on Friday a.m., I drove "back" to San Antonio but got off in San Marcos where the La Vista Home for the Deaf Senior Citizens is.  I stopped by the office.  A lady who doesn't know sign language made me write some questions about the apartments.  She said 35 deaf are already booked up.  There is a total of 200 units with 100 available; another 60 units are used by hearing senior citizens.  There are three types of apartments:  1 bedroom and 1 bathroom for $425/$475; 2 bedrooms with one bathroom for $500/$550; and 2 bedrooms with 2 bathrooms for $635.  There is a swimming pool for everyone's use.  They are all so neat!  One thing bothers me is that it is in a wrong location where there is a lack of deaf community.  I recall about the Pilgrim Tower for the Deaf Senior Citizens in Los Angeles, CA -- the people there are so much alive and I enjoyed them most in the multi-purpose room.  I don't see any deaf people at La Vista.  After I questioned the lady I walked outside and saw dark clouds -- it was going to rain!  So I better hurry up to find a campground.  I drove through the city of Austin, TX, and kept driving to get to Route 183.  Then the rain started and I experienced several 5-minute showers.  I stopped by a gas station to ask where the campground was.  Finally I camped at Inks Lake State Park -- a beautiful lake with campgrounds designed for leisure families.  Texans are very gentle and religious people.  I was pooped out and went to bed at 9:00 P.M. for two hours then I felt the water leaking from the top of the tent even with the rain-fly.  So I put up a tarp which was good enough to prevent more leaking.  I got up at 8:00 A.M.

     In Austin, TX the mileage already hit 3,000 -- that should be enough to arrive at the East Coast, but I was using a lot of back roads and visiting friends in many different locations.

     I decided to go further North and camp at Meridan State Park this Saturday.  Meridan, TX, is southwest of Dallas.  I am enjoying seeing different campgrounds and noticing many nice people  at the State Parks.