Easin’ Along Goes Crawling For the Border

We left San Antonio in search of some downtime. We needed a few days to do laundry, answer email, check on the snail mail, call family—the usual stuff that we tend to put off while on the road. Our time in San Antonio included a not-to-be-forgotten St. Patrick’s Day celebration on the Riverwalk and some fun with friends so, we were ready to slow the pace to the customary Easin’ Along crawl. We paused at a few stops during our drive to capture the Bluebonnets. Fields of them stretched out on both sides of the highway and were just gorgeous.

The next stop would be Southwinds Marina, a campground and marina operated by the Air Force in Del Rio, TX and less than a mile from the Mexican border. The road we traveled to the campground ended at the border fence, and we had to take a right turn and follow a narrow road to reach the campground. Helen (adorable wife) took a picture of the border checkpoint as we passed.

Southwinds Marina fit the bill. To start, the campground is in a very remote location, so there was no temptation to go looking for restaurants or shopping. The laundry room was large and offered plenty of washers and dryers for free. The scenery was outstanding. Our campsite sat in the middle of a single row of camping spaces and overlooked a dammed-up section of the Rio Grande River. After making a home in Site #10, we decided to take a walk down one of the trails leading toward the water.

The campground sat on a peninsula surrounded by the Rio Grande. From our spot on the trail, we could see the Amistad Dam and Mexico beyond that. We later learned that the dam crossed the border at its mid-point. The river and the Texas landscape made for some excellent photo opportunities. Sunsets over the river were stunning.

 

The rest of our stay went just as we planned. We crossed many items off of our “to do” list and just relaxed. We did take a few pictures, and I have shared them below. There’s not much else to report. We leave in a few days for Ft. Stockton, TX and White Sands, NM. All is going swimmingly well, and we’re still Easin’ Along.