Wind and first run in with "the law"

Scene of the crime.

Nothing like pulling a 31 foot travel trailer down the highway with a nasty crosswind.  Check this video out.   Took quite a few glasses of wine last night to get my nerves unraveled after the nine hour drive from San Antonio to Big Bend.


And then there was our little encounter with border patrol.  Dad had the bright idea to stop on the side of the road and jump the fence to get a better look at the desert.    Wesley, Gibson and Dashel followed and within a minute a green and white border patrol truck screeched to a halt behind our trailer.    I opted for the  "kiss ass" approach and explained that we just wanted to see the cactus close up and that we were on a mission to pump huge amounts of dollars into the Texas economy.   He smiled and left us alone advising us to watch out for rattlers.

Boys keeping a sharp eye out for rattlers.