Saturday, March 15, 2003
Wildcat Marina, Robert Lee, TX - Mar 13-15
Well we certainly don't have electricity here. We're by E.V. Spence Reservoir, which provides water for Abilene, TX, and is currently at 6% capacity. I suspect that if the average Abilener's gas tank was down to 6%, they'd be getting pretty worried, but still Abilene has no water restrictions.
With the low water and out-of-the-way location, it's a wonder anyone ever finds this place. It was actually listed in our Escapees book. It's strange to see such a seedy place with brand new "We support Escapees" decals! The town of Robert Lee was promoted as a townsite by two Confederate veterans in 1889 and was (of course) named after the Civil War general. Things picked up when the reservoir was full and fishing was good. Now most of the fish have died off due to some sort of algae in the water. We are not drinking it.
This is an ideal boondocking location: lots of solar, with water and a dump station nearby. There is one other family camped here, about 1/4 mile away, and we've seen maybe 4 or 5 other cars per day -- the ideal place, in other words, to get away from it all. Our phone reception is good, however, so we have been able to keep up with our emails. We hope to hear from you soon, since West Texas is, quite literally, "miles & miles of miles & miles."
With the low water and out-of-the-way location, it's a wonder anyone ever finds this place. It was actually listed in our Escapees book. It's strange to see such a seedy place with brand new "We support Escapees" decals! The town of Robert Lee was promoted as a townsite by two Confederate veterans in 1889 and was (of course) named after the Civil War general. Things picked up when the reservoir was full and fishing was good. Now most of the fish have died off due to some sort of algae in the water. We are not drinking it.This is an ideal boondocking location: lots of solar, with water and a dump station nearby. There is one other family camped here, about 1/4 mile away, and we've seen maybe 4 or 5 other cars per day -- the ideal place, in other words, to get away from it all. Our phone reception is good, however, so we have been able to keep up with our emails. We hope to hear from you soon, since West Texas is, quite literally, "miles & miles of miles & miles."
# posted by Doug and Willie @ 5:06 PM 
