Dec 17, 2017
We’ve been traveling south along the Rio Grande River- the US/Mexico Border through “brush country” and oil fields with a few tiny towns scattered amongst a couple of small cities, until we got to Laredo- 400,000 people- 95% Hispanic/Latino and almost as many across the river in Nuevo Laredo. Laredo is the third biggest border crossing- 35-40% of all US exports into Mexico and Mexican exports into the US travel through Laredo!! The State Park we are at is wedged between the city, the airport and the open country.
We stopped in Del Rio at Amistad International Rec Area- the resevoir cut a road off- look closely at the right hand pick! Rhylee is standing in the water on the road on our side.

and Carrizo Springs. Very friendly people every place we shopped.
The weather has been cool, damp, showery and overcast for several days now- not the norm. The rain here makes the dirt thick heavy mud- the roads were super messy on the highway from the trucks coming out of the oil fields, yet we probably got less than 1/4 inch in 24 hours.