2016XC: Day 17, July 1 – Elm Mott to Waskom, Texas
CampSites: I35 RV Park –to– Miss Ellie’s RV Park
The campsite was ok. A little pricey for not a lot, but I was able to get some much needed laundry done. We had only one more destination in mind for the trip, a cavern tour in Tennessee – so we were basically just trucking through the trip at this point.
On our last trip, Steve was excited to take us to Rudy’s restaurant for brisket. We all enjoyed it, and so as with “stopping in Texas for steak” has become one staple of our trips, so has a visit to Rudy’s.
It’s pretty no frills, but the food is really good. I didn’t take a pic of the sign, but they have them all over the restaurant, saying” “Your mother isn’t here…clean-up after yourself”. 😉
Good meal.
We drove through Christiansburg, VA. on our way here, then stayed in Morgan City, LA. What more fitting than to eat lunch in Tyler, TX!
On our way through Texas heading towards wherever our next campsite would be, Steve saw signs for “LeTourneau University” and was like a kid on Christmas. Here’s a little bio from Wikipedia…
Robert Gilmour LeTourneau (November 30, 1888 – June 1, 1969), was born in Richford, Vermont, and was a prolific inventor of earthmoving machinery. His machines represented nearly 70 percent of the earthmoving equipment and engineering vehicles used during World War II, and over the course of his life he secured nearly 300 patents. With the help of his wife, the late Evelyn Peterson (1900-1987), he founded LeTourneau University, a private, Christian institution, in Longview, Texas. LeTourneau was widely known as a devoted Christian and generous philanthropist to Christian causes, including the “LeTourneau Christian Center” camp and conference grounds in Rushville, New York[1] and Georgia Baptist Conference Center in Toccoa, Georgia.[2] LeTourneau was often referred to by his contemporaries as “God’s businessman.”[3]
. Steve has read his biography more than once, so he was really glad to get these photos.
We found a little campground just inside of Texas called Miss Ellie’s RV. She had movies to rent for $1…the kids liked that. We hit the local Wal-Mart in Marshall, and after dinner watched “Star Wars 2: Attack of the Clones” in the A/C.