Houston to Fulton
Trip Start
Mar 14, 2007
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Trip End
Jun 12, 2007
Fulton, Texas
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Whilst I remember, I have discovered several methods of parking overnight.
(1) For the rich and "money no object" person - turn up at an "official" RV site before 6pm and you get full facilities for £15/night, this includes water, electricity and sewerage facilities. Also, for a small fee you can pay for Wi-Fi and Laundry. For a 90 day trip this would cost in excess £1800 ($3500).
(2) For the not so rich but creature comfort person - As above but turn up after 6pm and leave before 8am and you get everything as above but no £15 charge because the office is closed when you arrive and leave. (for those with a conscience this may not be an option)
(3) For the poor who want Wi-Fi (being "poor" is contradictory if your RV-ing for 90 days!) - "Dry Camp" or "boon-dock" - which means park in a Motel or Wal-Mart car park and use your RV's power and water. Don't forget to go to a garage and fill your tanks with fresh water and use their dump station to get rid of your "bodily waste".
(4) For the poor who have no friends and wish to remain unavailable - park in a "Rest area" or secluded spot. But make sure the area is not controlled by the State Police.
So far, I've tried all methods and I must admit I like the creature comforts without the costs, so my preferred method is option (2). So I guess I don't have a conscience! But then, neither do I have many friends willing to post comments to my blog! So I guess I may go "dark" for weeks and boondock!
Anyway back to JSC. Overall I was disappointed but admission was only £10. The highlights were, the original Mission Control room for the Apollo missions (now a museum), the SVMF (Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility) and a Saturn V rocket. But like I said yesterday, only visit if you are in the Houston area. JFK Space Centre(Cape Canaveral- Florida) is much more impressive.
If you, like me, grew up in the "race into space" era , this was a big thing in the late 60's and early 70's and it was something as a child I was really into - it was the race between good (USA) and evil (USSR) - how things have changed in 35 years!
Left @ 2pm for Brownsville on the Mexican border and arrived in Fulton about halfway between Houston and Mexico @ 8.00pm (option 2!).
