The front of the motor home was covered with 1/4 " thick ice. Our slides also had 1/4 " ice on the canvas covers. Since we could not pull our slides in with the ice on the covers, we borrowed a ladder from the campground, and were able to push the ice off. When we left for Houston, TX the roads were fine. There were scattered vehicles as we traveled that had not made it through the ice the previous day.
As we entered Texas, we had a planned stop at the Welcome Center for lunch. As we parked, the traffic on the interstate came to a complete stop. A 5th wheel truck and trailer had wrecked about two miles ahead of us. The trailer was on its side. We waited in the rest area for the traffic to move some and eat lunch. It was a very timely stop.
We arrived at Houston West RV Park, http://www.hwrvpark.net/ late that day. Due to the icy slides issue, we had left about 12:30 PM- later than usual. The accident added another hour delay. This was our first ever arrival after dark with the park office closed. We used our final Kroger Fuel Points in Houston at the last available location heading west.
Our Honda Odyssey had a dead battery when we arrived at Frog City RV park, and when we arrived at Houston West RV Park. AAA sent a recovery vehicle each time. The Houston recovery vehicle was a battery expert with the instruments to test the battery. After the battery test, we replaced the battery. Since we stayed an extra day in Duson, LA we stayed only one night at Houston.
