Big Bend National Park will be our stomping ground for the next week. This park is really big and really remote. We have no cell service, and have to rely on Dishy, which we will set up intermittently for Tony to work for his part-time job with Principal. Dishy requires power, which we have to monitor the usage of as we do not have hookups in the Rio Grande Village Campground; we are on battery power only. There is free Wi-Fi at the store just down the road along with showers ($2 for 5 min.) and laundry ($1.50 wash and $0.25 for 8 minutes of dryer time). Today is laundry day, so I put the two washers and dryers to use right away. I can wash our clothes for less money than showering!

It was pretty warm, but we don’t want to run the air-conditioner unless absolutely necessary. I put the cats in their harnesses and opened the van entirely which kept the temperature inside at 89. It felt just fine in the shade outside. Catnip liked exploring on the leash and then resting under a tree. Primrose climbed in the kennel and only came out to complain about not being in the van.

Our volunteer camp host stopped by to discuss the wildlife, the local Rio Grande Village Nature Trail and to answer any questions. He told us what to expect on our trip to Mexico tomorrow and suggested we head out to the Nature Trail to catch the sunset from the top of the hillside.