First Overnight Guest

Once again, we arrived at our campground, Grizzly Pines, after sunset and had to set up in the dark. We also had a unique experience when we were trying to level the RV, as the first spot we were assigned was so unlevel that the automatic leveling jacks lifted the front tires about a foot off the ground, which is a huge no-no for leveling your RV.  We had to move to a different spot, which turned out to be fortunate as we made two new friends in Kyler and Dennis, who had their RVs parked to the front and side of ours all facing into a common picnic area.  

And our Starlink dish made a friend too!

The weather was warm enough upon our arrival for our first “shorts weather” but turned cooler by the end of our stay. We arrived on a Thursday and had some rain on Friday morning, but nothing could ruin this weekend because we had our first overnight guest. 

Our very good friend, Marvin (Pat’s Best Man from our 1998 Holy Union) arrived on Friday afternoon and stayed with us through Sunday.  He was very thoughtful and brought food to cook for breakfast and assisted with the cooking.  Marvin also brought all the fixins (camping lingo) for smores, which we made over one of the park’s fire pits next to our RV on Friday night.  It was also the first time we got to cook outside on a campground grill; we had burgers on Friday night and chicken on Saturday night.  

Both nights ended with drinks and fun conversation next to the fire pit.

Review of Grizzly Pines Campground in Navasota, Texas

This was the first time during our retirement travel to camp at a gay campground.  Apparently, we booked an “off” weekend at Grizzly Pines, as the campground has themes every other weekend and we arrived on the “other” weekend.  Because it was an “off” weekend, it was very quiet, and we saw almost no one as we took walks around the campground.  

The weather also turned cool, which probably contributed to the lack of activity.  The pool looked like a great gathering spot, but was closed for the winter; however, the hot tub was open and was one of the only hot spots at the campground (pun intended). 

The campground was out in the woods, which was beautiful, but driving the narrow roads to the campground was a little intense for these inexperienced RV drivers.  Also, the campground, for some unknown reason, had dozens of speed bumps from the road to the entrance to the campground and then to the parking areas inside the campground.  Speed bumps are super annoying for any vehicle but downright destructive for an RV and its contents.  There was a lot of new construction and clearing of acreage for new sites, which was positive, but the trash cans were seldom emptied.  Given these shortcomings, we aren’t sure we will be returning to Grizzly Pines; however, the folks who run the campground are very nice and accommodating, and if you were staying in a cabin instead of driving an RV, you wouldn’t encounter the problems that we had.