Return to Rainbow’s End
We ended our stay at the Conroe Condo, and thankfully returned to our trailer at Lake Conroe Thousand Trails. My folks installed themselves in a local West Bestern. We pretty much spent the weekend eating at local restaurants.
On Sunday night, we bid the Parental Units good bye, and on Tuesday Morning, we packed up and left Thousand Trails to go back to Livingston, and Rainbow’s End. This is the National Headquarters of Escapees, Inc., under whose auspices we get our mail, register to vote, and in general, make Texas our domicile.
We got in at around 11. By 11:30, we had disconnected the trailer, and gone to the Clubhouse for lunch. They had Meatball Hero for lunch, served with potato salad and chips. All that for $4.00.
We may be the youngest people here, except for the employees. The place is packed with activities each day. They serve several meals a week. They have something to do every day. The population here is a mix of transient members, owners of deeded lots, and lessees of leased lots. There are lots with trailers on them, lots with homes, both built and manufactured, and also the various spaces for traveling members.
Everybody here is a member of Escapees. We all have this commonality of purpose as either full-time travelers or former full-time travelers. Lots of conversation is about who we are, where we are from, how long we’ve been on the road, what sort of rig do we travel with, etc.
In order to fit in socially, you have to believe, at least a bit, in the Escapees customs, practices and values. On the other hand, you can rent a site and go about your own business, and not talk to anybody. There are all kinds of people here.
There are about 20 Escapee parks around the country. Some are owned by the club (company) and others are co-ops owned by their occupants. We’re really glad to be members, and we feel at home here.