A Few Letterboxes and A Lot More Rain

I'm not sure if the rain is getting to me or just all the driving but I really wasn't excited about getting up this morning. I hadn't set the alarm and I ended up waking up about 7:30am. I got things ready for the day and had a little breakfast and I left the parking lot of the hotel around 8:45am. I left Livingston and headed a little ways north to Seven Oaks to a rest area to find Boots Tex's Pony Power. I was lucky as the rest area wasn't very busy this morning and I was able to retrieve the box easily. I stamped in at a picnic table and then replaced the box. It was a quick and easy find and an incredible carving by Mr. Boots.

The Welcome Committee

I am really glad I made the effort to drive here to find this box. I left the rest area and drove to the Oakhurst/Point Blank area. I went to the Chapel of the Nativity. The whole situation was a little weird and uncomfortable. I first turned in to the area from FM980 and found the entry blocked. So I backed out and then went to a side road and found an entrance and I immediately was faced with a large elephant and giraffe.

Chapel of the Nativity

Also the area had a lot of fallen branches and some of the driving areas were blocked. So I made my way to a large building that faced FM980. There were two white trucks parked there with some kind of logo but no one was around. As I passed the trucks I came upon a hearse parked off to the side. My path was now blocked so I turned around and went back the way I came and parked in front of the little chapel. I was skeptical about getting out and looking for the boxes because the area seemed creepy. But I walked to the chapel and saw the nativity and then went around back to find the trail. The area behind the chapel was overgrown and there were lots of fallen branches and trees. But I maneuvered myself and followed what I thought was the trail. I tried to find a box but came up empty handed and it was starting to drizzle and I was feeling a little uneasy. I decided that I wasn't having fun and made my way back to the car. The drizzle had stopped and I hoped it would hold out because the next place I was going to was a place I wanted to spend a little time at and I wanted it to be rain free. But as I drove to my next destination it started to drizzle, again. So I thought I could handle a little drizzle but I was hoping that's all it would be. I arrived at my destination (I am being evasive about where I was because the box I was looking for is a mystery box) and I started walking around. In less than five minutes it was pouring. Thankfully I already had the box so I ran to the car to stamp in. So I sat in the car and stamped a wonderful carve and was hoping the rain would abate. It didn't! So I put on a jacket with a hat (I didn't have an umbrella) and ran to rehide the box. I was a little disappointed because the place I was at was really beautiful and I wanted to spend more time but the rain didn't agree with me. So I headed out and found a gas station to fill the car up before heading to my next destination. Once the car was full I pulled over and parked at the edge of the lot and thought about what I wanted to do. I decided to head to New Caney (my destination for the next four nights) and see how the weather was there. The rain lightened as I got further south but it was still drizzling so I decided to stop for lunch. While eating the rain stopped but I decided to call it a day. I needed a few things so I stopped at Walgreens and then headed to the hotel to check in. I was glad I did - I think I needed the rest. I actually took a nap (which I rarely do) and then got up and logged in my finds and now that I am almost done with the blog post I can make plans for tomorrow. I think I will keep it simple and relaxing because I need to save some energy for the day and a half event coming up.

Wonderful Older Grave Markers