Extremely long day of driving. We left Garner SP, taking US-183 to Uvalde, then again on 90 west. We stopped at Del Rio for lunch at El Patio: Mexican food mildly/ flavorfully spiced. Got cash at the ATM and diesel. West to Langtry, a loop off 90 west where we thought there would be info on Big Bend. We didn’t find that but did drive by the Judge Roy Bean museum, though we didn’t go into the museum.
90W to Marathon, a simple crossroads with diesel above $4/ gallon. This is the easterly entrance to the park, but we’re not sure the road is good. We continued to Alpine TX, a much larger town. Diesel at the Stripes, groceries at Parkers, then south to Terlingua. We made it to the Paisano RV park, deciding that 400 miles is too long a driving day! TX-118 south from Alpine to Terlingua is bumpy and twisty. We have a nice, level site. We chatted with the camp host. We ate the chicken that now has been marinating for 24 hours. No TV reception, but good Wi-Fi and roaming cell service.
