We had not been out to see Molly's brother's family in Shallowater, Texas, in a long time. So, we decided to take our camper and spend a few days at the end of our boys' spring break. We chose the Lubbock KOA as it was close to Jarrod and Kenzi’s house and was easy to get to. The drive from Roanoke to Lubbock was rough, however. Facing a crosswind most of the way made pulling the 37’ camper like a sailboat. The drive is about five hours, and there’s a great place to stop midway, the town of Benjamin. Only miles before there we ran into construction that reduced the highway to a single lane with a flagger holding traffic. We had promised that the restroom was coming up shortly, but now stuck for who knows how long, poor Reese needed to go urgently. Girls have it much rougher, and she was not a fan of squatting on the outside of the truck and couldn’t force a drop out. We luckily made it to Benjamin without any accidents.
The day we arrived was also Bryce’s birthday. We celebrated with his cousins at a trampoline park. The park had a zip line, dodgeball, and ninja sports. Luke was a fan of trying to climb the wall and he came very close to getting the top. Afterwards, we headed to a restaurant to have a great pizza dinner. We lucked out and got our own private room and the boys took full advantage running around and being loud.
We started the next day off with fun at the campground. The clubhouse had an indoor pool, ping pong, and other games to play. We spent a while at the pool that day. We also took a few laps around the campground getting in our steps. If you’re unaware, as I was, Lubbock also has a windmill museum. We took some time on Saturday meandering around the museum. It’s filled with rich history of different styles, uses and sizes of windmills dating back many decades. Upon entering, the kids all marveled at the massive model train exhibit. They weren’t as into reading about each of the hundreds of windmills inside. One room dazzled us with a massive mural depicting history of windmills. Our pamphlet listed dozens of hidden things to find.
After the windmills, we ventured south of Lubbock to the small town of Slaton, home of a famous bakery. We enjoyed some baked treats before heading back to Jarrod and Kenzi’s to finish celebrating Bryce’s birthday with a cake. It was a short trip, but if we decide to head out to Lubbock again with our camper, I know where we’re staying, the KOA.
