Our Digs in Houston, TX

We arrived at Fallbrook RV Resort in Houston on 9 November at around 7:30PM. Even on a Sunday evening, the city traffic was heavy, and it was not a pleasant drive in the rain. This RV park is on the north side of Houston, a couple miles south of Beltway 8 and a few miles west of I-45.

Fallbrook RV Resort has been a good place for us to stay - it is conveniently located near my sister Catherine and her family, is a gated community so we feel safe, and offers all the amenities we require. The resort opened just a couple months before we got here and so everything is new and shiny. Fallbrook's list of amenities is impressive, to include security gates, self-serve dog wash, modern laundry room, fast broadband WiFi, heated pool and jacuzzi, gym, etc. The resort is nicely landscaped with oleander hedges, ornamental trees, and grassy areas. But it will be 2-3 years before this foliage takes shape and so right now Fallbrook resembles a parking lot.

Many of the RVers staying at Fallbrook are renting their campsites on a monthly basis and living in camper trailers and fifth wheels while they work temporary jobs, mostly in the oil industry. Transient workers are very common in the greater Houston area, and comprise the majority of occupants in most RV parks at any given time.

Although Fallbrook RV Resort in right in the hustle and bustle of Houston, we often hear coyotes at night and it is not unusual to see people riding horses in the grass median of the very busy road. In fact, there are a couple guys that routinely exercise their gaited horses in the field right behind us; it appears they are preparing for competition as their exercise routines are very purposeful.