Lafayette, Louisiana!
Smooth traveling on last day to our Judice Family.
Worked out at the Schulenberg Anytime Fitness, stopped for coffee next to the Polka Museum, and Kolaches at the Kountry Bakery. I’m always suspicious of businesses that change their spelling from ‘C'to 'K.’ Except Krispy Kremes, of course.
Kolaches ~ bread, cakelike thing (like a cinnamon roll without the cinnamon), topped with cream cheese, cherries or other fruit. I wasn’t impressed, but maybe Kountry Bakery didn’t have the top-notch kolache.
The excitement of the day was driving through Houston. Not as scary as when I drove our old Magic Bus RV through New York City, but still required my full driving attention.
We were so happy to arrive at Ronnie and Yvette’s this afternoon. It is great to be home. They treated us to a good homecooked meal tonight. Now for 8 days of family visiting and Christmas festivities.
Merry Christmas all!
Junction to Schulenburg, via San Antonio
Alternate Title: Real Men Wear Hot Pink.
Still in Texas. Could be a Groundhog Day thing. I don’t know.
Anytime Fitness is our friend. We drove an hour to get there, worked out, showered then headed to downtown San Antonio. Our first time on the Riverwalk there. So lovely. Made me think of an adult version of Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean. Only my pirate wore a pink shirt.
We had lunch outside on the river, in spite of drizzle. YUM, tableside prepped guacamole. Smoked tomatoes took it up a notch. Prickly pear margarita. Blue crab tostada. Our first meal ‘out’ since we left Bend. It was good, but the waiter made it even better. He was from Honduras (15 years in US) ~ very thoughtful, and helpful with ideas for San Antonio (our next trip).
Made it a short day for travel. Foggy and rainy driving, and we are tired. Schulenburg RV Park tonight.
El Paso to Junction, TX
Teeeeeexxxxxxaaaaassssss. It’s one looooong state for driving.
We practiced saying Junction, Texas in our best Matthew McConaughey voices for 6 hours. That’s how long it was.
It was so long that T'Chat started getting angry she hadn’t had dinner yet. She tapped Ross on the face with her paw and meowed for the last hour of the drive. Are we there yet?
We are here. We are safe and sound in the North Llano River RV Park and Resort. Even the park names are long in Texas.
T'Chat has been fed.
Off to bed. Love you all!
Tucson to El Paso
We know Tucson doesn’t get much rain, but WOW! What a doozy of a thunderstorm last night! We thoroughly enjoyed the show from the safety of our RV. Rain continued throughout the day today, but was not troublesome. We are glad we diverted to a more southerly route, as we’re hearing reports of snow and ice in the northern Arizona mountains ~ our original route.
We worked out/showered at another Anytime Fitness in Tucson, then met up with a friend of a friend who is selling her Tiger brand RV. Ross is always looking at alternative adventure vehicles (his hobby) and this one intrigued him. We loved meeting the owner, a retired college professor and poet. The RV didn’t meet Ross’s needs exactly, but we were glad for the view and visit.
Onward!
Today’s RV-Driving podcasts: (Me) Bakari Sellers (a Democrat’s Democrat from South Carolina) interviewed Tim Scott (one of only three black U.S. Senators, a Republican from South Carolina). The interview was enlightening. It helped me appreciate Scott’s frame of reference and appreciate him as a human being. It helps to understand someone’s back story, to understand the choices they make in their life.
(Ross) You Are Not So Smart ~ in today’s world of divided political loyalties, a psychologist gave his take on how to communicate with someone on the opposite end of the political spectrum.
Hot Takes on the Southwest: *Magnificent architectural designs of nature…in stone, sand, sage and cactus. Look in the old Crayola box of 64…take all the yellow/orange/brown hues and you can create a fraction of the colors you see in the desert.
*Everyone is on the move! We counted dozens of small pickup trucks with furniture piled high, looking ready to topple over if there was a gust of wind. Where were they all moving from and to?
Landed tonight in Franklin Mountains State Park, El Paso. Other than a tent camper, we are the only ones here! (The Ranger tucked us in and locked us safely into the park.)