DAY 11- Most Boringest Day EVER!
Then I guess I don't have to read further.
Well... there seems to be more, so I guess I'll stick around.
There is no better way to start off a day than to have over $800 recovered.
I bet! You must've been grinning ear to ear.
With a renewed spring in our steps, we proceeded to sit on our butts for the next 9 hours.
Anti-climactic.
I've hear rumours of that.
You can drive for what seems like 9 years and still be in Texas. Trust me, this day felt like 9 years.
So... you're saying this was a long day?
We pulled off into some no-namer town about halfway between Las Cruces and San Antonio (don’t ask, I have zero idea what it was)
Fort Stockton.
Hey, it's
your map.
Oddly, in a couple of days, when we traveled from San Antonio to our next stop in Louisiana, we’d still have about 9 years left. If you think I’m exaggerating, you’ve clearly never driven I-10 through Texas. It’s flat and boring and occasionally punctuated by a lonely ranch with few cattle running on it.
So similar in size and excitement to driving across the prairies.
If you’re lucky there’s a McDonalds to pee at in time.
So do you pee at from a moving car? Or do you get out and pee at it on foot?
If the latter, how do you do that without getting arrested? Or do you flee before the cops show up?
Then again, I’m old and that distance is becoming exponentially shorter with each passing year.
Sorry, the beginning of this chapter is as boring as the drive. I took exactly 0 photos of the flat landscape.
Yeah... same here, when driving through Saskatchewan.
We asked the staff where their favorite BBQ was and luckily it wasn’t too far off (about a year in Texas drive time).
but they also had chopped brisket which Z wanted to try.
I was wondering what that was! That seems... odd? I wonder why it has to be chopped. Do you put it on the bread?
Texas Rule #2- Do NOT sleep outside. Ever.
My first thought was "Snakes?"
Of course, I read on...
We were up all night long. Literally. By morning I was one giant welt with (again, I do not exaggerate) about 400 mosquito bites which, and I cannot even believe I would ever say this, was far worse than the bed bug extravaganza from Ashfork.
we either had to be given a cabin for the next night or we’d have to check out.
Or roll up your windows.
Luckily, they did have a very rudimentary, basic cabin available for only a small upcharge and we took it.
Phew!
If you’ve ever driven through the South in Summer, you have a good idea of what my car looked like.
Pristine? Like new?
That looks really inviting.
But Texas Rule #3 states that when you’re driving through it and have never seen the Alamo, you must.
I would think so. You're certainly not allowed to forget it.
Unfortunately, this collides with Steppe Rule #1- Don’t wait in line to see a tourist trap, especially if it involves spending any money whatsoever.
Is this like the immovable object and the irresistible force?
I snapped a few photos of the Scottish Rite Cathedral I found pretty along the way.
Bigger than I thought!
Quasimodo?
(The face your toddler makes when you serve them the meal you spent an hour making after they've specifically asked for that.)
The line to go into the actual Alamo building that everyone knows was hella long and since it was both hot and expensive, we decided to just walk around the monument and see what else there was to see. It was somewhat amusing,
"somewhat amusing"
Isn't it a big deal (historically speaking) in your country? I sure got that impression.
Love this shot!
All your shots are great, but this one stood out, for me.
Unfortunately, the Benedryl was catching up to me and I was quickly becoming a walking zombie.
Oh dear...
I’ll spare you the suspense and tell you now that Steppe did not end up in the Emergency Room for a blood transfusion.
Well, that's good at least!
You must've
itched something fierce, though.