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Travel Blogs from Richmond
Houston "we have a problem"
... to a bag search...this involved a queue for an hour while the lady a couple of people ahead of me had her 4 huge suitcases full of bags of suspect looking food searched! Suffice to say I had nothing dodgy with me (as if I would sacrifice a pair of shoes for drugs or vegetables!!). Esky had waited about 4hours for me...thank you!...then we got the bus n caught up during the hour long ride to the hotel...first impressions are that Houston is a ...
The Next Day - Arriving In San Antonio
... kind. There were also three unidentifiable animals that had been completely flattened and broiled on the hot pavement - henceforth, to be referred to as road jerky surprise. In any case, thank goodness I not a vegetarian. I rode into downtown San Antonio without a hitch, and straight to the hotel on the banks of the rio (by that I mean river). The only complaint I would have is that I was not yet ready to stop riding for the day. San Antonio has a beautiful River ...
Houston we have a problem
... on Mars. Nasa's plans for the future are to land on an asteroid, visit a mars moon and then the planet itself. The space centre is a bit run down and could be a lot better but it was still a highlight of the USA part of our trip for me (although that's becoming a long list!) The receptionist at the super 8 motel was from South London and moved out to Houston 9 years ago. She misses certain home comforts like walkers crisps, steak and kidney pie and bacon but that's ...
Richmond, TX
For those who have been following, I'm sorry for the long delay in posts!
We arrived in the Houston Thursday afternoon and stayed with our good friend Natalie for 2 nights. Her family is the best! We had an awesome BBQ dinner with all the fixins and a delicious homemade desert. Most of our time ...
Interesting people
So here we are at the La Quinta and there are plenty of drunk oil workers who like to chit-chat. I know about this man, his kids, how he is computer illiterate, has been here for three weeks, but I don't know his name LOL! I'm sure we are going to encounter a slew of interesting people once the cruise begins and I can't wait! ...
