Hampton Inn & Suites San Marcos, Tx

... home of Gruene Hall, the oldest dance hall in Texas! John Travolta made a movie there and we have ten condos at the Village at Gruene!

Now I am leaving my cosy corner of Texas to return home to Congo where I was born as the child of missionaries!!

... We ate dinner at a famous BBQ place, and we all left with full bellies! Rick & Kathleen have been wonderful hosts, and I've really enjoyed reconnecting with Rick and getting to know Kathleen.

Long drive tomorrow to New Mexico, but exciting times ahead!

... music and hear more about the history of the area. After our time there, we climbed in the car for the next leg of our journey.

We arrived at our destination in Texas by evening where temperatures are in the low 100's. They say "it's a dry heat", but I don't see how that matters. It's hot!!

... and feel the girls running through the yard.

Rosie made her famous tacos. Between the boys, about 15 tacos disappeared in no time. The siblings stayed up late catching up on things and headed into San Antonio in the morning for a hearty breakfast.

It was a sad good-bye, but we were ready to head to Brownsville.

For months, we've been thinking about what to take on this trip. Now, it's getting down to the wire. The problem is CLIMATE. We'll be leaving Texas and treking through other southern states with warm climates before reaching the cooler northern parts. On our previous trip, we truly did not take enough warm clothing and, personally, I got tired of wearing the ...

... the town's famous for two things, it's historically preserved beautiful town center and Tubing.

The weekend I spent with these guys was centered around BBQ's, catching some great Texas Country music live acts and hanging out around the river. Great time.

... to make entries of each and every thing and post the photos...and maybe I will eventually...but I'm so far behind it would take me forever to get caught up. And now I'm back in Thailand and traveling with my sister and I really want to get those entries posted so our family can follow our adventures. So I'm going to have to be brief and jump ahead.

... joy. Perhaps. Tomorrow. San Marcos. And then Kerrville. And then Marfa- where once he ran from me to, I go. What I seek, I do not know. Yes. I am running from myself in Austin. Running from a bad joke. Outside- the sound of highway. Cars on the run. The road at ease. A passive body- the winding road- a beautiful woman on a couch, sprawled across the upholstery of America. These are simple facts. When I close my eyes- I can still feel the ocean under this boat. Sleep ...

... our news, perhaps even a little disappointed that we are breaking from our rather non-conformist lifestyle and doing something so conventional. The explanation we offer is simply that it just feels right...which is strange, I know, because we were both rather cynical about the union, having come from divorced families. And before we had met, we had individually come to the decision that we preferred travel and ...

... Cream and Home Slice Pizzeria!!! Had aBrooklyn Lager with my Broccoli and Ricotta cheese pizza and a slice of Margherita. Last night we checked out constellations, and ate Migas this mornings. Eileen's dad is a great cook! He and her mother were so kind, she wasn't so bad either! Good good people all'round. I hated to leave the group Taylor, Elizabeth, Kelly, Sara, Eileen, Katie. I mean, We had the greatest time. Mozart's coffee on the ...