Rodeway Inn Junction

... so we decided to stop either in Roosevelt or Junction. We got off the I-10 at Roosevelt and immediately decided that that was a bad idea. There wasn't even a sign for a gas station. As we were driving along what could only be described as a backwater road, we almost ran into 5 or 6 vultures that were eating a dead animal. Right after that we passed a deer processing plant, which was one of the four buildings in town. The ...

... secondaires, la 281 et enfin l'autoroute avant d'arriver et de contourner San Antonio, toute une ville. Lorsque passé San Antonio nous sommes vite arrivé en zones désertiques, des kilometres et des kilometres sans rien d'autre que de la végétation, j'aurais bien aimé arrêter dans un Wal Mart pour la nuit mais entre San Antonio et El Paso il n'y en a aucun donc environ 1000 sans pratiquement rien, même trouver de l'essence est pas évident sur la 10 ...

... historical things to explore in town, as well, but we didn't have time to check all that out. It's just time to get on the road again. By the way, it was while I was taking pictures here that I realized that I hadn't taken a single picture in Houston, and only pictures of our room in Vegas. So, sorry for the last couple of boring looking blogs!

I continued the marathon of driving today as I motored on for a second straight day. I croseed the Mississippi River and drove through Houston and San Antonio before finally settling down for the night in Junction, Texas. This place reminded me of Garth Brooks' song "Nobody Gets Off in this Town".

After having to change my plans due to Brenda bailing on me in N.O. (it's okay - I understand), I wound up in Austin to meet up with Matt H. and visit Lisa V. I was supposed to go to San Antonio (sorry Sandy) but it seems the change of plans was fortuitous as the night before I was supposed to be there, there was horrendous flooding - well it made national news anyway.

I'm in Fort Stockton without Wireless connection so will up load this as soon as I can find it. I'm headed to Austin, TX today to meet up with Lisa V. and Matt H. tomorrow.

A few observations so far:
· The National Parks Pass is a must! It costs $80 per year but I /we would have paid $123 so far without it. You can take 3 others with you on your card.
· Go in the off season (before May and after Sept.). In some places you have the park ...

... comment:) 7. i apologize if i seem really into this blog and then quit writing three entries in. i will try my best. happy reading! good luck:) peace and love, mel "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." ~Mark Twain

... the exit. This was probably my favorite section. It looked difficult and was challenging, but I was able to clean it each time. Jay commended me on my throttle control and that felt good. I told him that probably comes from the sand I ride in back home. If you gas it too much and lose traction, you're finished! We then rode across another cattle guard and through a cow pasture to reach sections six and seven that were near the beginning of the beginning of the loop ...

... a boat that is a little smaller then a cruise ship. There will be about 500 students and we will travel to different ports. When we are at sea, we take classes on the ship. My itinerary includes, ensenada, Mexico/ Keeling, Taiwan/ Singapore/ Kuantan, Malaysia/ Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam/ Hong Kong/ Busan, Korea/ Kobe, Japan. I will also be taking side trips to Bejing and Cambodia. Well that is it for now Check back for updates.

... much going for it, classic architecture, friendly people, water activities galore and more good Texas cookin'. It was hot hot hot here to, so as we checked in to our B&B and the sprinklers came on, Jocelyn shed her clothes and ran through the sprinklers squealing with delight. I had not seen sprinklers bring delight like that since my summers in Michigan. We turned in early as the girls had a big morning ahead of them with more water activities. May 20 (Day 20 ...