Texas is HUGE!  So much flat…. open land.  Endless.  Traveled through Houston – just because.   Went around San Antonio up to Bandera – “Cowboy Capital of the World“.

Bandera is like and old western town.  We stopped into an old town saloon and met the owner, Kevin.

Kevin is a Comanche Indian that does live history shows.  He’s been in some movies, too. He was a wicked cool guy.  Kevin owns a couple of wolves.  It was great to get to meet them.  They are awesome.

Then we headed to Lake Hills to visit with Lloyd and Susan.  It was really great to see them!  We had a great night just hanging out and talking.  It didn’t feel like 7 years for Mitch since he had seen one of his best friends.

Did we mention – Texas is BIG!

From Winnie to Bandera to Lakehills, Texas  330 Miles

Next stop, Lubbock, Texas.

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Left New Orleans on I10 heading west.  Never realized how many elevated roads there were in this area.  So many miles of roadway over water.

Covered Louisiana from east to west.  That was about 215 miles. Then, we hit Texas. It sure is hot here in Texas.

The speed limit on the Interstate here is 75 mph. We stopped at the Welcome Center just over the border. We looked out the window to see an alligator!

There was a ton of traffic as we got closer to Winnie, TX.  We sat in miles and miles of traffic, but finally found a way around it. It was seriously HOT!. We pulled in to the Winnie Inn around 5pm.

We went across the Street to Al T’s Seafood & Steakhouse Restaurant. The menu sure was different than in New England.  The choices included fried alligator and catfish.  But, of course, we had the fried chicken and it was really GOOD!

Looking forward to the next leg of this journey.  We will stop off in Bandera, TX, “Cowboy Capital of the World” on our way to visit one of our oldest friends, Lloyd and his wife, Susan in Lakehills, TX.

Today: 298 miles

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Today started just outside Birmingham, Alabama in Trussville.  We continued south on I59 through Mississippi into Lousiana.

We got to New Orleans at around 3pm. Wow!  What a place!  All kinds of people partying in the streets.  So many people bars and clubs.  Lots of live music, everywhere!

Our Bed and Breakfast, The Lafitte Guest House, is a perfect place to stay. It is a very old house, built in the early 1800’s.

Today’s mileage 355 miles.

Total so far: 1,815 miles.

Our next stop is Winnie, Texas, just outside Houston

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Views from the road.

Rerouting our trip due to Hurricane Arthur.  No Outer Banks for us!

We did get to travel over the amazing Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.

Wow – a 30 minute ride over a bridge that turns into a tunnel and then back into a bridge!

Once we got over the bridge and onto the mainland, we got a little lost and had to stop under a bridge on I64 to take a look at the map. We received a bit of southern hospitality when a guy stopped to make sure we were ok. He knew about the Tail of the Dragon so he gave us some great tips and directions.

We made it to South Hill, Virginia.  We were pretty tired and the skies were really threatening. We stayed in a hotel to wait out the storm.

304 miles today.

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