Or at least my blog does. I’m writing my final blog entry from the airport terminal in Baltimore waiting for my flight to Connecticut. Flying with luggage for a month of camping and traveling is not so much fun! I was just thinking that if they lose my luggage it would really suck, because I’ll lose just about every pair of underwear I own (that should have made you laugh)!
This trip has definitely helped with my US geography. We ended up traveling through 25 states, and if you hand me a blank map of the USA I can probably fill in most of the states now (I don’t make any promises for the middle of the country still).
I’m slowly regaining the concept of the days of the week; it’s a slow and steady process. I might have it back fully by September.
Last night at dinner Ilona’s dad asked us about our favorite places and meals on the trip, and I think that’s a good way to end my last blog. I think that my favorite places on the trip were Lake Tahoe, the Pacific Coast Highway through Big Sur, and New Orleans. As for my favorite meals, I’m not sure I can pick. We had so much amazing food and I really enjoyed all of it! Cooking for myself again in September is going to be very sad, that’s for sure.
We experienced a few glitches and some changes along the way, but overall everything went pretty smoothly. I really enjoyed visiting with friends and family, and meeting some of Ilona’s friends and family. If you are reading this and are one of the people we visited, thank you again for your hospitality!
I can’t express to you how happy I am that I can now cross off cross-country road trip from my giant life to-do list! :) Thanks for reading along and sharing the experience with me!
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Chevy Chase, MD
We rescued the tent this morning and it was very wet!! A guy in the campsite next to ours said that just about everyone abandoned their tents and slept in cars last night. Glad to know we weren't alone.
The drive to Maryland was pretty uneventful, minus stopping at South of the Border of course. I was worried that we might miss it, but soon discovered that was an unnecessary worry. The billboards along the highway were so entertaining! Here's an example of one with a picture of a sausage on it, "You never sausage a place! (You're always a weiner at Pedro's!)." I definitely rank the place right up there with Wall Drug.
The Mini has made it through all kinds of weather and terrain, and then it stalled in the middle of Washington, DC less than 5 miles away from it's home! Luckily it restarted and we didn't have any further issues. We just couldn't believe that it would make it this far and then give us problems.
For dinner tonight we had a nice meal with Ilona's parents once we arrived in Maryland. Ilona's mother made wonderful gnocchi, cut up tomatoes and basil, and we also had some fresh summer fruit for dessert. It was very enjoyable.
Tomorrow evening I'm flying back to Connecticut. I'm sure the day will be spent organizing and getting ready to fly. Hopefully there will be a stop to John's Hopkins thrown in there before the airport.
The drive to Maryland was pretty uneventful, minus stopping at South of the Border of course. I was worried that we might miss it, but soon discovered that was an unnecessary worry. The billboards along the highway were so entertaining! Here's an example of one with a picture of a sausage on it, "You never sausage a place! (You're always a weiner at Pedro's!)." I definitely rank the place right up there with Wall Drug.
The Mini has made it through all kinds of weather and terrain, and then it stalled in the middle of Washington, DC less than 5 miles away from it's home! Luckily it restarted and we didn't have any further issues. We just couldn't believe that it would make it this far and then give us problems.
For dinner tonight we had a nice meal with Ilona's parents once we arrived in Maryland. Ilona's mother made wonderful gnocchi, cut up tomatoes and basil, and we also had some fresh summer fruit for dessert. It was very enjoyable.
Tomorrow evening I'm flying back to Connecticut. I'm sure the day will be spent organizing and getting ready to fly. Hopefully there will be a stop to John's Hopkins thrown in there before the airport.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Charleston, SC
I'm not sure where to even begin! I had to take notes again today so that I wouldn't forget anything. Keep reading on because the best parts will definitely be saved for last!
This morning we started out with breakfast at Clary's Cafe. It's the cafe mentioned in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. It was pretty entertaining listening to the men sitting at the table behind us discuss the book versus the movie. After that we toured Juliette Gordon Low's house, "The Birth Place of Girl Scouts." It was pretty excited to tour the house in person after hearing about it for so many years in Girl Scouts. The tour guide spent a lot of time talking about the furniture, but it was still interesting to look around the old Victorian house. There was one family on the tour and all four members were a few crayons short of a full box. I kept exchanging glances with another man on the tour and smirking; we were both thinking the same thing about these people. I love sharing moments with strangers.
After the tour we parted ways with Savannah and headed to Charleston, SC. On the highway we saw our first sign for South of The Border, telling us that it was 185 miles away. We'll be stopping tomorrow. It's another one of those places you just have to stop at while on a road trip, kind of like Wall Drug in South Dakota. I also feel like it's important because so many of my family members have stopped there before me while traveling the east coast.
Here's something that I think is funny, a chain of gas stations in the south are apparently called El Cheapo's. How could you not find that entertaining? I also noticed a guy riding a motorcycle who, between his face and stature, oddly resembled one of the monkeys from The Three Wise Monkeys (you know, Hear no evil, etc). I was pretty amused by that as well.
I would like to take this opportunity to say that I've learned a VERY important lesson in the past week: camping in the south eastern United States in July is never a good idea! That being said, we arrived at the campground in Charleston and discovered that when they said primitive camp site, they weren't kidding around. Everything was primitive except for the out-house that was air conditioned. I was joking about bringing my sleeping bag in there because the humidity was going to make for a third night of uncomfortable sleeping. Setting the tent up was a race against nature. Right before we began the process, we started to hear thunder rumbling in the distance. Luckily we finished putting the rain flap on before it started raining and got all of our sleeping stuff set up inside.
Being in South Carolina and all, we thought it would be fun to visit a plantation. We headed over to Mount Pleasant to visit the Boone Plantation. Movies such as North and South, Queen, and The Notebook have been filmed there. We made it at the end of the day and caught the last tours. I really enjoyed the tour guide, she was really funny and made a lot of jokes. My favorite joke was in reference to not being affiliated with Boones Farm Wine and not causing bad memories. I swear it was was a better joke in person when she told it. Anyway, not only did we get to learn a little bit of history about slavery and the plantation, but we also learned a little bit of history about Charleston. On a side note, I found it a little ironic that as we pulled up the driveway to the plantation there were Mexicans doing the yard work.
The end of the tour was about the time when our luck with Mother Nature ran out (she's been pretty nice to us for the most part). The sky had opened up and Mother Nature was giving Charelston all she had, it just poured cats and dogs! Being in the low country we were both very concerned about our belongings back in the tent, and decided our next destination was back to the campground to check on them. When we arrived we discovered a tent surrounded by water. Just to get to the tent we had to walk through ankle deep water. Not only was the tent surrounded by water, the rain flap was blown by the wind and it had been raining in our tent for god knows how long. We grabbed our stuff and decided to abandon camping to find a hotel, leaving the tent until the morning. We found a Holiday Inn and checked into a room, only to arrive at the room door and discover the key didn't work. The maintenance man came and let us in and went to get our keys recoded for us. After we unpacked all the wet stuff and set it out to dry, he returned and informed us that we were being moved to another room so that he could fix the door. Oy vey! At this point I was just laughing so hard because it was the comedy of errors. Finally, we settled into the new room and ate an over priced so-so dinner in the hotel restaurant. The nice part was that it is on the top floor and over looked the harbor.
To be perfectly honest, I'm pretty happy about not spending another night sleeping without air conditioning in the south east. Maybe I'll actually get a good night sleep tonight!
By the way, I've somehow picked up a southern accent when I say the word, "you." It's very catchy and it just started coming out of my mouth. Let me tell you, it caught me off guard the first time it happened! I don't really expect it to last long after returning to "The North."
This morning we started out with breakfast at Clary's Cafe. It's the cafe mentioned in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. It was pretty entertaining listening to the men sitting at the table behind us discuss the book versus the movie. After that we toured Juliette Gordon Low's house, "The Birth Place of Girl Scouts." It was pretty excited to tour the house in person after hearing about it for so many years in Girl Scouts. The tour guide spent a lot of time talking about the furniture, but it was still interesting to look around the old Victorian house. There was one family on the tour and all four members were a few crayons short of a full box. I kept exchanging glances with another man on the tour and smirking; we were both thinking the same thing about these people. I love sharing moments with strangers.
After the tour we parted ways with Savannah and headed to Charleston, SC. On the highway we saw our first sign for South of The Border, telling us that it was 185 miles away. We'll be stopping tomorrow. It's another one of those places you just have to stop at while on a road trip, kind of like Wall Drug in South Dakota. I also feel like it's important because so many of my family members have stopped there before me while traveling the east coast.
Here's something that I think is funny, a chain of gas stations in the south are apparently called El Cheapo's. How could you not find that entertaining? I also noticed a guy riding a motorcycle who, between his face and stature, oddly resembled one of the monkeys from The Three Wise Monkeys (you know, Hear no evil, etc). I was pretty amused by that as well.
I would like to take this opportunity to say that I've learned a VERY important lesson in the past week: camping in the south eastern United States in July is never a good idea! That being said, we arrived at the campground in Charleston and discovered that when they said primitive camp site, they weren't kidding around. Everything was primitive except for the out-house that was air conditioned. I was joking about bringing my sleeping bag in there because the humidity was going to make for a third night of uncomfortable sleeping. Setting the tent up was a race against nature. Right before we began the process, we started to hear thunder rumbling in the distance. Luckily we finished putting the rain flap on before it started raining and got all of our sleeping stuff set up inside.
Being in South Carolina and all, we thought it would be fun to visit a plantation. We headed over to Mount Pleasant to visit the Boone Plantation. Movies such as North and South, Queen, and The Notebook have been filmed there. We made it at the end of the day and caught the last tours. I really enjoyed the tour guide, she was really funny and made a lot of jokes. My favorite joke was in reference to not being affiliated with Boones Farm Wine and not causing bad memories. I swear it was was a better joke in person when she told it. Anyway, not only did we get to learn a little bit of history about slavery and the plantation, but we also learned a little bit of history about Charleston. On a side note, I found it a little ironic that as we pulled up the driveway to the plantation there were Mexicans doing the yard work.
The end of the tour was about the time when our luck with Mother Nature ran out (she's been pretty nice to us for the most part). The sky had opened up and Mother Nature was giving Charelston all she had, it just poured cats and dogs! Being in the low country we were both very concerned about our belongings back in the tent, and decided our next destination was back to the campground to check on them. When we arrived we discovered a tent surrounded by water. Just to get to the tent we had to walk through ankle deep water. Not only was the tent surrounded by water, the rain flap was blown by the wind and it had been raining in our tent for god knows how long. We grabbed our stuff and decided to abandon camping to find a hotel, leaving the tent until the morning. We found a Holiday Inn and checked into a room, only to arrive at the room door and discover the key didn't work. The maintenance man came and let us in and went to get our keys recoded for us. After we unpacked all the wet stuff and set it out to dry, he returned and informed us that we were being moved to another room so that he could fix the door. Oy vey! At this point I was just laughing so hard because it was the comedy of errors. Finally, we settled into the new room and ate an over priced so-so dinner in the hotel restaurant. The nice part was that it is on the top floor and over looked the harbor.
To be perfectly honest, I'm pretty happy about not spending another night sleeping without air conditioning in the south east. Maybe I'll actually get a good night sleep tonight!
By the way, I've somehow picked up a southern accent when I say the word, "you." It's very catchy and it just started coming out of my mouth. Let me tell you, it caught me off guard the first time it happened! I don't really expect it to last long after returning to "The North."
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Savannah, GA
The biggest excitement in Atlanta this morning? That would be driving past the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and taking a tour of the CNN studio. Yup, I'm that dorky. We also drove past Emory and it really does look like a gorgeous campus. All of the buildings are really old and there are trees everywhere. It seems to be on the outskirts of the city. The CDC literally is the next building over from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory. How cool is that? As for CNN, you can take a tour of all the studios where they produce the news. We even got to watch part of a live broadcast. It was pretty awesome!
We arrived in Savannah this afternoon. I don't know, I'm not that overly excited about it now that I'm here. It probably has to do with the fact that I wasn't feeling too well. I didn't sleep well at all last night because it was so hot and humid, and then I was dehydrated this afternoon. The combination of the two made me not feel very good. It really hit me after we went down the River Street to walk around, but I'm starting to feel better after taking a brief nap in the air conditioned car and drinking water.
I really like our campsite though in Skidaway Island State Park. There are some really cool trees and it's not very crowded here. It rained a little earlier so some of the humidity broke. I'm very glad for that, because otherwise it would have made for another very uncomfortable night for sleeping.
We arrived in Savannah this afternoon. I don't know, I'm not that overly excited about it now that I'm here. It probably has to do with the fact that I wasn't feeling too well. I didn't sleep well at all last night because it was so hot and humid, and then I was dehydrated this afternoon. The combination of the two made me not feel very good. It really hit me after we went down the River Street to walk around, but I'm starting to feel better after taking a brief nap in the air conditioned car and drinking water.
I really like our campsite though in Skidaway Island State Park. There are some really cool trees and it's not very crowded here. It rained a little earlier so some of the humidity broke. I'm very glad for that, because otherwise it would have made for another very uncomfortable night for sleeping.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Side Note
I think that it would be really funny to plan a trip around the Johnny Cash song, I've Been Everywhere. Maybe next time! :)
Atlanta, GA
We officially crossed our last time zone this afternoon and are once again traveling on Eastern Standard Time. There’s something a little sad about being back on Eastern Standard Time; I can’t put my finger on what it is exactly though.
When we were driving through Florida and Alabama I saw signs all over the place for boiled peanuts, and it made me think of my grandfather. Every Saturday morning he used to go to the flee-market and eat free samples the whole way. Whenever someone would visit he would take them to the flee-market and pretend that boiled peanuts were some great delicacy. Unknowingly we all tried them and immediately realized they were not very good at all! Meanwhile my grandfather would be standing there with a grin on his face laughing.
Today I was reading one of our guidebooks and now have a better description of the Hostel in New Orleans for you. The guidebook describes it as bohemian and says that it used to be a brothel. I’m sure this helps paint a better mental image. Upon arriving at the Atlanta Hostel I learned that it too was once a brothel. Interesting.
When we checked into the hostel the girl at the desk told us to bring everything in from the car and then as we were emptying the car some random guy walking by warned us as well. After being warned twice, I’m going to take that warning very seriously. Having a stolen/broken into car is never a good time.
For dinner we went to Gladys Knight and Ron Winans Chicken and Waffles Restaurant, and it was the full southern experience. I decided to have sweet tea, fried green tomatoes, fried chicken, and peach cobbler. Mmm Mmm good! It was my very first plate of fried green tomatoes and they were served with remoulade sauce. I don’t know exactly what remoulade sauce is, but I’m a fan of it! My stomach isn't thanking me so much for so much fried food, but my mouth sure did as I was eating it.
When we were driving through Florida and Alabama I saw signs all over the place for boiled peanuts, and it made me think of my grandfather. Every Saturday morning he used to go to the flee-market and eat free samples the whole way. Whenever someone would visit he would take them to the flee-market and pretend that boiled peanuts were some great delicacy. Unknowingly we all tried them and immediately realized they were not very good at all! Meanwhile my grandfather would be standing there with a grin on his face laughing.
Today I was reading one of our guidebooks and now have a better description of the Hostel in New Orleans for you. The guidebook describes it as bohemian and says that it used to be a brothel. I’m sure this helps paint a better mental image. Upon arriving at the Atlanta Hostel I learned that it too was once a brothel. Interesting.
When we checked into the hostel the girl at the desk told us to bring everything in from the car and then as we were emptying the car some random guy walking by warned us as well. After being warned twice, I’m going to take that warning very seriously. Having a stolen/broken into car is never a good time.
For dinner we went to Gladys Knight and Ron Winans Chicken and Waffles Restaurant, and it was the full southern experience. I decided to have sweet tea, fried green tomatoes, fried chicken, and peach cobbler. Mmm Mmm good! It was my very first plate of fried green tomatoes and they were served with remoulade sauce. I don’t know exactly what remoulade sauce is, but I’m a fan of it! My stomach isn't thanking me so much for so much fried food, but my mouth sure did as I was eating it.
Crestview, FL
This morning we woke up and ventured back to the French Quarter. We had breakfast in the Cafe Du Monde. I had the most amazing warm beignets! Oh man, it was heavenly. After our yummy breakfast (I really wanted to have more gumbo for breakfast but refrained) we took a buggy tour. I'm really glad we did that because I learned a whole bunch about the history of the city and learned of a place to have lunch. One of the guys on the tour wanted to know where Angelina Joli and Brad Pitt's house was located, so the tour guide drove the buggy past their house. It's nothing overly impressive. I loved looking into the courtyards of the houses; they were incredible! After our tour we had lunch, and I definitely had more seafood gumbo. It wasn't as good as the gumbo last night, but it was still really good!
As we were driving out of the city I couldn't help but imagine what a nightmare it would be to evacuate New Orleans. There are so few roads out of the city and they are all running over water. I can understand how a lot of chaos would ensue. I wasn't ready to leave New Orleans and would love to go back. Even with really humid weather, the city won over my heart!
The drive through the rest of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and into Florida was pretty uneventful. We hit rain and traffic, the usual these days. Oh, and we really did play Sweet Home Alabama when crossing into Alabama.
Tonight we went out to dinner with my Aunt Pauline, Uncle Judd, my cousin Tamara, and her boyfriend. We went to Destin which is right on the Gulf of Mexico. The sun was setting as we were driving there and it was pretty to watch. We ate at a restaurant called Osaka Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar. It's one of those places where they cook the food right in front of you. It was the first time I've ever been to one and the guy heard me, leading me to be the one that got picked on. I really enjoyed the food and even forgot about how much I wanted to be eating gumbo!
As we were driving out of the city I couldn't help but imagine what a nightmare it would be to evacuate New Orleans. There are so few roads out of the city and they are all running over water. I can understand how a lot of chaos would ensue. I wasn't ready to leave New Orleans and would love to go back. Even with really humid weather, the city won over my heart!
The drive through the rest of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and into Florida was pretty uneventful. We hit rain and traffic, the usual these days. Oh, and we really did play Sweet Home Alabama when crossing into Alabama.
Tonight we went out to dinner with my Aunt Pauline, Uncle Judd, my cousin Tamara, and her boyfriend. We went to Destin which is right on the Gulf of Mexico. The sun was setting as we were driving there and it was pretty to watch. We ate at a restaurant called Osaka Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar. It's one of those places where they cook the food right in front of you. It was the first time I've ever been to one and the guy heard me, leading me to be the one that got picked on. I really enjoyed the food and even forgot about how much I wanted to be eating gumbo!
Friday, July 27, 2007
New Orleans, LA
Yesterday we drove into a crazy rain storm. I ended up driving through a ton of water and hydroplaning a little bit; it was the scariest experience ever. My hands were definitely shaking afterwards. We ended up getting off the highway and spending about an hour in this random casino somewhere in Louisiana to let the rain pass.
The hostel in New Orleans is rather "interesting." I'm not sure I can describe it to you completely, but it's like a flashback to the 60's and 70's. They also only take cash, no credit cards. Don't worry though, they have an ATM conveniently located for your use near the kitchen with a $2.75 fee. Overall, the people are generally pretty friendly and it's a cool place.
The hostel is conveniently located right off of Canal Street and it's very easy to catch one of the trolleys. Last night we took the trolley down to Bourbon Street and the surrounding area. I had my very first cup of seafood gumbo for dinner and it was the most amazing thing I've ever tasted! I wasn't sure if I'd like it at first so I only ordered a cup instead of a bowl, and after one spoonful I was wishing I had ordered the bowl! I also had the best mojito I've ever tasted. The guy put a lot of mint leaves in the bottom.
After dinner we headed over to Bourbon Street. I can only imagine what this place must have been like before the hurricane; I wish that I could have experienced it. I would love to come back to New Orleans, possibly for Mardi Gras at some point in my life. However, I think that I might fail out of grad school if I were to move here and go to Tulane.
Today we're going to spend some time in the city and then hit the road for Florida to visit my Aunt and Uncle. I'm kind of excited to drive through Alabama so that I can play the song Sweet Home Alabama.
The hostel in New Orleans is rather "interesting." I'm not sure I can describe it to you completely, but it's like a flashback to the 60's and 70's. They also only take cash, no credit cards. Don't worry though, they have an ATM conveniently located for your use near the kitchen with a $2.75 fee. Overall, the people are generally pretty friendly and it's a cool place.
The hostel is conveniently located right off of Canal Street and it's very easy to catch one of the trolleys. Last night we took the trolley down to Bourbon Street and the surrounding area. I had my very first cup of seafood gumbo for dinner and it was the most amazing thing I've ever tasted! I wasn't sure if I'd like it at first so I only ordered a cup instead of a bowl, and after one spoonful I was wishing I had ordered the bowl! I also had the best mojito I've ever tasted. The guy put a lot of mint leaves in the bottom.
After dinner we headed over to Bourbon Street. I can only imagine what this place must have been like before the hurricane; I wish that I could have experienced it. I would love to come back to New Orleans, possibly for Mardi Gras at some point in my life. However, I think that I might fail out of grad school if I were to move here and go to Tulane.
Today we're going to spend some time in the city and then hit the road for Florida to visit my Aunt and Uncle. I'm kind of excited to drive through Alabama so that I can play the song Sweet Home Alabama.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Texas
This morning I'm definitely feeling the time zone change. We are currently in Austin on Central Time, but my body feels like I just woke up on Pacific Time. Every time locals say Austin or South Austin with an accent, my ears keep hearing Boston and South Boston.
The hostel is pretty nice, minus the fact that the hot water heater is broken. :( Normally that wouldn't be a big deal but the other night I decided not to wash my hair and now it's going to feel really gross all day. I just couldn't get myself to stick my entire head under the cold water. I met a very nice older lady last night while in the bathroom. She was just talking my ear off. She was friendly and I enjoyed talking to her. It seems like there are a lot of people living in this particular hostel.
Last night we had dinner and hung out with Brandi and Colin. It was so refreshing to see them! Brandi has been in Austin visiting Colin for a few days, and it was definitely great to be able to see both of them.
Yesterday we did a lot of driving like normal. The open road without many cars and not much scenery leads to my mind wandering a lot. I've been thinking about where I want to live after I graduate in May. In my head I've been thinking of the pros and cons of each place, and places are definitely getting eliminated based on the weather! I've decided if I get to pick where I'm going, I'm going to be more picky this time around. I don't want to walk outside in the winter and instantly feel my snot freeze, and if possible I'd like to escape the humidity.
While we were driving out of El Paso we had to go through the Border Patrol. It was the silliest thing I've had to do. The guy had me roll the window down and asked if I was a US citizen and I responded yes. Then he pointed to Ilona in the passenger seat and asked her if she was a US citizen. She just nodded her head yes without saying a word and he let us drive on. I think you could say we experienced some racial profiling.
There are A LOT of churches in Texas. You can see them all as you drive along the highway and it's hard to tell at first glance which buildings and signs are for churches and which ones are for stores. All the churches are large buildings with giant flashing neon signs out front, and they are all located really close to one another. My other observation about Texas is that the gas here is the cheapest I have seen it in the entire US. Coincidence maybe?
This morning I think we're going to drive around Austin a little bit, have breakfast, and hit the road to New Orleans.
The hostel is pretty nice, minus the fact that the hot water heater is broken. :( Normally that wouldn't be a big deal but the other night I decided not to wash my hair and now it's going to feel really gross all day. I just couldn't get myself to stick my entire head under the cold water. I met a very nice older lady last night while in the bathroom. She was just talking my ear off. She was friendly and I enjoyed talking to her. It seems like there are a lot of people living in this particular hostel.
Last night we had dinner and hung out with Brandi and Colin. It was so refreshing to see them! Brandi has been in Austin visiting Colin for a few days, and it was definitely great to be able to see both of them.
Yesterday we did a lot of driving like normal. The open road without many cars and not much scenery leads to my mind wandering a lot. I've been thinking about where I want to live after I graduate in May. In my head I've been thinking of the pros and cons of each place, and places are definitely getting eliminated based on the weather! I've decided if I get to pick where I'm going, I'm going to be more picky this time around. I don't want to walk outside in the winter and instantly feel my snot freeze, and if possible I'd like to escape the humidity.
While we were driving out of El Paso we had to go through the Border Patrol. It was the silliest thing I've had to do. The guy had me roll the window down and asked if I was a US citizen and I responded yes. Then he pointed to Ilona in the passenger seat and asked her if she was a US citizen. She just nodded her head yes without saying a word and he let us drive on. I think you could say we experienced some racial profiling.
There are A LOT of churches in Texas. You can see them all as you drive along the highway and it's hard to tell at first glance which buildings and signs are for churches and which ones are for stores. All the churches are large buildings with giant flashing neon signs out front, and they are all located really close to one another. My other observation about Texas is that the gas here is the cheapest I have seen it in the entire US. Coincidence maybe?
This morning I think we're going to drive around Austin a little bit, have breakfast, and hit the road to New Orleans.
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