The last thing we did in Fort Worth on the way out of town was hit Joe T. Garcia's for some excellent Tex Mex. At this point, it may be easier to tally up the items we have eaten this week that didn't involve a tortilla or some barbecue sauce.
They have an exceptional patio, and we really enjoyed our lunch. Oh, and for the first time all week, we took the leftovers with us when we finished, because we were headed straight back to our house, our refrigerator and our fully loaded kitchen. I'm washing clothes, now, and the leftover fajita meat is in the fridge, ready to become an omelet in the morning.
Tomorrow is our day to recover from the vacation so we can get back to our respective schools Monday. We've made it this far, and with our vaccines fully in effect, we're ready to finish the year strong. After that, we have a whole lost summer of travel to make up for. I know, we played a lot last summer and did pretty well while still being safe from Covid, but we really, really missed the traveling. We haven't been to any city on this trip where we both haven't been before, but we went to new parts of the cities we visited. Sure, there were some necessary repeats- who can forget the Alamo? But we saw Carrie Nation's repaired hatchet work, a hidden speakeasy staircase, the extended part of the Riverwalk and a view of Austin zipping past us from an electric scooter.
It was quite a triumphant return to travel, and we took real advantage that some typically expensive, very historic hotels were deeply discounted because the travel industry is having less business than they're accustomed to.
My big takeaway (besides the fact that I must be the only woman left in the state who doesn't wear shredded jeans or leggings as pants) is that Texas is still a lot of fun to see. We were both really happy to get out of our house for a week and see how other parts of the state are coming back from the past year. The folks we ran across seemed pretty happy for the visitors, and we were glad to oblige.
But, for now, we're back home and dreaming of our next adventure. See you when we get back out on the road again.
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