The bigness of Texas

Not all heroes wear capes.  Some of them have commercial drivers licenses and operate luxury buses.  We used a service called Red Coach to get back and forth to San Antonio- it was the same outfit we used to get back and forth on our last journey to Austin.  It actually makes a ton of sense.  They get you one way for under $50, you don’t go to an airport, you buy no gas and you pay for no parking.  Also, you can watch a movie on the road or do a crossword or something with your partner, and nobody has to watch traffic or stress out over the other crazies on the highway.  

Today, our driver arrived in Richardson near the UTD campus, our selected drop off point, about an hour and a half late.  Not her fault.  It was a really crappy, rainy day and there were plenty of challenges on the path.  The near constant rain compounded the difficulty of getting from one part of Texas to the other.  Folks from other sates fail to grasp the bigness of Texas.  You can start in the geographical center of Texas and drive all day in any direction without ever leaving the state.  It’s huge. Google says it takes 11 hours and 54 minutes to get from the bottom tip of Texas (Brownsville) to the top of the panhandle.  It’s massive.  

Anyhow, we had a last hurrah in San Antonio before the journey North.  We woke up late and had what Cas has begun got call blunch.  It’s not really brunch.  Brunch is fancy and there are mimosas or something.  Blunch is breakfast that you took too long to get to- with hearty portions so you need no food for a long, long time after.  We went to Schilo’s, which is a partner restaurant with Casa Rio.  Fun fact, Schilo’s is the oldest restaurant in all of San Antonio.  We hit all the oldies but goodies on this trip  We had a German breakfast there, and swung past the Menger (which, I discovered is the oldest continuously operating hotel west of the Mississippi) on our way to the bus pick up spot.  I’m just grateful we weren’t on an old bus! 

But, we’re back.  We have a few things to square away, a celebration or two and it’s back to work until Spring Break hits and we get back on the road again.  Hopefully, we can make it out of Texas, though that often takes some effort.  Until next time, safe travels, everyone!  Here is a pretty cute shot of me and Cas next to an old Live Oak that sings just stage left of the Alamo.  Remember that place?