Saturday, October 4, 2008
We put the pedal to the metal this morning to get us to Shreveport in time to watch the 4th quarter of the Alabama/Kentucky game and we just did make it on fumes I might add. We didn’t want to stop until we absolutely had to and we are now comfortably settled in the HI Express with a full tank of gas and the ballgame on. Hey, it doesn’t get better than that, right? We thoroughly enjoyed our ride today since we began to notice the change in scenery as we traveled northeast through Dallas/Fort Worth. We began to see pine trees and oaks and knew that we were getting closer to home. We finally stopped for lunch in Terrell, Texas at Carmona’s Tex-Mex and Cantina. It was authentic Mexican fare. We ordered the especial Asada, grilled steak with onions and peppers and it came with rice, pinto beans, pico de gallo, guacamole and of course salsa and chips. We wolfed it down because it was so good and spiced just right and not too hot for me. We decided that we could make this at home just as well as we had it today when we are in the mood for Mexican. That’s something we eat only occasionally. We got back on the road and the area began to become more populated. We passed a couple of large ranches; one had a herd of CAMELS and the other had a herd of BURROS. We saw a porcupine on the side of the road as well as a fox. No armadillos until we reached the Louisiana border. We are trying to get home by Monday evening, so we will not stop and take any pictures unless we come upon something we just have to snap. Sunday, we are shooting for Meridian, Mississippi, where we will catch U.S. 80 through Selma to Montgomery, hit I-65 to Wire Road and U.S. 80 again to Columbus then Macon, and finally Bolingbroke. What a fantastic trip this has been and one neither of us will ever forget, especially the time we had with family along the way.