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Published: April 28th 2010
Hotel El Capitan
Saying goodbye to our hotel in Van Horn, TX1723 Miles driven, halfway there...
Texas! Van Horn, Pecos, Midland, Big Spring, Colorado City, Sweetwater, Abilene, Baird, Eastland, Mineral Wells, Weatherford, Ft. Worth, Dallas
Sorry to all of you who are still actually reading this blog - we had a ton of fun with our friends Lauren and Jake last night and did not have time to blog until this morning. Yesterday's travels across Texas went by quite quickly. On Sunday, the landscape consisted of Saguara cactus, but yesterday, the landscape was peppered with the classic Texas oil rigs, all working hard and churning that oil for the good old American economy. As we drove, the landscape changed again to hundreds of wind turbines, again, all working hard to get that energy for the good old American economy. We haven't seen very many beautiful towns in Texas, but all in all, you can just feel the Americanism here, not to mention the Southern charm that is so comforting when you're away from home.
We passed through thirteen towns from the historic route, but I won't mention all of them. However, we did stop in Midland, TX - hometown of George W. and Laura Bush.
The highlight of our
Food in Pecos, TX
Wow. We skipped breakfast. day was finally arriving in Dallas! Jake and Lauren took us to this super posh Tex-Mex restaurant called Mi Cocina. We all started the evening with a Mambo Taxi, which is basically a frozen margarita with sangria. Then, for dessert, we each had a shot of tequila. We reflected on how we are finally growing up - first of all, we don't ever do tequila shots, and secondly, we made sure the shot was top shelf liquor, and highly chilled. Back when we were younger, it would have been Montezuma all the way (yuck)!
Back at the house, we spent a lot of time on Lauren and Jake's beautiful patio. Nick and Jake played "crape myrtle stick", which is basically batting practice with a can and a bat that Jake had fashioned out of a crape myrtle branch using a machete. Lesley spent a lot of time loving on their sweet puppy, Dallas, whom is now her best friend. Then we played the box game, no need to say more.
To all of our friends: you need to come visit Jake and Lauren! They are the ultimate hosts. The house is amazing - the decor and furniture is
Texas Oil Rigs
God Bless America! so unique, it's like something out of a magazine. Lesley is inspired for our house. Last night, they welcomed us with gourmet cheeses and popcorn, and then this morning, Lauren made waffles and coffee. Amazing! This has definitely been the highlight of our trip!
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