Billy drove through West Texas, which has to be one of the most boring drives ever (well, I'm guessing since I was asleep through most of it). No little towns, no stops. I woke up and Billy was exiting the I-10 to get gas. Whoops, the gas station is a mile away. Oh well, we'll drive the mile. We get there and it's a bunch of junk on the side of the road, 1 pump and the sign is on the ground. Ooooookay, maybe we'll wait for the next stop and risk running out of gas, because this place looked like something out of a horror movie.
Also, side note, no cell phone or internet service from Carlsbad Caverns, AZ all the way through West Texas.
Next stop, San Antonio, Texas! Billy has been looking forward to this stop for a while because the Mexican food there is to die for. Mom and Dad Hobbs used to be residents of this fun place, so we had visited before and knew exactly where to go for excellent eats.
We went to Market Square (a little mercado with shops and restaurants) in downtown San Antonio to eat at Mi Tierra, this fabulous restaurant/bakery/bar. Mi Tierra is huge, has tons of atmosphere, great service and even better food. I don't love Mexican most of the time, but this is Mexican I could eat all the time. I had the Huevos Rancheros with a pork chop (mmmmm!) and Billy had an Enchilada and Taco combo. Both were unbelievable. But what's the best there are their flour tortillas. We got a melted cheese dip with chorizo and had it with the tortillas. Super good!!!
Then, we took a trolley from Market Square to the Riverwalk. San Antonio makes it really easy for tourists to get around with trolleys that cost $1. Our driver was super helpful and very nice. He is originally from Illinois and breeds Siberian Huskies. Including one that was pure white with green eyes! Green eyes, can you believe it? Maybe we'll get a brother for Nyah from him.
After that, we strolled the Riverwalk. If you haven't been to San Antonio, you really should go, even if it's only to eat and walk the river. It makes you wonder why more cities don't do things as nice. It's this great stretch of San Antonio, where there are tons of restaurants, bars, cafes, hotels and shops all lined up on both sides of the river and winding around downtown. It's fantastic. And some of the architecture around the Riverwalk is amazing.
Before getting in the car again, we decided to go back to Mi Tierra, but this time to the bar. It has a great bar, even though they didn't have Billy's favorite beer, Sol. So far we haven't found it anywhere around the border, which is odd.
Since we had been to San Antonio before, we had done a lot of the great sites like visiting the missions, taking a Riverwalk boat tour, etc, so we decided to move on from San Antonio. And we know we'll be visiting again soon because Billy and I both like it there a lot.
We got in the car for another 3 hours and made our way to Houston, TX to my uncle's house. They graciously let us stay with them and I got to dump two loads of laundry in. Also, it's been about 10 years since I visited Houston last and about 10 years since I saw my cousin Justine and Michelle, who are now so old! Justine just graduated from high school and is on her way to Baylor and Michelle is in eighth grade (she was a baby when I saw her last). Those two are hilarious--they are exact carbon copies of my sister and me. Justine looks just like my sister and Michelle reminds me of me - she's crazy!
We had a great family dinner, where we met a waiter from Strongsville and a diner from Mayfield Heights that went to Kent. Small world!
Thanks again, Uncle Art and family for having us and thanks, Justine for letting us crash your room!
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