Immediately upon entering Texas yesterday we were greeted with a DOT road sign that said:
El Paso 32 miles
Beaumont: 861 miles
El Paso and Beaumont are on the far west and east ends of Texas. We think it is Texas' way of bragging about how big their state is.
Shortly after leaving Van Horn, TX and heading east, we began to notice a lot of mountains (hills?) with flat tops. Does anyone know what these are called?
The mountain below was unique. It looked like it had a nipple atop.
Lots of dynamite must have been used to keep the ups and downs to a minimum while travelling east on I-10 throughout Texas. They not only carved out the interstate highway lanes but also the 2 lane road that frequently paralleled it.
As we approached San Antonio the rolling landscape became more lush as green landscape began to appear. The San Antonio area used to be grassy plains but the grass was wiped out many years ago while Spaniards and Native Americans resided in the area.
We made arrangements to meet Bill's cousin, Carl, and his wife, Linda, at a local Sam's Club as they arrived in San Antonio. Carl and Linda were ready to leave their Michigan home last Thursday when they discovered the motor home's starter was dead. Carl changed the starter in 2 degree temps in their driveway and bragged that the cardboard he was laying on easily slid in and out from under the motor home while performing the repairs.
Carl and Linda are thrilled to have finally escaped the Michigan cold and enjoy shirtsleeve weather in Texas.
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