26 degrees this morning; so cold that I had to change into long pants for the first time in about a year! Our happy dirty van was covered in frost for the first time.
We’re back in Laredo Taco country, the gas station concession that serves very good, simple, and inexpensive Mexican food. Up and about early we were able to start the day with delicious breakfast tacos from LTC, and very good coffee from the Love’s Travel Plaza.
The cold weather was the first desperate moment of the day. The next came at the first rest area when digging through the layers of clothing, I discovered that as I dressed in the dark this morning, I had accidentally put my boxers on backwards.
We drove from Sonora through Junction, Segovia, Mountain Home, skipped past Kerrville and Comfort, headed for Boerne. At that point, plans changed as navigation informed us there had been a accident on Interstate 10, the road was closed, and alternate routes were advised. We detoured toward Bandera, but not all the way there. We went left on Highway 16 through Government Canyon, past the town of Helotes, and into San Antonio. We continued on Highway 16 through Leon Valley and caught Interstate 410 to southbound Interstate 37 toward Corpus Christie. Past Braunig Lake, and made a fuel stop at Exit 125. Gasoline for $2.47 a gallon and a bratwurst for lunch. A right turn on Highway 281 that continues south right past our house. Through Three Rivers, George West, Alice and Ben Bolt. One last stop in Falfurrias for groceries and a Blizzard. Enough groceries to last us two or three days before we have to go out and stock up properly.
Home by 3:30. Still daylight. Arrival temperature 66 degrees. Now we are where we want to be again.