We had a good stay in Texas but it was time to leave. I couldn’t set the hotel clock forward an hour for daylight saving time, so when I woke up and saw that it was 8:00 on the clock, I figured it was really 9:00. I got up and got ready. Then I noticed my cell phone said it was just after 8:00 and the weather channel on television said it was also just after 8:00. I still haven’t figured out how they set that bedside clock forward, but I was ready to go early. I piddled around and we actually left the hotel about 10 or so, I think. The rain was battering the windows in my room but the weather channel showed that ending soon and then another wave of storms coming very soon after. We left sort of in between the storms but it was still raining. The tires were doing something strange in the water puddles – it was like they were sliding the car sideways. It was not pleasant and not reassuring, but it got ago when we got past the biggest puddles.
Rachel found us a great little restaurant in the town of Humble. This is another old timey city, with new additions near the big road, but with neat looking old houses and buildings. The City Café in Humble was quite busy and the food was very good. We were on our way.
We got back in the car and drove a couple more hours in the rain to the Starbucks near Lufkin for a break from driving. Frank and Rachel had coffee and I sat and knitted. I have done a lot of knitting on Frank’s scarf during this trip. We’ve decided I only need three more feet – that’s right, THREE MORE. I think it will be about eight feet when finished.
We started again and drove in the rain a while longer until we got to Mike’s BBQ House in Nacogdoches. I love the name Nacogdoches. We had pretty good BBQ and catfish, rested a while and started for Louisiana. An hour down the road, Rachel realized she did not have her purse, so we called Mike’s and they did not have it, but suggested we leave our phone number in case they found it later. While calling the Starbucks, Mike’s called back and they had found it. Hooray. However, the hour drive back to Nacogdoches and then back to where we had gotten was kinda long and discouraging. But, we got it.
Then we headed into Louisiana. At least during the ride back to Nacogdoches, the stormy weather got ahead of us and we had better weather mostly. We stopped for a restroom/snack stop and then headed on. We finally gave up in West Monroe which is about 2/3 of the way across Louisiana. We ate dinner at Cracker Barrel and are staying in a Quality Inn. I have not been terribly impressed with the quality since neither of my room keys worked and after she fixed them, only one of them worked. My curtains are falling down and kinda close almost all the way. I am very glad I’m here though and not still on the road.
I almost forgot something I found interesting. As Rachel went into the hotel before dinner to arrange our rooms, a drunk man came out the stood under the portico a few minutes. Then he stumbled over to this truck, in the rain. As we drove away to Cracker Barrel, we saw his front door open and him leaning into the front of the truck. When we came back, his door was still open and he was still there. Evidently has passed out!!!! At least he’s not driving in that condition.
Frank drove all day long and he must be tired. Rachel and I kept offering to drive, but Frank would rather drive than ride any day. We have about 8 ½ hours driving tomorrow so it will be another long day but hopefully the weather will be better. Homeward bound.
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