(I have the question mark after Spring because the weather turned so cool while we were there)
Elaine and I drove down to Texas (3141 miles round trip) to check out a few houses and see what parts of the state we like best. Here's a short travel log:
Day 1, Friday: We messed around and didn't leave the house until way later than we should have, therefore we hit Atlanta at 5 pm. Took 1.5 hours to get from I-85S to I-20W around I-285. Six lanes of stop and go traffic is not fun. Things were good after that until about 30 miles outside of Meridian, MS where we were spending the night. Wreck in the west bound lane had traffic shut down for 30 minutes. Lincoln Towncar was throughly mangled and the front end of a Freightliner was missing. I don't think I've ever been as glad to see a motel in my life.
Day 2, Saturday: Rolling west on I-20 until we jump off onto Texas 31 at Kilgore. Made it to Tyler and stopped for supper at Stanley's Pit Bar-B-Q.
I got the lean brisket plate with slaw, potato salad and BBQ beans (these were good!). Brisket was tender and you could taste the smoke in it.
Elaine got the 4 meat sampler tray. From left to right: brisket with bark, pulled pork, sausage (good stuff) and fatty brisket.
We headed west from Tyler, and as we passed through Athens, the tornado sirens went off. I kept heading driving, heading for the lightest area on the horizon, and we got ahead of the tornados that hit Canton, TX that night. Second time we've been in the general vicinity of tornados on trips going west. We were just ahead of the big one that hit Joplin, MO several years ago. Finally got to Comanche and checked into the motel.
Day 3, Sunday: We slept in and went to brunch at a new restaurant in Comanche: Harvest. Number 1 rated restaurant in town and I can see why. Fine dining in a small Texas town:
Brunch menu:
My first plate going clockwise: carnitas, fried catfish, smoked paprika steak fries and herbed summer squash.
Elaine's plate: mac & cheese, carnitas, salmon, herbed summer squash, smoked paprika steak fries and fried catfish.
We spent the rest of the day lying around the room and napping.
Day 4, Monday: We rode over to Clyde, TX to check out a property. I love the 75 mph speed limits on rural, two lane Texas highways!!
And we found this sign:
Elaine and I drove down to Texas (3141 miles round trip) to check out a few houses and see what parts of the state we like best. Here's a short travel log:
Day 1, Friday: We messed around and didn't leave the house until way later than we should have, therefore we hit Atlanta at 5 pm. Took 1.5 hours to get from I-85S to I-20W around I-285. Six lanes of stop and go traffic is not fun. Things were good after that until about 30 miles outside of Meridian, MS where we were spending the night. Wreck in the west bound lane had traffic shut down for 30 minutes. Lincoln Towncar was throughly mangled and the front end of a Freightliner was missing. I don't think I've ever been as glad to see a motel in my life.
Day 2, Saturday: Rolling west on I-20 until we jump off onto Texas 31 at Kilgore. Made it to Tyler and stopped for supper at Stanley's Pit Bar-B-Q.
I got the lean brisket plate with slaw, potato salad and BBQ beans (these were good!). Brisket was tender and you could taste the smoke in it.
Elaine got the 4 meat sampler tray. From left to right: brisket with bark, pulled pork, sausage (good stuff) and fatty brisket.
We headed west from Tyler, and as we passed through Athens, the tornado sirens went off. I kept heading driving, heading for the lightest area on the horizon, and we got ahead of the tornados that hit Canton, TX that night. Second time we've been in the general vicinity of tornados on trips going west. We were just ahead of the big one that hit Joplin, MO several years ago. Finally got to Comanche and checked into the motel.
Day 3, Sunday: We slept in and went to brunch at a new restaurant in Comanche: Harvest. Number 1 rated restaurant in town and I can see why. Fine dining in a small Texas town:
Brunch menu:
My first plate going clockwise: carnitas, fried catfish, smoked paprika steak fries and herbed summer squash.
Elaine's plate: mac & cheese, carnitas, salmon, herbed summer squash, smoked paprika steak fries and fried catfish.
We spent the rest of the day lying around the room and napping.
Day 4, Monday: We rode over to Clyde, TX to check out a property. I love the 75 mph speed limits on rural, two lane Texas highways!!
And we found this sign:
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