I took off from Austin, and I took a couple days to skirt around the Gulf of Mexico. I enjoyed the drive! I had perfect weather.
You can't leave Texas without stopping at Buc-ee's!
Twice!
Snacked up!
I made it to Lousinana in good time and stayed at at Boondockers Welcome spot on Bayou Teche in the small town of St. Martinville. It was a quiet, tranquil spot.
Ah, the days of repairable TVs and a good business to have....
Morning tea with a view
I left Louisiana with an eye toward lunch. Last year, Trish had found a spot in Gulfport, Mississippi and we enjoyed it muchly. So, I set the GPS to take me there again. Why not?
Seafood boil at the Shrimp Basket! Sweet tea too!
You can't leave Alabama without stopping at Buc-ee's. Yanno, cuz you need to top off your gas, pee, and get the snack you forgot the first two times.
My stop for the night was in Pensacola, Florida, at a brewhouse. It was a Tuesday night and it was quite quiet. I enjoyed the beer though!
Poppy and I were in good company!
Bye, Doc's!
The next morning, I visited the Naval Air Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola.
Sopwith Camel. Where's Snoopy?
Corsair. Where's Pappy?
Fat Man. Where's Oppy?
Climbed in the cockpit.....
Top Gun
Abort! Abort!
Three men floated 1000 miles for a month in this raft without food and water before they were rescued.
I was a couple weeks too early for Blue Angels practice session.
Then I drove to the Tallahassee area and stayed at a farm. That was a kick!
This baby was born last spring and was rejected by her mother. He was bottle-raised. He sucked my fingers. 💗
Henry and his sister
This ol gal didn't want me to leave
Saying goodbye
This boy was shy and didn't want kisses.
Drove down the coast of Florida and stopped for lunch alongside the Suwannee River.
After leaving Alamogordo, NM, I headed to Big Spring, Texas and stayed at another Walmart parking lot. I'm not proud!
I was about the only RV there.
Dusty skies!
I woke up to wind and dust, but it wasn't awful, so I headed out. The wind was westerly, so it helped boost my fuel economy! I zipped over to Austin with a couple long stretch breaks.
The drive was the schist! Real gneiss!!
And then, Austin!
Austin was a great visit! My compassionate, passionate, genuine, warm, smart friend Anne and her husband John took good care of me.
Anne and I had a tour of New Braunfels, where we had a mystery picnic. We solved puzzles to find the places to pick up our food.
It was hold-on-to-your-hat windy!
We had a picnic at the river.
We explored an antiques store and bought a mystery bag! I love mystery bags! Here's the loot:
Itty-bitties
I wonder what goodies this pot-holder took out of an old-days Texas oven
Resplendent autumn lady
A drive through Gruene consisted of dodging cars and pedestrians. There was a festival and it was cray-zee.
The next day, we took a walk through the park to visit one of Thomas Dambo's trolls, named Malin. She recently celebrated a birthday, still resplendent in her crown and hand-crocheted sash.
Note to self: visit Solvang's troll! I had no idea there was one there. Gotta take the young-uns!
And! I was there for South by Southwest time. I got to experience some live music at a local bar. Here's a sampler.
Indoors:
Barbarella was on the TV screen. I need to see this movie!
After another fab dinner prepared by superb cook John, it was time to crawl inside Poppy and rest up for the next leg eastbound.
Next: Louisiana and through the Gulf of Mexico states.
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