.Yup…we’re in Texas, and I’m toast (is this a cool rest area, or what??). The good news is that we’re no longer in Arkansas! This morning at 8:45 I got the call from Orr Honda – the Pilot would be ready in a half hour! Ben and I dashed over there to pick it up, returned the rental car, and went back to the hotel to load up. We were on the road by about 10:30.
I spent the first hour obsessively checking the dashboard for warning lights, but the only one that came on was the maintenance light which is actuated by certain mileage and not by a sensor. We stopped at Whattaburger because it seemed like a fast-food experience we shouldn’t pass up, and made a quick stop at the family home of a friend who lives in San Miguel. Despite the sorting and purging during our stay in Texarkana, we still had too much stuff in the car so we left some of it in New Braunfels for pick-up later on. I’m hoping that once we get the car organized tomorrow we’ll have enough room for the remaining stuff, 5 people, and Wally.
Tomorrow is a big day. We have to leave the hotel around 7 a.m., drive an hour and a half south to Laredo, and be at the warehouse right when they open at 9 so the truck can be unloaded as early as possible. While that’s happening, I’ll be at Firestone trying to get them to balance the tires, do a front end alignment, or somehow make the annoying shimmy go away. Then we return the truck to Penske and cross the border (our furniture will hopefully follow us next week). If we can get through Customs and Immigration quickly enough, we will head to Matehuala to stay overnight one last time. If it’s starting to get late, maybe we’ll only get as far as Saltillo. Regardless, barring unforeseen complications we’ll be in San Miguel on Thursday. I CAN NOT WAIT!!!
When Norah saw this contraption in the rest area, she asked, “Is that for HANGING people???”
