Another lovely and warm day of shopping, beach, and big lunch at the Golden Corral. However, it’s time for me to head west. As I drive along the coast highway to the Louisiana border, I’d not considered that I’d be looking into the sun from 3:30 until dark. Driving, reading maps, and glare put strain on eyes and I don’t need more. I will go to sleep earlier and get up earlier to accommodate this.
So, I pulled over at yet another Wal-Mart to stay overnight, and enjoyed pushing a cart around as families bought their gifts and holiday food. One woman had a frozen duck and said it was traditional in her family. I'd tried it many years ago and a few bites of cooked duck did not produce a need for more. It was a noisy night at the Wal-Mart even though I was parked on the furthest boundary. Motorcycles, car alarms, screeching tires. I guess I can sleep through anything.
On Friday I started early with about 8 hours of constant driving until just west of Houston. Since it was Christmas eve, I decided to give myself a treat. I stayed at a nice hotel with an in-room Jacuzzi and lots of hot water. With dinner next door at a recommended restaurant (good food and service) I then got a good night’s sleep as I watched a drenching Texas thunder and rain storm from a warm space. Christmas Day is forecast as windy but dry. I will be starting early.
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