Texas

Days 9 – 10 Espinaca and Family

As much as I want to be in Mexico already, I still have to head south to the border. Based on advice from the previous day I opted for crossing in McAllen-Reynosa and before heading out in the morning I reached out to a few Couchsurfing hosts. Within minutes I got a reply from EmilyContinue reading “Days 9 – 10 Espinaca and Family”

Day 8 – On Doughnuts

Woke up to the smell of coffee and breakfast. Pat and Diana had brought a bunch of delicious egg burritos and as soon as I walked out of the kitchen they had a cup by the coffee maker waiting for me – As Mr. Junyah[ from A Yankee Goes South (advrider.com) would say, my lifeContinue reading “Day 8 – On Doughnuts”

Days 5-7 On Explosions, Homelessness, and Gambling

During these days there wasn’t much going on. I mostly focused on getting to Austin to prepare for my border crossing… Last night was a great first camping night of the trip. Spot was quiet, temperatures where perfect in the mid 60’s, dinner was delicious, and I had the plus of having a herd ofContinue reading “Days 5-7 On Explosions, Homelessness, and Gambling”