OT: On The Road We're on the next-to-the-last leg of our 2 week journey with The Kid.
Left San Marcos and deadheaded west until we were too tired to drive
another mile. Pulled off in Van Horn TX (note to self: try to make it
another couple of exits down the road next time), which consisted of
a Holiday Inn Express that appeared to have rooms leased to the Texas
Highway Patrol. Makes sense as there is nothing, absolutely *nothing*
between San Antonio and El Paso by a whole lot of empty. I was
somewhat taken aback when I noticed complimentary ear plugs on the
nightstand. Turns out the truck stop next door does a lively business
24/7 <sigh>
Too pooped to even stagger over to the truck stop for dinner - ordered
pizza delivered to the room by the same woman who answered the
telephone (I hate pizza, but it tastes pretty good when you're
famished). Thank God the DH had the prescience to buy beer earlier in
the day for the cooler!
Headed to Benson AZ and Karchner Caverns which we'll tour tomorrow.
Another Holiday Inn Express, but at least I know Benson well enough to
know a couple of "home c ookin'" places for dinner and breakfast! Easy
day drive home on Friday. There's something about traveling that makes
me want to needlepoint "there's no place like home" on something on
about Day 14.
OB: The trip was not exactly a culinary delight. With only two
exceptions, the food was mediocre (Chili's) to downright nasty (some
cafe in Yuma on the 10). I'm actually looking forward to work on
Monday - my boss has offered to take me to Nieuport 17 in Tustin CA,
one of our favorite places.
Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."
-- Duncan Hines
To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"
Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
"And what manner of jackassery must we put up with today?"
Danae in "Non Sequitir"
Re: OT: On The Road On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:45:20 -0700, Terryl Pulliam Burd
<[email protected]> wrote:
>OB: The trip was not exactly a culinary delight. With only two
>exceptions, the food was mediocre (Chili's) to downright nasty (some
>cafe in Yuma on the 10).
See, you should have come up through Albuquerque. Lots of great
places up here, including real home cooking (by moi).
Christine
Re: OT: On The Road
> On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:45:20 -0700, Terryl Pulliam Burd
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>OB: The trip was not exactly a culinary delight. With only two
>>exceptions, the food was mediocre (Chili's) to downright nasty (some
>>cafe in Yuma on the 10).
>
> See, you should have come up through Albuquerque. Lots of great
> places up here, including real home cooking (by moi).
>
> Christine
I think I pretty much agree with taking the northern route instead of the
southern route through Texas. We've done both and have stopped in
Albuquerque when taking the northern route. I don't think there's an easy
way to do it however. If you take the southern route you're stuck with the
drive between San Antonio and El Paso and if you take the northern route you
have go through the Texas panhandle.
I've always wondered when I've been in west Texas what in the world those
people out in the middle of nowhere do for shopping, entertainment, etc.,
but I guess I'm far to citified to understand.
Chris
Re: OT: On The Road On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:45:20 -0700, Terryl Pulliam Burd
<[email protected]> wrote:
one snippy snippy
>
>OB: The trip was not exactly a culinary delight. With only two
>exceptions, the food was mediocre (Chili's) to downright nasty (some
>cafe in Yuma on the 10).
two snippy snippy.
I wish I would have known you were stopping in Yuma, (which I think is
on the 8 not the 10) Having lived there for 15 yrs I could have
directed you to some excellent places to eat. We still go over to eat
at some of our favorite places.
koko
used to be a Yuman being on the net.
There is no love more sincere than the love of food
George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 7/26
Re: OT: On The Road On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:05:38 -0600, Christine Dabney
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:45:20 -0700, Terryl Pulliam Burd
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>OB: The trip was not exactly a culinary delight. With only two
>>exceptions, the food was mediocre (Chili's) to downright nasty (some
>>cafe in Yuma on the 10).
>
>See, you should have come up through Albuquerque. Lots of great
>places up here, including real home cooking (by moi).
Believe me, girl, if I had been within a country mile of Casa
Christine, I'd have been there with bells on - and my latest batch of
limoncello in hand, which made the trip with The Kid much more
pleasant, esp. after she went to sleep!
Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."
-- Duncan Hines
To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"
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