Day 61 found us leaving Louisiana and driving into Texas. We stayed in a small town, surrounded by rice fields. While in Texas, we regaled ourselves with oil pump-jack sightings and stayed ever vigilant for longhorn cattle. We visited Galveston Island and Crystal Beach before moving to the Bastrop area.
Bastrop is really interesting. It's the land of the Lost Pines, and nearby sits the cutest little town of Smithville (setting and filming location of Hope Floats). We spent a day in San Antonio and would love to go back. We were only able to see two of the five remaining missions and I'd love to have the time to see the others. The Riverwalk is absolutely lovely, as well. Austin was a blast! Our highlight is either the visit to the massive pink granite State Capitol Building or the exodus of the Mexican Free-tailed bats that we saw at the Congress Avenue Bridge. Next, we traveled to into the Hill Country area, which is s t u n n i n g. We swam in the Devil's Waterhole, hiked Enchanted Rock and visited the Longhorn Caverns. The magical names of these locations still pale to their actual beauty. We extended our stay, until finally leaving for an overnight at a Lavender Farm. Xanadu ACRES was glorious and the hosts treated up like family. This will forever be a memory that the kids cherish. After making our way through the Panhandle Plains (or the Windmill Forest, as I'd like to call it), we arrived in New Mexico. The landscape was instantaneously different. P called it when she said: "it looks like we're at the beach but there's no ocean". This wonderful observation was totally on point; we were awash in sand dunes with some small vegetation but no trees whatsoever. I LOVE NEW MEXICO! Roswell and Bottomless Lakes were amazing. Carlsbad Caverns was awe inspiring. At Fort Sumner, we immersed ourselves in the legend of Billy the Kid and the terrible events of the Bosque Redondo. This trip was spurred in part by loss, and sadly, being on the road hasn't protected us from more. We lost both friends and family on the East Coast while we were in New Mexico. It hurts to not be there. Monthly Stats:
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