Houston, Texas

We made it: Houston, Texas!  After a 2-hour nap break at a random Walmart parking lot just inside Texas, we led the trail into the city.  I learned one thing today: Houston is absolutely massive!  Prior to getting to the city, none of us had done any research on what was in the city, what the city was like and we were blown away by the sheer size.  As we rolled in on a 6-lane highway, we noticed that the city was an utter ghost-town.  Then we realized just where we were and that it was Sunday, so everyone was probably in church.  As we made our way around the city, we stopped by the Holocaust museum, but it didn’t open until noon time and we had moves to make.  The decision was made to get an oil change at a nearby Firestone because we were up to about 3,500 miles since the previous change.  At the Firestone we met a great young man by the name of Kennon who was super into our road trip and gave us plenty of tips about navigating the city and some hot spots as well.

With his insight, we swung over to Hermann Park which was where everyone and their mother hungout!  Parking was a mess, but finally we snagged a spot as someone was leaving.  With the thermometer topping 100 degrees and 3 hours of sleep to run on, we were feeling the Texas heat.  We grabbed a few hot dogs from a cart and were good as new.  With fountains everywhere, the scenery was unbelievable.  The waterfront views were amazing and the architecture was breathtaking.  After an hour or so of strolling around Hermann Park we decided it was time for us to hit the old dusty trail and start the journey to the next stop: San Antonio!

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