Well, between desperately trying to get a graphic design project shipped, doing laundry, starting to pack because I treat procrastination like a competitive sport, cleaning up from Christmas a little, visiting with relatives once more before they head home, and being out of coffee… again… this morning was a little more involved than I had hoped for. But by the stroke of… like 3pm, I managed to get on the road!
Austin has been drizzly all day, but once I got out west it started to clear up. Until it didn’t. I came over a hill just outside Llano and within about 5 minutes, it became incredibly dark, the temperature dropped almost 20 degrees, and rain started pelting the car loudly enough that I thought it was hail. But I had it easy. Evan ended up with flooded highways and driving through towns in total darkness from power outages as he came in from OKC.
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Thankfully, he and I had dinner at a local brewhouse, there is whiskey, and Mom sent me on the road with more cookies than I usually have in an entire year, so we’ll be okay.
And George is here! Apparently the weather got worse: while I thought about stopping, and Evan passed many people who were stopped, George actually did stop briefly around Wichita Falls due to weather. He didn’t take any photos for me to post, though, which is lame.
We’re winding down tonight while watching TCU and Cal be entirely unable to finish a football game under their own power while making plans for tomorrow. So far the plan is to pick up some provisions at the HEB then head toward Terlingua via Fort Davis, but no itinerary in particular.