Houston to San Antonio to Carlsbad

As it continues to rain, at least lightly now, we're heading out of Houston towards the Alamo which we have been repeatedly told is exceptionally anticlimactic. Nonetheless, we are headed Southwest to experience it for ourselves. Isn't that the whole point?

Last night we stayed with Kt's aunt and uncle who took us for delicious Tex-Mex at Cyclone Anaya's in midtown with one of her cousins and his wife. The food was fabulous (especially considering NOLA's meat centered cuisine and less than stellar veg options) and the company even better. After dinner we had a mini tour of Houston. Houston is HUGE and seems so much more spread out than other big cities. I guess it's true what they say about Texas.

Tonight we will be in Carlsbad and will be camping for the next two nights. We'll be exploring caverns and seeing the desert. I. Can't. Believe. It.

While I planned extensively for bear attacks flash flooding and mechanical failure, I did not plan for wild fires. Of course, there are now wildfires in Flagstaff. It sounds like the fires shouldn't affect our trip too much, who knows, maybe you'll see us on the news fighting fires. Smoky would be proud.