Apr 24, 2019 8:19 AM
Weather: Overcast
Packing Up
Notes: We are a little later getting away today after a breakfast of oatmeal, cheese and coffee. Today the forecast is rain in the direction that we are headed.
Entry located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.2442531,-94.1531359,100m/data=!3m1!1e3
On the Backroads 9:17 AM
Weather: Overcast
Temperature: 21C
Notes: After 3 days of interstate driving, we decided to continue on secondary roads. The first thing we noticed was a dearth of transport trucks. What a blessing. The roads seem so quiet and empty without them and there are more small villages at many crossroads.
It is full on summer in North of Texas .
Event: Gas stop
Name: Exxon , Daingerfield
Cost: 14.34us
Segment 1 located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0340012,-94.7256122,100m/data=!3m1!1e3
On the Road 12:07 PM
Weather: Showers
Temperature: 20C
Title: Cross country to Corsicana, Texas
Notes: The countryside is the fresh green of grass and trees in full, new leaf. The area is dotted with levees. It rained for most of the morning but not hard and it is not cold.
Eats
Name: Cotton Patch Restaurant
We were looking for southern food, hopefully bbq but instead Bill had chicken fried steak and I had chicken tenders. It was OK but I think I’ve had my fill of deep fried everything. Love the unsweetened iced tea though.
Cost: 30.00us
Segment 2 located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@32.0866535,-96.4742181,100m/data=!3m1!1e3
Gassing Up, 1:26 PM
Weather: Showers
Temperature: 19
Notes: Beautiful pink, blue, yellow and orange wildflowers grow in the medians of all the highways here. We are moving so fast though, it is hard to get a good picture of them.
Event: Gas stop
Name: Exxon
Cost: 15.38
Segment 3 located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@31.6017627,-97.0862698,100m/data=!3m1!1e3
Accommodations, 3:35 PM
Weather: Stormy
Temperature: 18C
Title: Refuge from the storm
Notes: We drove for several hours through off and on rain but as we approached Copperas Cove the sky opened up, Thunder and lightning the whole nine yards. No camping for us tonight. The best we could do was a highway motel but considering the weather we couldn’t be too picky. We were drenched by the time we checked into our room.
Name: Super 8
Cost: 62.00
Segment 4 located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@31.1115187,-97.9113153,100m/data=!3m1!1e3
Eats
Dinner was at a Korean restaurant called Seoul Garden. I had bibin bob- a big bowl of rice with lots of shaved veggies, seasoned beef and a fried egg. Bill had #47 bulgogi beef. Lots of meat! It was good although I thought the egg tasted funny and didn’t finish it. $35.00
Daily total: 156.72US
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