The night before departing, it became apparent that I needed to do laundry when only 1 pair of clean underwear remained. I was not convinced my traveling companions would be impressed by a request to stop at a Wal-Mart along to way to pick up some drawers.
I suspected that something would go awry with the washing machine.
I was not disappointed: the darn thing would crap out half-way through the wash cycle. Thankfully, Rich Woodward came to the rescue, letting me do a load at his place. He also cooked dinner and provided beer. He's my hero.
As I was packing in the morning, I decided that I did not have a sufficient number of casual shirts for the journey. This necessitated a quick diversion to Wal-Mart at 6am. I thought a TAMU polo would be a nice addition for trips like this. And they certainly had a wide selection...all sized for wide people. I settled for generic orange.
The ride down was as close to heaven as a man can get. First stop was a Czech butcher shop for kolaches, a sausage stuffed pastry.
By 930, we were stopping in Shulenberg for chocolate merengue pie, fresh out of the oven.
How does this possibly get better? Oh, I'll tell you how: BEER.
We stopped in Shiner for a brief look at the Spoetzl Brewery, home of Shiner Bock. Tours weren't running until 11, so I just enjoy a tasting...or 3.
Mathis was the location for BBQ lunch and we finally landed in McAllen at 4.
Our hotel has a neat amenity: a complementary happy hour. More precisely, all you can drink for 2 hours at a cost of zero. Several bourbon and cokes later, we went to dinner and definitely had the best Mexican food I've ever had.
Today was the work day...more about that later.
I suspected that something would go awry with the washing machine.
I was not disappointed: the darn thing would crap out half-way through the wash cycle. Thankfully, Rich Woodward came to the rescue, letting me do a load at his place. He also cooked dinner and provided beer. He's my hero.
As I was packing in the morning, I decided that I did not have a sufficient number of casual shirts for the journey. This necessitated a quick diversion to Wal-Mart at 6am. I thought a TAMU polo would be a nice addition for trips like this. And they certainly had a wide selection...all sized for wide people. I settled for generic orange.
The ride down was as close to heaven as a man can get. First stop was a Czech butcher shop for kolaches, a sausage stuffed pastry.
By 930, we were stopping in Shulenberg for chocolate merengue pie, fresh out of the oven.
How does this possibly get better? Oh, I'll tell you how: BEER.
We stopped in Shiner for a brief look at the Spoetzl Brewery, home of Shiner Bock. Tours weren't running until 11, so I just enjoy a tasting...or 3.
Mathis was the location for BBQ lunch and we finally landed in McAllen at 4.
Our hotel has a neat amenity: a complementary happy hour. More precisely, all you can drink for 2 hours at a cost of zero. Several bourbon and cokes later, we went to dinner and definitely had the best Mexican food I've ever had.
Today was the work day...more about that later.
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