Archive for February, 2008

Day 4: Tucson

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

The drive to Tucson from Houston is long. As such, we were forced to divide up the journey into smaller stretches: Houston to San Antonio; San Antonio to El Paso (long), El Paso to Las Cruces, New Mexico; Las Cruces to Tucson, AZ.
To San Antonio we first had to leave Houston. Like I […]

Day 3: Houston

Monday, February 25th, 2008

For the first time we hit traffic. Here’s what we learned about Houston, lots of people and cars. Even before we crossed the border into Texas, we got stuck in traffic due to an accident that involved a car carrier losing one of it’s minivans and plopping it onto the highway.
We were on […]

Day 2: New Orleans

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Alabama…what can I say about Alabama? We drove through it without stopping.
Once across the border to Mississippi, we stopped for lunch. On our way out, we were greeted with a sunlit thunderstorm, something you’d see in the summer time.
On the road again, the storm quickly became dark and serious. Traffic slowed as […]