One last happy hour with Joe and next door neighbors, Delores & Jerry, and the ugly duck. The duck is a teetotaler having seen what happened to his mates - three ducklings much uglier than him.An early breakfast at Oscars - their hot cakes aren't much to write home about but they serve the best bowl of oatmeal I've ever eaten in a restaurant. Comes with sides of brown sugar, raisins and heated milk served by waitresses with black smocks, black skirts and black shoes. (When was the last time you saw wait staff dressed like that? Should Riley's take note?)
Then it was the long drive across southern Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana & into Texas. Boring, boring, boring! Whoops, almost Texas - boring! The most interesting thing I made note of was the Do It Yourself Home Exterminator. Termites, cockroaches, ticks, chiggers, alligators, water moccasins, rattlesnakes, coral snakes... need I go on? It may be 2 below in NY but aside from a tick or two you can forget about the others.
Tonight we're in Livingston, Texas having driven by the Big Thicket National Preserve (last photo - I doubt even a Do-It-Yourselfer would be tempted to explore there). Just had dinner at a GREAT Mexican restaurant recommended by our hotel guy. Glad we chose his pick over the other one in town whose motto is "Mexican food served fresh when you order!" Say what?
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