TX1 wrapup

Well, it is a few days late but here is the wrapup for TX1.

By the numbers… 10 days, 9 nights, 2,551 miles of travel over 7 hops (about 365 miles per hop). I didn’t track expenses as this was mostly on Ooma’s dime.

Highlights:

• The wedding of Peter and Ashley in Austin. This was the reason for the trip and it didn’t disappoint. It was a casual affair, but with great food and drink and was generally a lot of fun.
• The 4 nights at the AirBnB in Austin. This little cabin was a treat. If all AirBnBs are this nice then I am a new fan. In fact all of the accomodations were very good or terrific. Ooma did a great job of picking places to stay.
• Dinner with Jett’s sister Christine in Austin. Dinner at Cafe Malta is always a treat.
• Two meals at Court Street Cafe in Port Allen LA. This place is a little gem.
• The one night at the Clarion Pointe hotel in Tallahassee FL. This was the first experience for either of us at this new Choice Hotel brand and we were impressed. Fine accomodations at a budget price. Can’t beat that.
• The opportunity to let my relationship with Ooma evolve. Ten days on the road with a new love is a test by fire. It wasn’t all sweetness and light, but we worked through any issues and ended the trip with a relationship that was more solid than when we started.
• A brief surprise visit with Ooma’s sister Maggy in Fairhope AL. It was less than an hour but it gave Ooma a chance to see a sister that she hadn’t seen in 2 years.

Lowlights:

• Long, boring days on the road. We listened to an unabridged audiobook of Stephen King’s Billy Summers (17 hours!) and that helped, but it was a lot of driving on a pretty boring route.