We wondered what the exit number would start at once we entered Texas, knowing that we would be crossing the entire state. It started at 880 and we would be driving all the way to 22 in El Paso! Eastern Texas was very industrial and we had to drive through Houston before we got to the prettier, expansive farmland on I-10. We drove for about 250 miles to get to San Antonio and arrived in the evening at my cousin, Dominique's, home. She is in the process of moving right now and was extremely gracious to have us over in the midst of this process. It was very special to see her after so many years and we had a nice evening eating some Mexican food and sitting at an outdoor bar area near the San Antonio River. The night passed so quickly catching up and we returned to her house to visit with her sweet dogs, Alex and Bella, and get some rest.
The next morning we went to the restaurant Dominique works at, Twin Sisters, and that her mother, Pat, founded and owns. Twin Sisters is a bakery and cafe that has been around since 1981 and serves local, healthy, homemade foods. We had our best breakfast yet, omelettes with lots of aguacates (avocados), and I enjoyed seeing Pat after so many years. She treated us so kindly and advised us to take Highway 90 if we really wanted to see Texas. She said that the road really shows you the landscape of southern Texas and that you could drive for miles without seeing another car. Sounded good to Sam and me, especially since we still had 500 miles to get to El Paso and wanted to drive on roads with no mile markers and plenty of desert and mountains. We stopped to buy a map at the CVS before driving past the Alamo downtown and then were on our way to our final destination.
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