I got a lot of good pics there.
My wife and I are still struggling to get caught up, and get back in our routines. Even a short trip throws your life out of kilter. Neither one of us like to travel. Some people like to get away from their ordinary, daily, lives. We, on the other hand, really enjoy our ordinary lives. We are very, very, comfortable and there is nothing here we wish to escape from.
The rest of these new pictures were taken in New Braunfels, Texas. There are a lot, so this will take several days to complete.
The major problems in New Braunfels have to do with tourists, tourist traps, an exploding population, and heat and humidity that makes it almost impossible to live there. After a few days, you start to believe that you are at risk of growing mold. We looked at several older houses for sale and undergoing remodeling, and found wood rot everywhere, not to mention crooked foundations. The entire town smells of rot and decay. On the positive side,
we found some of the nicest and most polite drivers you can imagine. We walked safely across a busy street because a guy used his car to block traffic for us! Then again, it might have been a tourist. But we are used to Lubbock, a city in which pedestrians and bicyclists are hated and despised and considered fair game to be run down and maimed or killed.
I used to drive through Eden but now I hang a right almost as soon as I get there, heading for Interstate 10, with a long stretch of divided highway and an 80 mph speed limit.
Eden is actually not a bad looking little town, but I no longer drive through that part. I also avoid speed traps in Brady, and a lot of twisting two-lane blacktop through the hill country.
Here are more views of Big Spring:
The next photos will be from Eden, a long way down the road from here.
My wife and I drove SOUTH and on the way I took photos. I took photos in Big Spring, Eden, and New Braunfels.
The photos above were taken in Big Spring, at a location where I have been buying gas for years, whenever I make this trip. This time I did not need gas. We stopped here to get some snacks and stretch a bit. Big Spring is looking more prosperous than it has in years, thanks to the BIG OIL BOOM. But truck traffic is heavy! Many trucks are carrying fracking fluids. Yes, in Texas, there is a whole lot of fracking going on.
