Driving to Dallas

Another cloudy morning with the promise of lots of rain as I began my day in Houston. After getting the car loaded and filling my mug with coffee I headed back to Mercer Arboretum. I thought I could get a couple more boxes before the rain started. I managed to find one more box and make it back to the car before the heavens opened up. At this point I started my journey north. I drove to Conroe in a downpour and the windshield wipers were going full blast. Slowly the downpour eased to a light rain and by the time I reached Huntsville the rain had stopped completely. I was still skeptical about seeing any sunshine today.But I stopped in Huntsville anyway to seek out a couple of boxes. I stopped at the Sam Houston Memorial Museum first and looked for two boxes. I was only expecting to find one box because one had been reported as missing. It turned out that I didn't find any. So I then went to the cemetery where Sam Houston is buried and I did find Raven, Texas Governors Series by Boots Tex. I ended up spending about an hour and a half in Huntsville, learned a lot about Sam Houston and even saw a little sunshine.

Once I was back on I45 I decided that I wouldn't make any more stops until I reached Dallas. Just 15 minutes out of Huntsville the clouds disappeared and the sun was shining brightly. I thought about stopping in Corsicana, Waxahachie and Ennis - but decided just to go straight to Dallas. The main reason for coming to Dallas is to visit my friend, Eddie. I arrived in Dallas a little early and Eddie was still at work. So I made my way to White Rock Lake to check on my Lady of the Lake box. The box is still there and has had many visitors, the logbook only has a few more pages left. I decided that when I return home I will make a new one and replace it when Astro D and I return to Texas for the TX Treasures LB Event in March. After checking on my box I walked for a little while by the lake and took some pictures. But that didn't last long. It was really cold there by the water and the wind was really blowing. I got back in the car and my phone was ringing - Eddie was home, so off I went to meet him. We spent the evening talking and eating Gumbo - what could be better on a cold winter evening.