We spent most of the day in Houston, TX with our friends Jackie, David and Emory. Today Emory celebrated her 1st birthday at the Houston Zoo. Her mom went all out and created an adorable zoo/animal theme. Of course, our favorite part was Emory diving into her cake and the cupcakes we got to indulge in. We had some time to check out the zoo as well-- a nice way to spend a pretty day.
In the early afternoon we hit the road again to head to Austin, TX. Easy drive, good roads (nothing like the rock shaker in LA) and perfect weather-- though 60 for me is still a bit cool. Mike and I fought a bit over the lever to bring heat in the car-- let's just say he wasn't helping hold the lever up. As you may recall, the car has a couple of levers that in some mysterious combination bring in heat to the car. It works incredibly well but the lever that brings heat to the floor in the front won't stay in the up position-- so you either hold it or tolerate the cold. It's amazing how you can rationalize to yourself that it's really not that cold-- just a little cool-- I can no longer feel anything above my wrist on the right hand...
We decided to stop at "Buc-ee's" (a combination gas station, convenience store, deli, tourist shop) which apparently is famous in these parts but merely looks to me like a huge beaver staring down at you daring you to drive in and check it out. We obliged the aquatic rodent & discovered you can buy every sort of jerky at what looks like a regular deli counter. You have to love how serious TX takes their jerky.
We had planned to check in to our hotel and then head downtown to have a what would have been a delicious dinner at one of the many great restaurants in Austin but the Ghia had other plans. Upon arriving at the hotel and checking in, we discovered that the Ghia would not start. We're not sure if it's the battery or the alternator or the starter but we've found a VW repair shot not far from our hotel that we'll investigate when they open MON. So, we're stuck in Austin for the time being but there are certainly worse places to be stuck then Austin. It's a great town. We moved it out of the reception area by Mike pushing and me popping the clutch. It's been a few years since I've had to do that but it worked. Mike gave it everything he had and it worked! So, our Ghia is parked on a hill facing downward-- we fully expect to repeat this "popping of the clutch" trick to get it going again. Again, it's all part of the adventure and we'll take it in stride!
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