Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Dear Diary: March 13,2006.
Yesterday I wore at least 1/4 inch of tread off the sides of my tires tearing down 2222 and Lime Creek Road. Total switchbacks, major downgrades (oops there goes the stomach!), altitude changes that make you pop your ears. Three hours on the narrow twisty roads and barely got to 4th gear a few times. Forgot how sore and tired you can get clutching from 2nd to 3rd and trying to steer all at the same time while your tires grasp the edge of a road with a steep drop off and no guard rails. For THREE hours. I got back home, hot showered, swallowed a big Naproxen and slept 14 hours today. PER FECT. A little sunburn, a happy dog, and a WAY happy Miata owner. This is what the car is made for. Stopped at my favorite lunch counter in the Texaco just this side of Lago Vista. It's run by a family from El Salvador and let me tell you... if the drive wasn't so great it would still be worth it just for the tacos al pastor with a big pile of fresh cilantro and chopped onions.
Lots of rain and thunder today - perfect for sleeping curled up under a blanket with The Black Dog to keep my feet warm and all the windows open so I could hear the wrath of God thundering across the sky and flooding Shoal Creek outside. Woke up now and then, ate something, went back to bed. I love Austin. Too bad no one else has the balls to ride in the car with me! It would be fun to hear all the screaming. Oh, and citywide free wifi rocks. AND Austin Java just delivered a mean cheeseburger and caesar salad...right to my door! The only thing they deliver in Houston is pizza and jury notices. I should move. Now if only 2 bedroom houses in bad neighborhoods didn't cost $300K. I'll tell you later about the psycho in the next door back yard who had alllllll these conversations I got to listen to whether I wanted to or not.
Yesterday I wore at least 1/4 inch of tread off the sides of my tires tearing down 2222 and Lime Creek Road. Total switchbacks, major downgrades (oops there goes the stomach!), altitude changes that make you pop your ears. Three hours on the narrow twisty roads and barely got to 4th gear a few times. Forgot how sore and tired you can get clutching from 2nd to 3rd and trying to steer all at the same time while your tires grasp the edge of a road with a steep drop off and no guard rails. For THREE hours. I got back home, hot showered, swallowed a big Naproxen and slept 14 hours today. PER FECT. A little sunburn, a happy dog, and a WAY happy Miata owner. This is what the car is made for. Stopped at my favorite lunch counter in the Texaco just this side of Lago Vista. It's run by a family from El Salvador and let me tell you... if the drive wasn't so great it would still be worth it just for the tacos al pastor with a big pile of fresh cilantro and chopped onions.
Lots of rain and thunder today - perfect for sleeping curled up under a blanket with The Black Dog to keep my feet warm and all the windows open so I could hear the wrath of God thundering across the sky and flooding Shoal Creek outside. Woke up now and then, ate something, went back to bed. I love Austin. Too bad no one else has the balls to ride in the car with me! It would be fun to hear all the screaming. Oh, and citywide free wifi rocks. AND Austin Java just delivered a mean cheeseburger and caesar salad...right to my door! The only thing they deliver in Houston is pizza and jury notices. I should move. Now if only 2 bedroom houses in bad neighborhoods didn't cost $300K. I'll tell you later about the psycho in the next door back yard who had alllllll these conversations I got to listen to whether I wanted to or not.
Labels: miata, texas, vacation
# posted by Carol : 9:24 PM
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a very exciting drive i would say. the lunch counter sounds perfect. ever drive route 1 in california? that's what i'm picturing in terms of curves.
The Husband and I drove Rt. 1 on the way back from Alaska a few years ago. There is one particular part of it that we fondly remember as "The Maw Of Hell". Great road!
One of the best I've ever done is the River Road along the Rio Grande from Presidio to Lajitas. 18 degree inclines, tons of blind curves, lots of warnings for trucks that their breaks will probably burn out going down the next bit of road. AWESOME! The Husband was terrified. I kept saying, "Go faster! GO FASTER!" Needless to say, he wouldn't let me drive.
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One of the best I've ever done is the River Road along the Rio Grande from Presidio to Lajitas. 18 degree inclines, tons of blind curves, lots of warnings for trucks that their breaks will probably burn out going down the next bit of road. AWESOME! The Husband was terrified. I kept saying, "Go faster! GO FASTER!" Needless to say, he wouldn't let me drive.
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