Getting this Texas trip going proved to be a challenge. Multiple issues kept us from leaving for weeks, then additional issues along the way added unforeseen obstacles, from an ill grandfather prior to departure, to me getting ill early on in the trip, to an emergency trip flight for Ann back to see her grandfather late in the trip.

Just the same, we managed to meet some wonderful folks, dine one some great food, and enjoy the hospitality of Texas. We look for ward to going returning (ed note: which we did briefly in late 2016).

Our trip tipped the odometer at just over 10,000 miles and 54 days. We explored the west, south, east, central, north and panhandle areas of Texas; yet there was still more we couldn’t see. We saw the Rio Grande, ate Texas BBQ, dipped our toes into the Caribbean on South Padre Island, rode a glass bottom boat, explored the Alamo, saw our first Buc’ees, visited a wide variety of museums, and much more. We even took a side trip to Omaha, Nebraska!

We arrived home just in time to celebrate my 50th birthday. Hopefully, the next half century will be as interesting as the first half.

Here’s an overall map of our trip:

eWillys Texas trip from late April – early June 2015.

Here are the posts related to the trip:

1. Overview: Texas Trip 2015 summary
2. Day 1 – Sun. Apr. 12th: On the Road Again, Finally
3. Day 2 – Mon. Apr. 13th: Rocks, Tracks & Dusty Roads
4. Day 3 – Tues. Apr. 14th: Winds and more Winds
5. Day 4 – Wed. Apr. 15th: Salmon and Subway
6. Day 5 – Thu. Apr. 16th: Meth and Science
7. Day 6 – Fri. Apr. 17th: Art Fair in Alamogordo, NM
8. Day 7 – Sat. Apr. 18th: No Scum Allowed
9. Day 8 – Sun. Apr. 19th: Resting and Recovery
10. Day 9 – Mon. Apr. 20th: Recovering from the Plague
11. Day 10 – Tue. Apr. 21st:  Another One Bites the Dust
12. Day 11 & 12 – Wed. & Thurs Apr. 22nd & 23rd:  Road to Recovery
13. Day 13 – Fri. Apr. 24th: We Made it to Texas
14. Day 14 – Sat. Apr. 25th: Saddleblankets to Prada
15. Day 15 – Sun. Apr. 26th: Parks and Wind
16. Day 16 – Mon. Apr. 27th: Frontier Texas
17. Day 17 – Tue. Apr. 28th: Dr. Peppers & Texas Rangers
18. Day 18 – Wed. Apr. 29th: Power Wagons & Pecans
19. Day 19 – Thu. Apr. 30th: Texas Justice, Pacific War, & a Comfy Bed
20. Day 20 – Fri. May 1st: Luckenbach, Texas
21. Day 21 – Sat. May 2nd: Ingram Rocks, but Kerrville Robots
22. Day 22 – Sun. May 3rd: Buc’s, Boats, Bats & a Batmobile
23. Day 23 – Mon. May 4th: Keeping Austin Weird
24. Day 24 – Tue. May 5th: San Antonio’s Riverwalk
25. Day 25 – Wed. May 6th: Beyond San Antonio’s Riverwalk
26. Day 26 – Thu. May 7th: Rainbow Flight & Texas Border Towns
27. Day 27 – Fri. May 8th: The King Ranch
28. Day 28 – Sat. May 9th: A Big Boat (Ship)
29. Day 29 – Sun. May 10th: Breaking up the Beatles?? Not again!!
30. Day 30 – Mon. May 11th: Three-nap Kind of Day
31. Day 31 – Tue. May 12th: A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
32. Day 32 – Wed. May 13th: No Raining on Murphy’s Parade
33. Day 33 – Thu. May 14th: Leaving On a Jet Plane
34. Day 34 – Fri. May 15th: High Plains Drifter
35. Day 35 – Sat. May 16th: The End of Texas
36. Day 36 – Sun. May 17th: Tracking the Ore
37. Day 37-40 – May 18th-21st: Research
38. Day 41-43 – May 22nd-24th: Omaha-Bound
39. Day 44 – Mon. May 25th: Pioneer Village
40. Day 45 – Tue. May 26th: South Park
41. Day 46 – Wed. May 27th: Georgetown Loop Train
42. Day 47 – Thu. May 28th: Back to the Springs
43. Day 48 – Fri. May 29th: Pikes Peak International Raceway
44. Day 49-50 – May 30th-31st: Last Dollar & Madonna
45. Day 51 – Mon. Jun. 1st: Black Canyon of the Gunnison
46. Day 52 – Tue. Jun. 2nd: Navigating the Book Cliffs
47. Day 53-54 – June 3rd-4th: The Journey Home