the turquoise trail

{arizona} My time in Arizona started with a night at the local Walmart in Douglas (which I kept calling George).  Coming in from the west along the county roads, 'George' didn't look overly promising, but thankfully the Walmart offered a well-lit and security-patrolled refuge.  I think I should be thankful for that, anyway; looking back it's probably not a great sign that they need patrols, but I assume it's because it's right on the Mexican border.  Either way it was an uneventful night.   The next morning I headed off to Bisbee for a look around the much-reccommended artsy town.  Thanks to all the time changes I was wide awake at 6am and had an abundance of time to kill before the rest of the town woke up around 10am.  I spent my morning climbing stairs; Bisbee has a 1000-step race once a year and I found most of the 1000 to climb.  I also found a cafe to spend some time at, and had the most delicious vegan/gluten-free/dairy-free pumpkin spice co...

{texas cont'd} With mixed emotions, it was time to say my goodbyes in Houston and continue on with my trip.  I spent Friday night in Katy with Caitlyn & her family, where we stayed up wayyy too late sewing and chatting!  The next morning we all went out for brunch at a local cafe.  Through the course of conversation I mentioned that if Caitlyn wasn't up to anything she should just come to San Antonio with me.. so she did!  We went back to her place to quickly get her packed, then hit the road! We got into San Antonio mid-afternoon and went directly to the riverwalk to explore that area.  It's very quaint with lots of pretty little details; it was a busy day along the river but we enjoyed the sights regardless.  After a bit of a walk around, we decided to do the river cruise, which was a narrated half-hour ride along the canals. San Antonio Riverwalk Caitlyn made arrangements to meet some friends of hers for dinner, so after our river cruise we...